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Security report for anpcdefp.ro

Agenția Națională pentru Programe Comunitare în Domeniul Educației și Formării Profesionale (ANPCDEFP) · Education · Romania

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

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

ANPCDEFP is a Romanian national agency dedicated to managing European Union educational and youth programs such as Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps, and SEE Grants. The agency plays a key role in transforming Romania through learning by providing funding, information, and support services to educational institutions, youth organizations, and public entities. The website reflects a professional government entity with consistent branding and comprehensive content focused on its mission and services. Technically, the site uses a mix of legacy and modern JavaScript libraries, with Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and multi-factor authentication mentioned for related EU platforms, though explicit security headers and incident response contacts are not visible. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a clear GDPR policy and cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website is trustworthy, well-structured, and serves its target audience effectively.

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
20
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
43

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 agency holds a strong market position as the official Romanian body for EU education and youth program implementation. Its business model is government-funded program management and support, targeting educational institutions, youth groups, and public sector organizations. The website's partnership ecosystem includes official EU program sites and youth networks, enhancing credibility and reach. Growth indicators include active event listings and news updates. The agency's operations are transparent with accessible documents and training resources, supporting its strategic role in Romania's educational landscape.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS and multi-factor authentication for associated platforms. Cookie consent and GDPR compliance are implemented, reflecting awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of visible security headers and incident response contact information suggests areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of legacy JavaScript libraries may pose some risk if not regularly updated. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from enhanced security policy transparency and technical hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and legacy JavaScript libraries.
  4. Enhance mobile optimization for better user experience on all devices.
  5. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to reflect evolving regulations and practices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Agenția Națională pentru Programe Comunitare în Domeniul Educației și Formării Profesionale (ANPCDEFP)
Description
ANPCDEFP is a Romanian national agency managing European Union educational and youth programs such as Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps, and SEE Grants. It aims to transform Romania through learning and supports funding in education, vocational training, and youth sectors.
Key services
Management of Erasmus+ program, Coordination of European Solidarity Corps projects, Administration of SEE Grants, Information and support services for applicants and beneficiaries, Training and capacity building
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Prototype.js, Scriptaculous, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Greybox, Lightbox, jscal2 calendar, jsDatePick
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Multi-factor authentication mentioned for EU Login platform users
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

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 in Romanian language.
  2. No WHOIS data available publicly due to ROTLD privacy policy.
  3. Website uses HTTPS and modern tracking tools.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented with clear user notification.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  6. No social media links detected in the provided HTML.
  7. Website content is focused on EU educational programs and youth initiatives.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  9. No explicit security or incident response contact information provided.
  10. Website uses custom or proprietary CMS with legacy JavaScript libraries.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or proprietary CMS with a combination of legacy JavaScript libraries (Prototype.js, Scriptaculous) and modern analytics tools (Google Analytics, Tag Manager). The site loads moderately fast and includes accessibility features such as font size adjustment. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. However, the use of older JavaScript frameworks may indicate technical debt and potential modernization opportunities. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but could be improved with modernization 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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