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Security report for top.pl

Consulting Service Sp. z o.o. · Media · Poland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Top.pl is a well-established Polish lifestyle and advice website operated by Consulting Service Sp. z o.o., affiliated with INTERIA.PL. The site offers a broad range of content including lifestyle guides, recipes, home and garden tips, financial advice, and curiosities, targeting a general Polish-speaking audience. The business model is primarily content publishing supported by advertising. The domain is long-standing, created in 1997, indicating a mature presence in the market. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies, including HTTPS, WebP images, and JavaScript-based tracking and advertising frameworks. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and a consistent brand presentation. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data, though some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is evident with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. However, explicit contact information and security policies are not prominently available. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

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

7 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

    • 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

  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

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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
77
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
63

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

Top.pl holds a strong position in the Polish media sector as a lifestyle and advice portal. Its affiliation with INTERIA.PL enhances its market credibility and reach. The content strategy focuses on practical and engaging topics appealing to a broad demographic. Revenue is likely driven by advertising networks integrated into the site. The technical infrastructure supports moderate performance and good mobile experience. The partnership ecosystem includes INTERIA.PL and privacy service providers. Growth indicators include consistent content updates and use of modern tracking and marketing tools. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance direct contact channels and security transparency to further build user trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and no visible sensitive data leaks. The presence of multiple JavaScript tracking and advertising scripts is standard for media sites but requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. The lack of DNSSEC and some missing security headers such as HSTS and X-Content-Type-Options represent areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the provided content. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms align with GDPR requirements, indicating compliance maturity. Incident response and security policy disclosures are absent, which could be addressed to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from enhanced header configurations and explicit security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement additional HTTP security headers including Strict-Transport-Security, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Review and update the meta referrer policy to a safer setting than 'unsafe-url' to protect user privacy.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide clear incident response contact information.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and advertising integrations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Consulting Service Sp. z o.o.
Description
TOP.PL provides lifestyle guides, interesting recipes and kitchen tips, curiosities from Poland and the world, ideas for home and garden decoration, and financial advice.
Key services
Lifestyle guides, Recipes, Home and garden tips, Financial advice, Curiosities and news
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, WebP images, SVG, LocalStorage, SessionStorage
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern image formats (WebP)
  • Use of local and session storage with expiration

Analytics and tracking

Services
Inpl WebTr, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Inpl Ad Network
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Inpl WebTr, Inpl Tout, Inpl Distribution, Inpl Web Vitals, Inpl Cookies Storage
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Polish lifestyle and advice portal with diverse content categories.
  2. Uses HTTPS and modern web technologies.
  3. Includes structured privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page.
  5. No visible security policy or incident response contacts.
  6. Advertising and tracking scripts are present but standard for media sites.
  7. No signs of adult or NSFW content.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  9. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is well-established.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and SVG graphics. It leverages WebP images for optimized loading and includes multiple asynchronous JavaScript libraries for tracking, advertising, and performance monitoring. The site is responsive and mobile-friendly with adaptive CSS rules. The CMS is not explicitly identified but appears to be custom or proprietary. Hosting details are not disclosed. Performance is moderate with some room for optimization. Accessibility is basic but functional. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, canonical links, and structured data in JSON-LD format. The site uses local and session storage for state management. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional media portal with standard digital maturity.
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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