Skip to main content

Security report for aepvz.pt

Associação Empresarial da Póvoa de Varzim · Non-profit · Portugal

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Associação Empresarial da Póvoa de Varzim is a historic regional business association in Portugal, founded in 1893, providing support, training, events, and partnership services to local businesses and entrepreneurs. The website reflects a well-structured, content-rich platform targeting the regional business community with clear contact information and social media presence. Technically, the site uses a modern but straightforward tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and various UI components, integrated with a membership management platform (Liga-te.org). Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though lacking advanced security headers and explicit incident response policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with privacy regulations, supporting its legitimacy and business credibility.

Scanned

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';…

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching aepvz.pt

This scan found 25 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
20
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
45

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The association holds a strong market position as a regional non-profit business entity with a long history and clear focus on supporting local enterprises. Its business model revolves around membership services, training, and networking events. The presence of partnerships with digital marketing and membership platform providers indicates a collaborative ecosystem. The website content and structure suggest a medium-sized organization with a stable presence and growth potential within its niche. No direct revenue streams are visible, consistent with a non-profit model. The target audience is local businesses and entrepreneurs in Póvoa de Varzim and surrounding areas.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent mechanisms in place. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, and no dedicated security or incident response pages are found. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance standards and improve trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Regularly update and audit third-party libraries and plugins to avoid vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting and improve security culture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Associação Empresarial da Póvoa de Varzim
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Associação Empresarial da Póvoa de Varzim
Description
A Associação Empresarial da Póvoa de Varzim, fundada por alvará régio de 13 de Abril de 1893, foi transformada em Grémio do Comércio do Concelho da Póvoa de Varzim por força do Decreto-Lei nº. 29232, de 8 de Dezembro de 1938, voltando à sua antiga denominação por deliberação da Assembleia Geral extraordinária, realizada em 24 de Maio de 1974.
Key services
business support, training and formation, events and networking, partnerships and agreements, information dissemination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Owl Carousel, AddThis, Font Icons, Magnific Popup, Moment.js, Datepicker, Daterangepicker, Isotope, Infinitescroll
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • cookie consent banner implemented
  • no exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
AddThis
Marketing tools
AddThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content
  2. Clear business focus on regional business association
  3. Good contact information and social media presence
  4. Cookie consent implemented with clear user interaction
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information
  6. No terms of service found
  7. Modern frontend libraries used but no major frameworks detected
  8. No evident security headers in HTML content
  9. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities detected
  10. WHOIS data supports business legitimacy
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery, Bootstrap, Owl Carousel, and other UI libraries to deliver a responsive and interactive user experience. It integrates with external services such as AddThis for social sharing and Liga-te.org for membership management. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses modern date/time pickers and file input enhancements. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected but some opportunities for optimization exist. The CMS is custom or platform-based (Liga-te.org), with no major frameworks like React or Angular detected. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. No major technical debt or risks were identified.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with aepvz.pt. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review aepvz.pt.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.