News Break Domain Security

generated: '2026-08-01'
method: probed
source: live DNS/TLS/HTTP probes of apis.yml + OpenAPI hosts
hosts:
- host: www.newsbreak.com
  https: true
  tls_version: TLSv1.3
  cert_expires: Oct  8 23:59:59 2026 GMT
  hsts: true
  hsts_max_age: 31536000
- host: advertising-api.newsbreak.com
  https: true
  tls_version: TLSv1.3
  cert_expires: Sep 29 23:43:59 2026 GMT
  hsts: true
  hsts_max_age: 259200
- host: business.newsbreak.com
  https: true
  tls_version: TLSv1.2
  cert_expires: Oct  9 23:59:59 2026 GMT
  hsts: false
- host: msp-platform.newsbreak.com
  https: true
  tls_version: TLSv1.3
  cert_expires: Oct 15 12:54:26 2026 GMT
  hsts: true
  hsts_max_age: 15724800
  hsts_include_subdomains: true
- host: doc.msp.newsbreak.com
  https: true
  tls_version: TLSv1.3
  cert_expires: Oct 15 12:56:36 2026 GMT
  hsts: true
  hsts_max_age: 15724800
  hsts_include_subdomains: true
findings:
- severity: notable
  host: business.newsbreak.com
  finding: >-
    The Advertising API host - the one that carries the Access-Token bearer credential on every
    request - negotiates only TLSv1.2 and serves NO Strict-Transport-Security header, while every
    other NewsBreak host in scope is TLSv1.3 with HSTS. It is the weakest transport posture on the
    estate and it is the host handling the secrets.
- severity: notable
  domain: newsbreak.com
  finding: >-
    No CAA record and no DNSSEC. Any CA can issue for newsbreak.com and its subdomains, and DNS
    answers are unauthenticated.
- severity: minor
  domain: newsbreak.com
  finding: DMARC policy is p=quarantine rather than p=reject.
- severity: minor
  host: advertising-api.newsbreak.com
  finding: >-
    HSTS max-age is 259200 (3 days), below the 31536000 (1 year) preload threshold, and does not
    set includeSubDomains.
domains:
- domain: newsbreak.com
  dnssec: false
  caa: []
  spf: true
  dmarc: true
  dmarc_policy: quarantine