Infrastructure - https://newsweek.com BeaverCheck Audit

D

CDN & Delivery

Action

No CDN detected

FIX

No CDN detected

A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.

No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

C

IPv6 Readiness

Action

No IPv6 support

REVIEW

No IPv6 support

No IPv6 (AAAA) records found

IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

No IPv6 Support

About 40% of internet users have IPv6. Consider adding AAAA records.

IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

Why this matters

No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.

Source: Google IPv6 stats

B

URL Variants

www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS

REVIEW

www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS

Both www and non-www versions serve content

Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other

HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.newsweek.com/

200https://newsweek.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://newsweek.com/ → https://www.newsweek.com/

Consistent

B

TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations

104 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address

REVIEW

Certificate validity

104

days left

0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy

A+

DNS Records

2 A records, 89 ms lookup

PASS

2 A records, 89 ms lookup

Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)

Got: 76.223.48.94, 15.197.200.96

No IPv6 (AAAA) records

4 nameserver(s) configured

Got: ns-1608.awsdns-09.co.uk, ns-804.awsdns-36.net, ns-166.awsdns-20.com, ns-1409.awsdns-48.org

1 mail exchanger(s) configured

CAA records not checked

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

SPF record present in TXT

DNS resolution time: 89 ms

Got: 89 ms

A	76.223.48.94, 15.197.200.96
AAAA	—
CNAME	—
NS	ns-1608.awsdns-09.co.uk, ns-804.awsdns-36.net, ns-166.awsdns-20.com, ns-1409.awsdns-48.org
MX	0 newsweek-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT	MS=494F2A778AAE4EE3EBEC88A3C00ED57C3013F927 lucidlink-verification=6M14ZYZ96RPQBK5V7WHRTBZ84W google-site-verification=N-IL-ZoVuPLnjtvqF87mvyY8vp6aBQVddginPSO91FE ahrefs-site-verification_724282b514319cc2d390bd81ae5b0a8c86f7eb062a9db14b28ac5d8... slack-domain-verification=vYlK0wBcv19hwtcHIgqVuIREkngn0QcuroBTNnDU SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.google.com ip4:159.183.16... _globalsign-domain-verification=TwknEHPufMJKOVKyrSiny77ovpI2BUnGlwG_RyeJRV ZOOM_verify_Tt6inAE0SsCltQklciX4hg airtable-verification=804aeb38172c060c7a3aead0bea22d24 tollbit-domain-verification=2364a9a7839a0ce2c15de4e4f31d91728359d099bb699465a192... globalsign-domain-verification=57YfMdgD9DldxdIvzy_Zet-1fFYngI9M8TPxyGiiBk atlassian-domain-verification=7ytcndK7dkt3yUZvNA19xW1orJ1eWCxqzOuVGZa4OmIIfPnnjC... fastly-domain-delegation-PPwKSyB2ZyeEyrZj6fPl-282738-2020-09-16 d03b0ca25b9348e9563bab6103f78399.newsweek.com facebook-domain-verification=crbjk6hx6uady347wewk3g1z6ot2g8 atlassian-sending-domain-verification=2b49c4b5-5aa7-40bf-b1e2-7f170bd45969 apple-domain-verification=YUeh8HJ69eGijuIc 456-HHG-BN3 new-relic-domain-verification=713c99f98cd44cbc8f533c2696113b28 BSI103517214065 fastly-domain-delegation-kraV4boj1-08112019
CAA	Lookup not available with standard resolver

Resolved in 89 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A

Redirect Chain

1 redirect(s), 441 ms total

PASS

1 redirect(s), 441 ms total

Single redirect

Got: https://newsweek.com → https://www.newsweek.com/ (301)

WWW normalization redirect

https://newsweek.com

306 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.newsweek.com/

134 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#	URL	Status	Time	Protocol	Server
1	https://newsweek.com	301	306 ms	HTTP/1.1	Varnish
2	https://www.newsweek.com/	200	134 ms	HTTP/1.1	Google Frontend

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+

Crawlability

robots.txt present, sitemap with 53 URLs

PASS

robots.txt present, sitemap with 53 URLs

robots.txt is present

Got: 3887 bytes

sitemap.xml is present

sitemap.xml is valid XML

sitemap.xml contains 53 entries

Sitemap index with 53 child sitemaps

robots.txt references sitemap

robots.txt 200 OK

Size 3887 B Sitemaps referenced 55 User-agents TurnitinBot, Amazonbot, anthropic-ai, AwarioSmartBot, Bytespider, cohere-ai, DataForSeoBot, news-please, Scrapy, *, Applebot-Extended, ChatGPT-User, Diffbot, FacebookBot, GPTBot, NewsNow, omgili, AwarioRssBot, ClaudeBot, peer39_crawler, PerplexityBot, CCBot, Claude-Web, magpie-crawler, omgilibot, peer39_crawler/1.0 Blocking No — crawling allowed

User-agent: *
Disallow: /feeds/*
Disallow: /system/
Disallow: /addineyeV2l
Disallow: /eyeblaster
Disallow: /doubleclick/
Disallow: /ads/sponsored
Disallow: /_fs-ch-1T1wmsGaOgGaSxcX/

# Disallow Bots
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: AwarioRssBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: AwarioSmartBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /
User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Diffbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: magpie-crawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: NewsNow
Disallow: /
User-agent: news-please
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: peer39_crawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: peer39_crawler/1.0
Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /
User-agent: TurnitinBot
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/googlenews.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2026.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2025.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2024.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2023.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2022.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2021.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2020.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2019.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2018.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2017.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2016.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2015.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2014.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2013.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2012.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2011.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2010.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2009.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2008.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2007.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2006.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2005.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2004.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2003.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2002.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2001.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-2000.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1999.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1998.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1997.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1996.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1995.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1994.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1993.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1992.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1991.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1990.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1988.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1987.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1986.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1985.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1984.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1983.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1982.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1981.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1980.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1979.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1975.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1970.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1969.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1968.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1964.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsweek.com/sitemap-1961.xml

sitemap.xml 200 OK

Type Sitemap Index URLs 53 entries Valid XML Yes

Child Sitemaps:

A+

Domain Intelligence

newsweek.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 32 years, 4 months old, hosted on AWS

PASS

newsweek.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 32 years, 4 months old, hosted on AWS

Domain registered until May 18, 2027 (1 years, 1 months remaining)

DNSSEC is not enabled

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc.

Registrar lock is NOT enabled

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Hosting: AWS

Got: AS16509

Domain expiry

336 days

May 18, 2027

SSL certificate

104 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

32 years, 4 months

Registered May 17, 1994

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

15.197.200.96

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Unlocked 4 NS records

Expiry timeline

Today

+1 year

Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)

Recommended actions

Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers

Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.

Created May 17, 1994 (32 years, 4 months ago)

Expires May 18, 2027 (1 years, 1 months)

Last Updated April 16, 2026

Name Servers ns-1409.awsdns-48.org, ns-1608.awsdns-09.co.uk, ns-166.awsdns-20.com, ns-804.awsdns-36.net

DNSSEC Not enabled

Hosting

IP Address 15.197.200.96

ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)

Provider AWS

Data source: rdap (0.3s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more ▾

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more ▾

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+

HTTP Probe Timing

Total 348 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown

PASS

DNS Lookup

36 ms

TCP Connect

1 ms

TLS Handshake

206 ms

Time to First Byte

349 ms

Total Time

349 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 36 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 206 ms Server Processing 105 ms Content Transfer 0 ms