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Security report for agentiadecarte.ro

Agentia de cArte · Media · Romania

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

Security score

40/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Agentia de cArte is a Romanian cultural media website focused on providing news, articles, and event coverage related to books, editorial projects, and cultural happenings. The site targets a general audience interested in cultural and literary topics. The business model appears to be content publishing with a focus on cultural promotion and event information. The website is built on WordPress with a professional theme and uses common plugins such as Yoast SEO and Google Analytics, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The site is mobile optimized and has a clear navigation structure, supporting good user experience. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and integrates Google Analytics for tracking. However, there is a lack of visible security headers and no explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the main HTML content, which are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is privacy protected, which is common for small media sites, and no suspicious patterns were detected. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing security headers and clear privacy compliance mechanisms. The overall risk assessment is low to moderate given the nature of the site as a cultural media outlet with no signs of malicious activity or adult content. Strategic recommendations include adding privacy and cookie policies, improving security headers, and maintaining regular updates to plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.

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';…

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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
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
40

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

Agentia de cArte operates in the Romanian media sector with a niche focus on cultural and literary content. The website serves as a platform for cultural event announcements, editorial news, and book-related content, targeting readers and cultural enthusiasts. The business leverages social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter to extend its reach and engagement. The content quality is good with consistent branding and professional presentation. The absence of detailed business registration or contact information limits deeper business intelligence insights. There is no evidence of monetization through advertising or affiliate programs visible in the provided data. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed, but the site references categories like projects and web partners, suggesting some collaboration. Growth indicators are not directly observable from the data.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communication. The absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which are important for GDPR compliance and user trust. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file, which could improve incident response readiness. The use of up-to-date WordPress core and plugins is implied but not confirmed. Overall, the site is secure enough for its content type but would benefit from enhanced security best practices and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add essential security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting and incident response.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate risks from known vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Agentia de cArte
Description
www.agentiadecarte.ro, o agentie de cArte
Key services
news and articles about cultural events, book and editorial event coverage, cultural agenda and projects
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Fonts, Google Analytics (gtag.js), td-composer plugin, td-cloud-library plugin, Newspaper theme
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible sensitive data exposure
  • Use of modern plugins and theme

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Romanian cultural media outlet focused on books and events.
  2. Content is well structured with clear navigation and multiple categories.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found on the homepage HTML.
  4. Social media presence is active on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.
  5. No privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the main HTML content.
  6. HTTPS is enabled and Google Analytics is used for tracking.
  7. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  8. WHOIS data is privacy protected with no registrar or dates available.
  9. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.2 using the Newspaper theme and several plugins including Yoast SEO, td-composer, and td-cloud-library. It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and Google Fonts for styling. Google Analytics is integrated via gtag.js for visitor tracking. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. Performance appears moderate based on the use of multiple CSS and JS resources, but no explicit performance metrics were available. There is no indication of a CDN or advanced caching mechanisms in the provided data. The technical stack is modern and appropriate for a content publishing site but could be improved with performance optimization and enhanced security configurations.
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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