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Security report for tradingeconomics.com

Finance · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Trading Economics is a well-established provider of comprehensive economic and market data, offering over 20 million indicators from 196 countries. The platform targets financial professionals, economists, traders, and researchers by providing real-time and historical data, forecasts, and news across multiple asset classes including commodities, stocks, currencies, crypto, and bonds. The business model is subscription-based with additional API and widget services to integrate data into client applications. Technically, the website uses modern frontend technologies such as Bootstrap and Cloudfront CDN, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain registration protections, though improvements are needed in DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

7 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 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';…

  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

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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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
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

Trading Economics holds a strong market position as a global economic data provider with extensive coverage and a diverse service offering. Its competitive advantage lies in the breadth and depth of data, real-time updates, and integration options via APIs and widgets. The target customers are financial institutions, analysts, and policy makers who require reliable economic indicators and market data. The company has been operational since 2006, indicating maturity and stability. The partnership ecosystem includes CDN providers and analytics services but no explicit business partners were identified in the content. Growth potential exists through enhanced compliance and expanded data services.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain status protections preventing unauthorized changes. However, the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represent gaps that could be exploited. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and readiness. Compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations is not evident, which could pose regulatory risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate but requires enhancements to meet best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Establish and publicize a security policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to maintain a strong security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Trading Economics provides access to more than 20 million economic indicators, historical data, charts, news, and forecasts for 196 countries. It offers data on commodities, indexes, shares, currencies, crypto, bonds, earnings, and economic indicators such as interest rates, inflation, unemployment, GDP growth, and more.
Key services
Economic indicators data, Market data (commodities, stocks, currencies, crypto, bonds), News and forecasts, API data access, Widgets for embedding data
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5.2.3, Bootstrap Icons 1.10.2, JavaScript, Yandex Metrika, Cloudfront CDN
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and other EPP protections

Analytics and tracking

Services
Yandex Metrika
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Yandex Metrika
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides extensive economic and market data with professional presentation.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the analyzed content.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML content.
  4. Use of modern frontend technologies and CDN for performance.
  5. Security best practices partially implemented; room for improvement in headers and DNS security.
  6. No evidence of suspicious or malicious content.
  7. Content is safe and targeted at a professional audience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with Bootstrap 5 and Bootstrap Icons for UI, supported by JavaScript and CDN delivery via Amazon Cloudfront. Yandex Metrika is used for analytics tracking. The site is mobile optimized and has good SEO meta tags. Hosting is on AWS infrastructure, providing scalability and reliability. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. Accessibility features are basic but present. There is no detected CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Technical risks include missing DNSSEC and security headers, which should be addressed to reduce attack surface and improve trust.
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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