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Security report for readpoetry.com

Andrews McMeel · Media · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Read Poetry is an online media platform and community focused on celebrating poetry worldwide. It offers curated poetry content, interviews, writing tips, and event information, targeting poetry enthusiasts and writers. The site is professionally designed using WordPress with modern plugins and SEO optimizations, supported by affiliate marketing as a revenue stream. The platform maintains a consistent brand presence and active social media engagement, enhancing community reach and trust. Technically, the site uses a mature WordPress infrastructure with common third-party tools for analytics and marketing, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile responsiveness. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and some security best practices, though lacking explicit security headers and formal policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and no consent mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about registration transparency, although the website content and branding suggest legitimacy. Overall, the site is a well-maintained niche media platform with room for improvement in privacy and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
42
Security headers
50
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The platform operates in the media sector, focusing on poetry and literary content. It leverages affiliate marketing and content publishing as its business model, targeting a niche audience of poetry readers and writers. The parent company, Andrews McMeel, is a recognized name in publishing, lending credibility. The site demonstrates a moderate market position with active content updates and partnerships with poetry-related organizations. Growth potential exists through expanded content offerings and enhanced community engagement. The lack of direct contact information and privacy policies may limit trust for some users. The use of multiple social media channels and affiliate disclosures indicates a transparent marketing approach. Strategic partnerships with poetry festivals and contests further embed the platform in the literary ecosystem.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL configuration, ensuring encrypted communications. It uses nonce tokens in forms and a security plugin to mitigate bot traffic, indicating awareness of security best practices. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure programs, which are important for mature security posture and compliance. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no cookie consent or privacy policy visible, potentially exposing the site to regulatory risks. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by formalizing policies and adding security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve security posture.
  3. Publish contact information including a security incident response contact or abuse email.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to foster transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Andrews McMeel
Description
Read Poetry is an online community where we celebrate poetry around the world and encourage readers to discover poetry that speaks to them.
Key services
Poetry blog and articles, Poet features, Events listings, Video content, Affiliate product recommendations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, WPBakery Page Builder, Slider Revolution, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights), Facebook Pixel, jQuery, Owl Carousel, PrettyPhoto, Flatpickr, Select2
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce tokens in forms
  • Use of security plugin (Shield Security NotBot)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, MonsterInsights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics (MonsterInsights)
Marketing tools
HubSpot Forms, Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based poetry community and content platform
  2. No WHOIS data available for domain, raising questions about domain registration transparency
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found
  4. Social media presence is strong with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter links
  5. Uses multiple third-party scripts including analytics and marketing tools
  6. Affiliate marketing is disclosed in footer
  7. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present
  9. Site is accessible with no WAF or blocking detected
  10. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with popular plugins like Yoast SEO, WPBakery Page Builder, and Slider Revolution, indicating a modern and extensible infrastructure. It uses jQuery and various JavaScript libraries for UI components and analytics integration. Performance is moderate with standard optimization practices. Mobile responsiveness is good, supported by responsive themes and CSS. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The site uses multiple external domains for fonts, analytics, social media, and marketing tools, which is typical but requires ongoing security monitoring. Overall, the technical stack is mature and suitable for content publishing with opportunities for modernization and enhanced security.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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