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Security report for aoc.cat

Open Administration Consortium of Catalonia (AOC Consortium) · Government · Spain

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Open Administration Consortium of Catalonia (AOC Consortium) is a government-backed organization focused on facilitating the digital transformation of local administrations in Catalonia. The website provides comprehensive information about their services, including digital maturity assessment, change management, innovation initiatives, and support tools. The consortium positions itself as a key regional player in public sector digital services, targeting local government entities to improve administrative efficiency, citizen satisfaction, and transparency. Technically, the website is built on WordPress, utilizing modern plugins such as Slider Revolution, EventON, and Ajax Search Lite. It integrates analytics and tracking tools like Google Tag Manager and Hotjar, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with multilingual support enhancing its reach. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, explicit security headers are not detected, and no dedicated security or incident response policies are published. The WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy or registry policies, which slightly reduces domain trustworthiness. Nevertheless, the presence of official government logos, partner links, and comprehensive privacy and cookie policies supports a strong trust profile. Overall, the website demonstrates a professional, secure, and user-friendly platform aligned with its mission to support digital government transformation. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, auditing third-party plugins regularly, and publishing explicit security and incident response policies to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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

7 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 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 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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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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
52
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
50
Average
51

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 AOC Consortium operates as a public sector entity providing digital transformation services to local administrations in Catalonia. Its market positioning is strong within the regional government ecosystem, leveraging partnerships with official government bodies and European fund organizations. The business model centers on offering digital tools, methodologies, and support services to improve administrative processes and citizen engagement. Revenue streams are likely public funding and consortium member contributions. The target customers are local government entities seeking to modernize their operations. Growth indicators include the deployment of digital maturity indices and innovation observatories. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving government agencies and digital transformation initiatives, enhancing credibility and reach.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security posture with enforced HTTPS and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The use of modern WordPress plugins and asynchronous loading of analytics scripts indicates attention to performance and security. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No dedicated security or incident response policies are published, which could impact compliance with standards like ISO 27001 or NIST. The WHOIS data is not publicly available, which is common for privacy but reduces transparency. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good, with room for improvement in formal security policy publication and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to enhance transparency and compliance.
  3. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance contact information by providing direct security contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ emails.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Open Administration Consortium of Catalonia (AOC Consortium)
Description
The AOC Consortium provides tools, methodologies, and support to facilitate digital transformation and digital government for local administrations in Catalonia. It offers services to improve administrative efficiency, citizen satisfaction, and transparency.
Key services
Digital maturity assessment (IMD), Change management support, Administrative process management tools, Innovation initiatives (#Digicanvis), Support services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Fonts, Slider Revolution, EventON plugin, Ajax Search Lite, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Google Custom Search Engine, Jitsi Meet API
Frameworks
WPBakery Page Builder
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Hotjar with asynchronous loading

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional government consortium site focused on digital transformation for local administrations in Catalonia.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and multilingual support is provided.
  3. No signs of malicious or adult content.
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable, possibly due to privacy or registry policies.
  5. Security headers are not explicitly detected; HTTPS is enforced.
  6. Multiple official partner and government domains linked.
  7. Use of modern WordPress plugins and technologies.
  8. Presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  9. Contact available via contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with a modern tech stack including PHP, jQuery, and multiple plugins such as Slider Revolution and EventON for enhanced UI and event management. It uses Google Fonts for typography and integrates Google Tag Manager and Hotjar for analytics and user behavior tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with multilingual support via hreflang tags. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous script loading and lazy loading images. There is no explicit hosting provider information. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security headers and formalized security policies.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 57/100Medium31 findingsView report
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