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Security report for suara.com

Suara.com · Media · Indonesia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Suara.com is a prominent Indonesian online news portal delivering a wide range of news content including politics, business, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, and technology. It operates under the Arkadia Digital Media group, which manages several sister sites and regional portals, positioning Suara.com as a major player in the Indonesian media landscape. The website targets Indonesian readers seeking up-to-date and balanced news coverage. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies such as jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Google Adsense for advertising and analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and features a structured navigation system with multiple content categories and regional subdomains. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and some security best practices, though it lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is basic, with no clear privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the provided content, though cookie consent mechanisms are present. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing or unavailable, which is unusual but the website's active and professional presence mitigates some concerns. Overall, Suara.com is a credible and well-established media portal with room for improvement in privacy transparency and security policy 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

7 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
69

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

Suara.com operates as a large-scale media entity within Indonesia, leveraging a diversified portfolio of sister sites under Arkadia Digital Media. Its business model relies heavily on advertising revenue, supported by Google Adsense and other ad networks. The site offers comprehensive news coverage across multiple sectors, appealing to a broad audience. The presence of regional portals and user-generated content platforms like Arkadia.me indicates a strategy to engage local communities and expand content reach. The strong social media presence across major platforms enhances brand visibility and audience engagement. The lack of WHOIS data is a minor risk factor but does not currently impact operational credibility. The company appears well-positioned in the Indonesian digital media market with a robust content ecosystem and advertising infrastructure.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with enforced HTTPS and no visible exposure of sensitive data in the HTML content. It uses reputable third-party services for analytics and advertising, which are industry standards. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection is a gap that could be addressed to enhance protection against common web attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, which limits transparency and preparedness communication. The site includes mechanisms to handle ad blocking and push notification permissions, indicating attention to user experience and security. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved with additional headers and policy disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy pages to improve privacy compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen web security.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are included.
  5. Consider improving accessibility features to enhance usability for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Suara.com
Description
Portal berita yang menyajikan informasi terhangat baik peristiwa politik, bisnis, hukum, sepak bola, entertainment, gaya hidup, otomotif, sains teknologi, hingga jurnalisme warga.
Key services
News publishing, Regional news portals, Multimedia content (video, photo), User-generated content via Arkadia.me platform
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, Google Tag Manager, Google Adsense, Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics, AMP Project CDN, Notifpush SDK, Google Funding Choices, Google GPT Ads
Platforms
Web desktop, Mobile responsive design
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 Google Funding Choices for ad blocking recovery

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense, Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Google Funding Choices, Notifpush
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a comprehensive Indonesian news portal with multiple content categories and regional subdomains.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for a .com domain but website is fully functional.
  3. Uses multiple modern tracking and advertising technologies.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found in the provided HTML snapshot.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided in structured data.
  6. No security policy or incident response contacts found.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
  8. Advertising is prominent but includes disclaimers about paid content.
  9. Social media presence is strong and consistent with brand.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and diverse technology stack including jQuery 3.6.0, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Google Adsense for ads and analytics. It leverages CDN services such as AMP Project CDN and Google DoubleClick for performance and advertising delivery. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format for organization and website schema. Performance is moderate with some heavy ad scripts but overall acceptable. The site lacks a detected CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. The technical implementation supports a large content volume and multiple categories with regional subdomains, indicating a scalable infrastructure. Opportunities exist to optimize performance further and enhance accessibility compliance.
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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