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Security report for tandf.co.uk

Taylor & Francis · Education · United Kingdom

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Taylor & Francis is a well-established global academic publisher and content platform provider, operating as a division of Informa plc. The company offers a broad portfolio of academic journals, eBooks, and open research publishing services targeting academia, industry professionals, government, and healthcare sectors. Their market position is strong, supported by a long domain history since 1998 and multiple subsidiary brands such as Routledge and F1000. The website content is professionally curated, with a clear focus on fostering knowledge and human progress through research dissemination. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and tracking tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, and Hotjar, integrated with a consent management platform (Transcend) to ensure privacy compliance. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with strong domain registration protections. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. DNSSEC is not enabled, and security headers are not evident, representing areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations. The risk profile is low, but strategic enhancements in security transparency and DNS security could further strengthen the posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

3 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 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
55
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
78

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
434
Employees
0
Customers
52
Third parties
382
Weak passwords
6%

6 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

Taylor & Francis operates in the education and media sectors as a leading academic publisher. Their business model revolves around content licensing, subscription services, and open access publishing. The company targets academic institutions, researchers, industry professionals, and government entities. Revenue streams likely include journal subscriptions, eBook sales, corporate solutions, and publishing services. The presence of multiple brands and regional subsidiaries indicates a broad partnership ecosystem and global reach. Growth indicators include active content updates, diverse subject coverage, and integration of modern digital marketing and analytics tools. The company maintains a strong brand presence and trust signals, including detailed policies and social media engagement.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, domain status protections, and consent management for privacy compliance. The use of Cloudflare DNS and CDN adds resilience. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security.txt, and explicit security policies limits transparency and incident response readiness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, indicating good operational security hygiene. The integration of multiple analytics and tracking tools is managed with user consent, aligning with GDPR requirements. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from enhanced security headers and published incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to harden the website.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and tracking tools to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Informa plc
Registration number
3099067
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Taylor & Francis
Description
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
Key services
Academic journals, eBooks, Open research publishing, Corporate solutions
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Superfish menu, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, WordPress, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Consent management via Transcend
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with consent controls

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Pardot
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Pardot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained
  2. Content is rich and relevant to academic publishing
  3. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent management
  4. Use of multiple analytics and tracking tools with consent controls
  5. No visible security policy or incident response contact information
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  7. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected
  8. Domain WHOIS data supports legitimacy and trustworthiness
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Superfish for menus, and multiple analytics/tracking tools integrated via Google Tag Manager. Hosting and DNS are managed through Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site is mobile responsive, accessible, and optimized for SEO with Yoast SEO plugin. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed. The technical infrastructure is robust and supports a large enterprise-scale academic publishing platform. Opportunities exist to modernize security configurations and enhance DNS 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 78/100Low25 findingsView report
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