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Security report for thisdaylive.com

THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD. · Media · Nigeria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

THISDAYLIVE is a well-established Nigerian news media company founded in 1995, operating under THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD. The website serves a broad audience including political, business, professional, and diplomatic elites as well as millennials and aspirational users. It offers comprehensive news coverage across multiple categories such as politics, business, health, education, and sports, and includes live streaming of news content. The platform is positioned as Nigeria's authoritative news source with a strong digital presence and consistent branding. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and integrates third-party services for analytics, advertising, and social sharing. The website is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit incident response policies. WHOIS data is unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency, though the website content and branding strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site is a credible and professional media platform with room for improvement in security and compliance documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  3. 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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
47

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

The company operates in the media sector with a focus on news publishing and digital content delivery. It targets a diverse audience including elites and millennials, leveraging multiple platforms including embedded live video streams. Revenue likely derives from advertising (evidenced by Revive Adserver usage), sponsored content, and possibly subscriptions or partnerships. The presence of Mailchimp and ShareThis indicates active marketing and social engagement strategies. The company has a broad geographic footprint within Nigeria and internationally. The lack of WHOIS transparency suggests a need for verification but does not detract from the strong market position and brand recognition. The business model is content-driven with emphasis on authoritative news and cultural engagement.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent banners, indicating baseline compliance with privacy regulations. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy pages were found, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. Third-party scripts are used extensively, which requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing additional headers, publishing security policies, and conducting regular security audits.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to minimize vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience for all users.
  5. Verify and publish domain registration details or use WHOIS privacy protection transparently to improve trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD.
Description
Founded on January 22, 1995, THISDAY is published by THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD., 35 Creek Road Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria with offices in 36 states of Nigeria , the Federal Capital Territory and around the world. It is Nigeria’s most authoritative news media available on all platforms for the political, business, professional and diplomatic elite and broader middle classes while serving as the meeting point of new ideas, culture and technology for the aspirationals and millennials. The newspaper is a public trust dedicated to the pursuit of truth and reason covering a range of issues from breaking news to politics, business, the markets, the arts, sports and community to the crossroads of people and society.
Key services
News publishing, Live streaming (via embedded YouTube and HLS), Digital news content across multiple categories
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Video.js, Slick Slider, FancyBox, MMenu, Google Analytics, ShareThis, Mailchimp for WP, Issuu Panel
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
YouTube (embedded live stream), Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure embedded content
  • Cookie consent mechanism present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Revive Adserver
Tracking pixels
ShareThis
Marketing tools
Mailchimp for WP, ShareThis
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional news media platform with extensive content and live streaming
  2. No WHOIS data available, which reduces trust score
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies found
  5. Use of multiple third-party scripts and ad networks with tracking
  6. Good SEO and accessibility basics but could improve security headers
  7. Contact information includes company email and social media links
  8. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly found in HTML content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery, Video.js for video playback, Slick Slider for carousels, and FancyBox for media display. It integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for analytics, ShareThis for social sharing, and Mailchimp for email marketing. The site uses Revive Adserver for advertising management. The presence of embedded YouTube live streams and HLS streaming indicates advanced media delivery capabilities. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO basics are well implemented with meta tags and canonical URLs. The site uses multiple external domains for fonts, icons, and scripts, which requires careful security management. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and supports a rich media experience.
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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