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Security report for somosnews.com.mx

Somos News · Media · Mexico

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Somos News is a Mexican regional news website delivering content in Spanish focused on current affairs, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle. The site targets a general audience interested in diverse news topics relevant to Mexico. It operates as a small media entity with a digital-first business model relying on advertising revenue through multiple ad networks and tracking services. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern frameworks like Bootstrap 5 and uses popular analytics and advertising technologies such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Taboola, and Criteo. The site is mobile-optimized and employs structured data for SEO enhancement. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks important security headers and formal security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is legitimate and consistent with its business claims but would benefit from improved privacy and security practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

6 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
64

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Somos News holds a position as a regional news media outlet in Mexico, serving Spanish-speaking audiences with a variety of news categories. Its competitive advantage lies in localized content and integration with multiple advertising platforms to monetize traffic. The business model is primarily advertising-based, leveraging third-party ad networks and retargeting services. The company maintains active social media presence on Facebook and Twitter, enhancing audience engagement. Growth potential depends on expanding content quality and improving compliance with privacy regulations to build trust. The partnership ecosystem includes major ad and analytics providers but lacks visible direct business partnerships or subsidiaries.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are essential to mitigate common web attacks. No evidence of a security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure process is found, indicating limited readiness for security incidents. The extensive use of third-party scripts increases the attack surface and necessitates regular security audits. Privacy compliance is insufficient, with no visible privacy or cookie policies or consent mechanisms, posing regulatory risks especially under GDPR. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires significant improvements to meet best practices and regulatory standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Create and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to reduce vulnerability risks.
  5. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve security culture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Somos News
Description
Somos News: Es un sitio de noticias en donde se abordan diferentes temas de Actualidad, Deportes, Entretenimiento y Estilo de vida
Key services
news publishing, content distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Bootstrap 5, jQuery, Taboola, Marfeel SDK, Google Fonts, DoubleClick GPT
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager, Teads, Criteo, Taboola
Tracking pixels
Taboola, Hotjar, Google Funding Choices
Marketing tools
Marfeel SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional Mexican news portal with content in Spanish.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage or linked pages.
  3. Extensive use of third-party advertising and tracking scripts.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the accessible content.
  5. Good use of structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and organization branding.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  7. HTTPS is enabled and appears properly configured.
  8. No security headers detected in the provided data; opportunity for improvement.
  9. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and Bootstrap framework.
  10. Content is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable material.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Bootstrap 5 for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. It integrates multiple third-party services including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Taboola, Criteo, and Hotjar for analytics, advertising, and user behavior tracking. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts. The site uses Google Publisher Tags for ad management with various ad slot configurations. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of CDN-hosted resources. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO plugin and structured data in JSON-LD format. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from improved security configurations and privacy controls.
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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