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Security report for spainmedia.es

SPAINMEDIA · Media · Spain

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

SpainMedia is a Spanish media company specializing in publishing influential magazines such as Forbes Spain and Tapas Magazine. The company targets Spanish-speaking audiences interested in brands, influence, and data-driven marketing. Their business model revolves around media publishing and brand influence services, positioning themselves as a recognized media entity in Spain. The website reflects a professional digital presence with consistent branding and clear contact information. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with WooCommerce and uses modern analytics and consent management tools, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, uses Google reCAPTCHA, and implements GDPR consent mechanisms, though it lacks explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosure information. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained, with room for improvement in security transparency and incident response readiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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';…

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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
47
Security headers
20
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
43

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

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention spainmedia.es, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
9
Employees
0
Customers
3
Third parties
6
Weak passwords
11%

1 subdomain affected

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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

SpainMedia holds a solid market position in the Spanish media sector, leveraging well-known magazine brands to attract advertisers and readers. Their partnership ecosystem includes several magazine and podcast brands, enhancing their influence and reach. The business model focuses on content publishing and brand influence, likely generating revenue through advertising and subscriptions. The presence of WooCommerce suggests e-commerce capabilities, possibly for magazine sales or related products. The company targets media consumers and brands seeking influence and data insights. Growth indicators include a modern website with integrated analytics and consent management, reflecting awareness of digital marketing trends and compliance requirements.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and GDPR-compliant consent management via Quantcast Choice. However, it lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for transparency and trust. Security headers beyond HTTPS are not explicitly detected, suggesting potential improvements. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the analysis. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a media website but could be enhanced by formalizing security governance and incident response processes.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Improve accessibility features and provide more detailed SEO metadata to enhance user experience and search rankings.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
SPAINMEDIA
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SPAINMEDIA
Description
SpainMedia is a media company focused on brands, influence, and data, publishing magazines such as Forbes Spain and Tapas Magazine.
Key services
Publishing magazines (Forbes Spain, Tapas), Brand influence, Data services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Smart Slider 3, Contact Form 7, Quantcast Choice (Consent Manager), Clientify Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
WPBakery Page Builder
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA implemented
  • Consent management for GDPR (Quantcast Choice)
  • No exposed sensitive data found

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Quantcast, Clientify, comScore
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Quantcast
Tracking pixels
Quantcast, comScore, Clientify
Marketing tools
Clientify Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional media company site with clear branding and contact information.
  2. Uses standard WordPress CMS with common plugins and analytics tools.
  3. Implements GDPR consent management and cookie policy.
  4. No critical security issues or blocking detected.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. No terms of service page found.
  7. Contact form present but no detailed form fields extracted from homepage HTML.
  8. Multiple external trusted domains linked, including partner magazine sites.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality and WPBakery Page Builder for content management. It uses common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Quantcast Choice for consent management, Clientify Analytics, and comScore. The site loads asynchronously loaded scripts and stylesheets, indicating a modern approach to performance optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin metadata. Hosting provider details are not explicitly detected. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement by optimizing script loading and caching strategies.
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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