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Security report for accredia.it

Accredia · Government · Italy

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Accredia is the official Italian Accreditation Body responsible for accrediting certification bodies, inspection bodies, laboratories, and other conformity assessment entities. The organization plays a critical role in ensuring competence, impartiality, and independence in conformity assessments, supporting public administration, businesses, and consumers. The website reflects a well-established national authority with a broad portfolio of accreditation services across multiple sectors including energy, transport, banking, healthcare, environment, and more. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and utilizes modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Swiper.js for interactive elements. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO practices with proper meta tags and structured data. Analytics are implemented via Plausible, indicating a privacy-conscious approach with minimal user tracking. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes nonce tokens for AJAX requests, but lacks visible security headers and DNSSEC is not enabled on the domain. No explicit privacy or cookie policies were found in the provided content, which is a compliance gap. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy with a consistent registration history dating back to 2009. Overall, Accredia's website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, serving as a key resource for accreditation information in Italy. Strategic improvements in privacy disclosures and security headers would enhance compliance and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

5 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
65

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
87
Employees
0
Customers
87
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
9%

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Accredia holds a strong market position as Italy's national accreditation body, providing essential services that underpin quality assurance and regulatory compliance across diverse industries. Its business model centers on accreditation and certification services, facilitating market trust and regulatory adherence. The organization targets certification bodies, laboratories, inspection entities, public administration, and businesses, positioning itself as a critical enabler of quality and safety standards. The website content and structured data indicate a comprehensive service offering and a well-developed partnership ecosystem, although no explicit partner domains were identified. Growth indicators include a large number of accredited entities and active communication channels via social media.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS enabled and use of nonce tokens for AJAX calls, reducing risks of CSRF attacks. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense-in-depth. DNSSEC is not enabled, which could expose the domain to DNS spoofing risks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which limits transparency and readiness perception. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved with additional headers and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and enable DNSSEC to protect domain name resolution integrity.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance browser security.
  4. Provide clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure information on the website to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Accredia
Description
Accredia is the Italian Accreditation Body providing accreditation services to certification bodies, inspection bodies, laboratories, and other conformity assessment entities. It supports public administration, businesses, and consumers by ensuring competence, impartiality, and independence in conformity assessments.
Key services
Analisi, Biobanche, Certificazioni di figure professionali, Certificazioni di prodotti e servizi, Certificazioni di sistemi di gestione, Ispezioni, Misure di riferimento, Produzione di materiali di riferimento, Prove, Prove interlaboratorio
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Underscore.js, Responsive Lightbox plugin, Swiper.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce in AJAX calls

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
plausible.io
Marketing tools
Plausible Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is rich, professional, and well-structured.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. Social media presence is established with official accounts.
  5. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and WordPress CMS.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided content.
  7. Domain WHOIS data supports trustworthiness and legitimacy.
  8. No visible security headers detected in the HTML content.
  9. Minimal tracking via plausible.io analytics.
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern front-end leveraging jQuery, Underscore.js, and Swiper.js for interactive UI components. The presence of responsive design elements and viewport meta tags indicates mobile optimization. SEO is supported by meta tags, Open Graph protocol, and JSON-LD structured data for enhanced search engine understanding. Performance appears moderate with some large images and video content, which may impact load times. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site uses Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics tool, minimizing invasive tracking. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers, which should be addressed to improve overall resilience.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 63/100Medium32 findingsView report
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