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Security report for standard.sk

Statement Daily s. r. o. · Media · Slovakia

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Štandard.sk is a well-established Slovak online news media platform operated by Statement Daily s. r. o., founded in 2010. The website offers comprehensive news coverage including politics, economy, society, and technology, targeting the general Slovak-speaking public. It operates a subscription model and provides high-quality, professionally curated content. The website is technically mature, leveraging modern analytics and tracking tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Gemius, with a clear cookie consent mechanism ensuring GDPR compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and Cloudflare DNS/CDN usage, though explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosures are not published. Overall, the site demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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. 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

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

  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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
93
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
63

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
7
Employees
0
Customers
7
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
14%

2 subdomains 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

The company holds a consistent market position as a reputable Slovak news outlet with a medium-sized operation. Its business model focuses on digital news delivery with subscription services. The presence of detailed privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms reflects a strong compliance culture. The use of multiple analytics and advertising platforms indicates a robust marketing and monetization strategy. The company is transparent about its legal identity and physical location, enhancing credibility. No suspicious or privacy-protected WHOIS data is used, supporting trust. The website's content quality and user experience are excellent, supporting audience retention and growth.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Cloudflare for DNS and CDN, providing a good baseline for security. Multiple tracking and analytics scripts are used, but no vulnerable or outdated libraries were detected. Security headers are implied but not explicitly confirmed in the HTML content. No security.txt or incident response contact information is published, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. The cookie consent mechanism and detailed privacy policy demonstrate GDPR compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Recommendations include adding explicit security headers, publishing security policies, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure process.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures and improve transparency.
  3. Explicitly configure and serve security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Statement Daily s. r. o.
Registration number
47239/R
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Statement Daily s. r. o.
Description
Denník Štandard – Najnovšie správy, aktuality a novinky z domácej a zahraničnej politiky, ekonomiky, kultúry a spoločnosti. Sledujte objektívne spravodajstvo, analýzy a komentáre k najdôležitejším témam.
Key services
News articles, Analyses, Commentaries, Subscription service
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare (DNS and CDN), Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Gemius analytics, Twitter tracking
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare for DNS and security
  • Consent management for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Gemius, Hotjar
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, DoubleClick, Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Gemius, Hotjar, Twitter Universal Website Tag
Marketing tools
Hotjar
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Slovak news media outlet with comprehensive GDPR and cookie policies.
  2. Uses multiple reputable analytics and tracking services with user consent mechanisms.
  3. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges; content fully accessible.
  4. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and business consistency.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  7. Website design and content quality are high with good SEO and mobile optimization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including Cloudflare for DNS and CDN, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Gemius for analytics and tracking. Media content is served via DigitalOcean Spaces CDN. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve speed. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable news platform.
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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