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Security report for taylorandfrancisgroup.com

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 specializing in journals, books, and open research platforms across a wide range of disciplines including humanities, social sciences, science, technology, engineering, medicine, and healthcare. As a division of Informa plc, it holds a strong market position with a comprehensive portfolio and a clear focus on fostering human progress through knowledge. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, targeting academia, industry professionals, government, and healthcare sectors. Key services include academic publishing, content platforms like Taylor & Francis Online, eBooks, and F1000 open research solutions. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and Pardot for marketing automation. It is hosted behind Cloudflare DNS and CDN services, with good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. The site employs a consent management platform to comply with privacy regulations and uses multiple analytics tools with user consent controls. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses domain registration locks to protect against unauthorized changes. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and security headers are not explicitly detected in the HTML content. There is no publicly visible security policy or incident response contact information, and no vulnerability disclosure policy is found. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, security, and privacy compliance appropriate for a large enterprise academic publisher. Strategic improvements include enabling DNSSEC, publishing a security policy, and implementing security headers to further enhance security 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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention taylorandfrancisgroup.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
51
Employees
0
Customers
51
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
4%

3 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 as a leading academic publisher with a diversified portfolio serving multiple sectors including academia, government, healthcare, and industry. Its business model revolves around publishing scholarly journals, books, and open research content, monetized through subscriptions, open access fees, and partnerships. The company benefits from its parent company Informa plc's resources and global reach. The website highlights a broad subject area coverage and multiple content platforms, indicating a mature digital ecosystem. The presence of corporate responsibility and policy pages suggests a commitment to ethical business practices. The company maintains active social media channels and a newsroom, supporting brand engagement and thought leadership.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, domain registration protections, and a consent management platform for privacy compliance. The absence of DNSSEC and security headers represents areas for improvement. No direct contact for security incidents or vulnerability disclosures is provided, which could hinder incident response effectiveness. The use of multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools is managed with consent mechanisms, aligning with GDPR requirements. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the analyzed content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional DNS and HTTP security controls and publishing formal security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide incident response contact information.
  4. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Taylor & Francis
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 journal publishing, Book publishing, Open research publishing, Content platforms (Taylor & Francis Online, eBooks, F1000)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

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

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Pardot
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Pardot
Marketing tools
Pardot, Transcend Consent Manager
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-structured.
  2. Strong focus on academic publishing and research dissemination.
  3. Multiple content platforms and subject areas clearly presented.
  4. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on homepage; contact via forms and office address.
  6. Use of multiple analytics and marketing tools with consent controls.
  7. No security.txt or explicit security policy found.
  8. No DNSSEC enabled; could improve DNS security.
  9. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern and widely supported technology stack including jQuery and Superfish for menus. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and Pardot, all managed with user consent. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and DNS services but without DNSSEC enabled. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO optimization, supported by Yoast SEO plugin. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement by optimizing third-party scripts and leveraging caching strategies. The technical infrastructure supports a robust user experience suitable for an enterprise academic publisher.
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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