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Security report for tbsnews.net

The Business Standard · Media · Bangladesh

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Business Standard is a professional English-language news media outlet based in Bangladesh, founded in 2019. It provides comprehensive coverage of national and international news, business, economy, technology, sports, and entertainment. The website is well-structured, uses modern web technologies including Drupal CMS, and integrates multiple analytics and advertising platforms. The presence of subscription services and multimedia content indicates a mature digital media business model. However, the WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration legitimacy. The site implements cookie consent mechanisms but lacks explicit privacy and terms of service pages, which could be improved for compliance and transparency. Overall, the site presents a trustworthy and professional front for its audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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

6 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 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

  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
40
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
70

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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Total records
700
Employees
0
Customers
700
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
12%

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

The Business Standard targets a general audience interested in business and current affairs in Bangladesh and globally. Its business model includes news publishing, multimedia content, and subscription-based e-paper services. The company maintains active social media channels and partners with related domains for extended services. The market position appears strong within the Bangladeshi English news segment. The lack of WHOIS data and some missing compliance documents suggest areas for operational improvement. The company appears medium-sized with consistent branding and good content quality.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses standard security practices such as cookie consent and analytics tracking. However, it lacks explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and does not publish a security policy or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The security posture is good but could be enhanced by adding security policies, vulnerability disclosure, and improved HTTP headers to mitigate risks.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS domain registration data to ensure domain legitimacy and reduce trust concerns.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve user data protection.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
The Business Standard
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Business Standard
Description
The Business Standard: Find breaking Bangladeshi news, Economical & Business updates & multimedia. Get 24/7 coverage on national, international news, entertainment, celebrity, sports, technology, lifestyle news and more at tbsnews.net
Key services
news publishing, multimedia content, subscription-based e-paper
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts, DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), Facebook Pixel, Feedify
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent mechanism for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick, Adform
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Feedify
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional news media portal focused on Bangladesh
  2. Content is rich with multimedia and updated news articles
  3. Uses modern web technologies and analytics tools
  4. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found
  5. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented
  6. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, raising some legitimacy questions
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found
  9. Contact information is available and consistent with business
  10. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS and uses a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Google Fonts. Advertising is managed via Google DoubleClick and Adform. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses lazy loading for images. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and caching mechanisms. Accessibility is basic but present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security headers and performance tuning.
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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