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Security report for adcoesao.pt

Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão · Government · Portugal

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão is a Portuguese government agency responsible for coordinating regional development policies and managing European Structural and Investment Funds. The website serves as an official portal providing information about its mission and activities, targeting public sector stakeholders and citizens interested in regional development. The agency holds a strong market position as a national government entity with authoritative responsibilities in its sector. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme, incorporating common plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO, and integrates tracking tools like Google Analytics and LinkedIn Insight. The site demonstrates good design quality, mobile optimization, and SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is limited due to absence of visible privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, consistent with a government agency's standards.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

  2. 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';…

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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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
58

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

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Total records
32
Employees
0
Customers
19
Third parties
13
Weak passwords
28%

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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

The agency operates within the government sector, focusing on regional development and EU fund coordination. Its business model is centered on public administration and policy implementation rather than commercial activities. The target audience includes government officials, regional development stakeholders, and the general Portuguese public. The website's content and structure reflect a formal and authoritative tone, supporting its role as a public institution. The presence of social media channels indicates engagement with broader audiences. No commercial partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the data. The agency's digital presence is stable and aligned with its mission, though opportunities exist to enhance transparency and user engagement through improved privacy and security disclosures.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, indicating a baseline security awareness. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests limited transparency and preparedness for security incidents. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly demonstrated through policy documents. Enhancing security documentation and implementing recommended headers would strengthen the site's security posture and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to demonstrate preparedness and facilitate responsible vulnerability reporting.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão
Description
A Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão, I.P. tem como objetivo coordenar a Política de Desenvolvimento Regional e assegurar a coordenação geral dos Fundos Europeus Estruturais e de Investimento (FEEI)
Key services
Coordination of Regional Development Policy, Management of European Structural and Investment Funds
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Yoast SEO, Divi Theme, Contact Form 7
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, MonsterInsights, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight
Marketing tools
MonsterInsights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Portuguese government agency site focused on regional development and EU funds.
  2. Content is in Portuguese and professionally presented.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage HTML content.
  4. Uses WordPress CMS with Divi theme and common plugins like Contact Form 7 and Yoast SEO.
  5. Includes Google Analytics and LinkedIn Insight for tracking.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. Social media links to Facebook, Twitter (X), and YouTube are present in structured data.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature and widely used CMS platform, WordPress, utilizing the Divi theme known for flexibility and responsiveness. It integrates standard SEO and analytics tools such as Yoast SEO and Google Analytics, supporting effective digital marketing and user insights. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading but potential for optimization exists. The site is mobile optimized and structured with semantic HTML and JSON-LD structured data, aiding SEO and content discoverability. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts and absence of advanced security headers. Modernization opportunities include adopting enhanced security practices and improving accessibility compliance.
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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