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Security report for aeucc.eu

AEuCC (European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Cities of Ceramics) · Government · Spain

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

AEuCC is a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation that unites associations of cities with historic ceramic traditions across several European countries. Founded in 2014, it serves as an institutionalized interregional cooperation body focused on fostering social and economic cohesion through projects and services in the ceramic art and craft sector. The organization currently includes 115 cities from Italy, France, Spain, Romania, Portugal, Czech Republic, and Germany, with observer cities and plans for expansion. The website reflects a professional and consistent presentation of this niche cultural and governmental entity. Technically, the website is built on WordPress 6.7.2 with common plugins for photo galleries and GDPR cookie compliance. It uses HTTPS with no visible security issues and includes a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. The site is moderately performant, mobile-optimized, and accessible with good SEO practices. No advanced security headers were detected, and no explicit security or incident response policies are published. From a security perspective, the site shows a solid baseline with HTTPS and cookie consent but could improve by implementing security headers and publishing vulnerability disclosure information. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to EURid privacy policies for .eu domains, which is typical and not suspicious. The domain age is unknown but likely consistent with the organization's founding date. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and compliant with privacy regulations. It serves its target audience of municipalities and ceramic sector stakeholders effectively. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and adding explicit contact information for incident response and data protection officers to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

8 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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  • Security score drift

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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
70
DNS health
45
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
Average
49

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

AEuCC occupies a unique niche as an interregional cooperation grouping focused on ceramic arts and crafts, representing a network of associations from multiple European countries. Its market position is specialized and institutional, targeting municipalities and cultural stakeholders. The business model revolves around fostering cooperation, project development, and service provision to support economic and social cohesion in the ceramic sector. The organization demonstrates growth potential through observer cities and ongoing discussions for new associations. The website content and structure reflect a stable, small-sized non-profit/governmental entity with a clear mission and governance structure. Partnerships appear to be primarily within the ceramic and cultural cooperation ecosystem, with no commercial subsidiaries or parent companies indicated.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended best practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and readiness perception. The WHOIS privacy protection is standard for .eu domains and does not raise concerns. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in policy publication and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish explicit security policies and incident response procedures on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide clear contact information for the Data Protection Officer and security incident contacts to comply with GDPR and improve trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update plugins and dependencies to mitigate risks from vulnerable libraries.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AEuCC (European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Cities of Ceramics)
Description
AEuCC is a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation that groups associations of cities with ancient ceramic traditions across multiple European countries. It promotes territorial and transnational cooperation in ceramic art and craft to foster social and economic cohesion.
Key services
Territorial and transnational cooperation, Project development, Services for ceramic sector stakeholders
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, jQuery 3.7.1, Simple Photo Gallery plugin, Complianz GDPR Premium plugin, FlexSlider
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent
Transparency
excellent

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on a niche European interregional cooperation organization.
  3. Good privacy and cookie compliance with visible consent banner.
  4. No exposed emails or phone numbers explicitly found; contact primarily via contact form and physical address.
  5. No security.txt or explicit security policies published.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable due to EURid privacy restrictions.
  7. Website uses WordPress with common plugins for gallery and GDPR compliance.
  8. No advertising or tracking services detected beyond cookie management.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS version 6.7.2, utilizing jQuery 3.7.1 and plugins such as Simple Photo Gallery and Complianz GDPR Premium for cookie management. The site uses FlexSlider for image galleries and Google Fonts for typography. The HTML is valid and includes meta tags for SEO and responsive design. Performance is moderate with some JavaScript and CSS loaded from the same domain and external Google Fonts. Accessibility is basic but present, with assistive text for navigation and form labels. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS exclusively. There is no evidence of advanced frameworks or hosting provider details. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security headers and performance optimizations.
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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