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Security report for tasr.sk

Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky · Media · Slovakia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky (TASR) is the official press agency of Slovakia, providing comprehensive news coverage including domestic, economic, foreign, sports, and cultural news. The agency operates multiple media services such as live video streaming (TASR TV), photo services, and PR services, targeting media professionals, government entities, and the general public. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, reflecting its position as a trusted government news source. Technically, the website employs a legacy jQuery stack alongside modern analytics and advertising tools like Gemius and Google Tag Manager. The CMS used is Malina, a custom editorial system. While the site is served over HTTPS with cookie consent mechanisms in place, some technical aspects such as mobile optimization, accessibility, and security headers could be improved to enhance user experience and security posture. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes GDPR-compliant privacy and cookie policies. However, it lacks a publicly available security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms such as a security.txt file. The use of outdated JavaScript libraries poses potential security risks. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Overall, TASR's website demonstrates a solid business and technical foundation appropriate for a government press agency, with room for security and technical enhancements to maintain trust and compliance in a rapidly evolving digital environment.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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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  • 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
57

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

TASR holds a dominant position as Slovakia's official press agency, supported by the government. Its business model revolves around providing authoritative news content and media services, including PR and photo services, to media outlets and the public. The agency's ecosystem includes several partner domains and subsidiaries that extend its reach into video streaming, educational content, and regional news. Revenue streams likely include government funding and service fees for media products. The presence of multiple partner sites indicates a broad partnership network enhancing content distribution. Growth indicators include active live video streams and mobile applications. The agency's operations reflect a strategic focus on comprehensive news coverage and digital media services.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and GDPR-compliant privacy and cookie policies. However, the absence of a formal security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms limits transparency and readiness. The use of outdated jQuery versions introduces potential vulnerabilities. No security headers were detected in the HTML content, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of malware or phishing. Overall, the security posture is adequate but would benefit from formalized policies, updated libraries, and enhanced HTTP security headers to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a formal security policy and incident response information on the website.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  3. Upgrade JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  4. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky
Registration number
EV 44/22/SWP
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky
Description
Official press agency of the Slovak Republic providing news, press releases, and media services including domestic, economic, foreign, photo services, and live video streams.
Key services
News reporting, Press releases, Photo services, Live video streaming, PR services, Mobile applications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.1, jQuery UI 1.8.23, AdOcean ad network scripts, Gemius analytics, Google Tag Manager, Leady tracking
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Gemius, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
AdOcean
Tracking pixels
Gemius, Leady
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Slovak government press agency website
  2. Comprehensive news and media services
  3. Uses multiple third-party analytics and advertising networks
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are present and GDPR compliant
  5. No security policy or incident response contact publicly visible
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  7. Website uses older jQuery versions which may pose security risks
  8. Mobile optimization and accessibility could be improved
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a legacy jQuery 1.8.1 and jQuery UI 1.8.23, which are outdated and may pose security risks. It integrates multiple third-party scripts for advertising (AdOcean), analytics (Gemius, Google Tag Manager), and tracking (Leady). The CMS is Malina, a custom editorial system. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic but present with meta keywords and titles. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The site uses HTTPS with valid SSL configuration. There is technical debt in the use of older libraries and lack of modern security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack, improve performance, and enhance security configurations to reduce risks and improve operational stability.
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. 57/100Medium35 findingsView report
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