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wiley.com Security Report Summary

wiley.com received a security score of 59 out of 100 in Guard's comprehensive security analysis, classified as "Elevated Risk". wiley.com operates in the Other industry in N/a.

The website www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com is currently inaccessible beyond a Cloudflare security challenge page designed to block malicious bots. This prevents access to any substantive content, business information, or contact details. The domain appears to be a subdomain of Wiley, a known academic publisher, but no WHOIS data is available for this subdomain, which is typical as WHOIS data is generally not available for subdomains. The technical infrastructure includes Cloudflare's Turnstile captcha and security challenge platform, indicating a strong focus on bot mitigation and security. However, the lack of accessible content limits the ability to assess the website's full technical maturity, business model, or compliance posture. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy are present, which is a positive security practice. Overall, the site is protected by a robust WAF but lacks visible privacy, cookie, or contact policies on this page, limiting compliance and trust assessments.

The security scan identified 30 findings across security headers, SSL/TLS, DNS health, email security, GDPR compliance, and NIS2 compliance analysis modules.

Technologies detected: Cloudflare Turnstile, Cloudflare Challenge Platform.

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Cloudflare TurnstileCloudflare Challenge Platform
Analyzed Completed
59
Security Score
MEDIUM RISK

GDPR-aligned

Data handling

EU

Hosting region

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AI Summary

The website www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com is currently inaccessible beyond a Cloudflare security challenge page designed to block malicious bots. This prevents access to any substantive content, business information, or contact details. The domain appears to be a subdomain of Wiley, a known academic publisher, but no WHOIS data is available for this subdomain, which is typical as WHOIS data is generally not available for subdomains. The technical infrastructure includes Cloudflare's Turnstile captcha and security challenge platform, indicating a strong focus on bot mitigation and security. However, the lack of accessible content limits the ability to assess the website's full technical maturity, business model, or compliance posture. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy are present, which is a positive security practice. Overall, the site is protected by a robust WAF but lacks visible privacy, cookie, or contact policies on this page, limiting compliance and trust assessments.

Detected Technologies

Cloudflare TurnstileCloudflare Challenge Platform

9 urgent findings need attention

9 high

  • + 1 more findings in the full report below
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Risk score drops, new high-severity issues, and header hardening gaps

Compliance watch

GDPR / NIS2 posture changes with governance evidence snapshots

Infrastructure surface

Unexpected open services, SSL expiry, DNS & email authentication changes

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OffSeq Observations

No critical findings yet

25/100

Email Security

3 findings

85/100

DNS Health

3 findings

80/100

Network Security

1 finding

100/100

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Business Intelligence

Market & Strategic Analysis

Due to the WAF challenge blocking access, no direct business intelligence can be extracted from the page. The domain is a subdomain of Wiley, a major academic publisher, suggesting the site is intended for scholarly content distribution. The lack of accessible content prevents analysis of market positioning, revenue streams, or customer segments. The presence of Cloudflare security services indicates a priority on protecting intellectual property and preventing automated abuse. No partner or subsidiary domains were identified beyond Cloudflare-related domains used for security.

Security Posture Analysis

Comprehensive Security Assessment

The security posture is strong in terms of perimeter defense, utilizing Cloudflare's advanced bot mitigation and challenge platform. The presence of a strict Content-Security-Policy header further enhances security by restricting resource loading. However, the inability to access the actual site content limits evaluation of internal security controls, data protection practices, or incident response readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected on this challenge page. The site lacks visible privacy or security policies, which are important for compliance and user trust.

Strategic Recommendations

Priority Actions for Security Improvement

1

Allow legitimate users to access the website content without excessive challenge friction to enable full analysis and user engagement.

Observations

Comprehensive website and business-context analysis.

AI-Enhanced Website Analysis

Cloudflare Detected

Page is a Cloudflare security challenge (Turnstile captcha) blocking access to actual website content.

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Business Insights

Technical Stack

Technologies:
Cloudflare TurnstileCloudflare Challenge Platform

Security Assessment

Security Score:
25/100
Best Practices:
  • Use of Cloudflare security challenge
  • Content-Security-Policy header present

Analytics & Tracking

Advertising & Marketing

Website Quality Assessment

Trustworthiness:low

Key Observations

1

Website content is blocked by Cloudflare security challenge page.

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🛡️Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis and recommendations.

Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis

75/100
Score

Weak Strict-Transport-Security configuration

LOW

Current value: "max-age=2592000"

Missing X-XSS-Protection header

MEDIUM

Legacy XSS protection (deprecated but still recommended)

Weak Referrer-Policy configuration

LOW

Current value: "same-origin"

Sensitive data may be cached

LOW

Cache-Control header should include "no-store" for sensitive pages

👤GDPR Compliance

Privacy and data protection assessment under GDPR regulations.

GDPR Compliance

Privacy and data protection assessment

53/100
Score

No Cookie Policy found

HIGH

GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

No Cookie Consent Banner found

HIGH

GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

No Data Protection Officer mentioned

LOW

Large organizations may need to designate a DPO under GDPR

Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

MEDIUM

Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

GDPR Compliance Analysis

Privacy Policy85% confidence
Cookie Policy0% confidence
Contact Information Found90% confidence
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🛡️NIS2 Compliance

Network & Information Security Directive compliance assessment.

NIS2 Compliance

Network & Information Security Directive

2/100
Score

No information security framework found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented cybersecurity and information security measures

No vulnerability disclosure policy

MEDIUM

NIS2 encourages coordinated vulnerability disclosure

No security policy documentation found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented cybersecurity governance and risk management

No incident response procedures found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented incident response and business continuity plans

No business continuity planning found

MEDIUM

NIS2 emphasizes operational resilience and business continuity

No security contact information

HIGH

NIS2 requires clear incident reporting channels

No vulnerability reporting mechanism

MEDIUM

Clear vulnerability reporting supports coordinated disclosure

No NIS2 reference found

LOW

Consider explicitly mentioning NIS2 compliance efforts

Critical sector without clear security compliance

HIGH

Detected sectors: transport, digital

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📧Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation and email security assessment.

Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation

85/100
Score

No BIMI Record

LOW

BIMI displays brand logos in email clients

No MTA-STS Policy

MEDIUM

MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

No TLS-RPT Record

LOW

TLS-RPT provides reporting for email TLS issues

SPF
Sender Policy Framework
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication
MX Records
Mail Exchange Records
BIMI
Brand Indicators
MTA-STS
Mail Transfer Agent Security
TLS-RPT
TLS Reporting
DNSSEC
DNS Security
SPF Details
Record:
v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email ~all
DNS Lookups:1/10
Policy:~all
DKIM Selectors Found
Selector:selector1(1416-bit rsa)
Selector:selector2(1416-bit rsa)
Selector:mail(1296-bit rsa)
Selector:s1(1440-bit rsa)
DMARC Details
Policy:quarantine
Subdomain Policy:quarantine
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🏆SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis.

SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis

49/100
Score

Weak Protocols Supported

HIGH

Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

Certificate Transparency Not Implemented

LOW

Certificate is not logged in Certificate Transparency logs

SSL Certificate Expires Within 90 Days

MEDIUM

SSL certificate expires in 32 days

Weak SSL Key Length

HIGH

SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

Short HSTS Max-Age

LOW

HSTS max-age is less than 1 year

HSTS Missing includeSubDomains

LOW

HSTS header does not include subdomains

Protocol Support

TLSv1.3TLSv1.2TLSv1.1

OCSP Status

OCSP Stapling Enabled

📊DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment.

DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment

80/100
Score

DNSSEC Not Enabled

MEDIUM

DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

CAA Records Not Configured

LOW

Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA) records not found

Domain Delete Lock Not Enabled

LOW

Domain can be deleted without additional verification

Domain Registration Details

Domain Age
31 years(mature)
Expiry Risk
medium(61 days)
Protection Level
basicDNSSEC OFF

DNS Records

A Records:44.214.121.213
Name Servers:
aus-ibextdns-01.wiley.com
car-ibextdns-01.wiley.com
MX Records:
10: mxa-0053b401.gslb.pphosted.com
10: mxb-0053b401.gslb.pphosted.com
SOA:Serial: 2007055781, TTL: 3600s

DNSSEC Status

DNSSEC Not Enabled

DNS Performance

Resolution Time:29ms

SPF Analysis

SPF Record:
v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email ~all

Network Security

Port scanning and network exposure analysis.

Network Security

Port scanning and network exposure analysis

100/100
Score

Good Network Security Posture

LOW

No unnecessary services detected on common risky ports

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🔧Technical Analysis

Detailed technical findings and analysis from AI assessment.

Technical Analysis

Comprehensive security assessment findings

Additional Findings

The website is protected by Cloudflare's security challenge platform, including Turnstile captcha, which is a modern bot mitigation technology. The page uses a strict Content-Security-Policy header to limit resource loading to trusted sources. The hosting provider is Cloudflare, which offers CDN and security services. No CMS or other frameworks are detectable from this challenge page. Performance and SEO cannot be assessed due to content blocking. The site appears mobile optimized in the challenge page styling but full mobile experience cannot be evaluated. Accessibility features are not assessable due to lack of content. Overall, the technical infrastructure prioritizes security and bot protection but limits content availability.
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