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Security report for asktheeu.org

Access Info Europe · Government · Spain

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

AsktheEU.org is a non-profit online platform operated by Access Info Europe, designed to facilitate Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to European Union institutions. It serves citizens seeking transparency and access to EU documents, positioning itself as a niche but important player in the government transparency sector. The platform offers key services including submitting FOI requests, browsing successful requests, and providing educational resources about FOI processes. The website is well-branded, consistent, and targets a general audience interested in EU governance and accountability. Technically, the website is built on the Alaveteli platform, leveraging modern web technologies such as Google Analytics for user insights and Google Fonts for typography. It demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although some security headers are missing. The site uses HTTPS exclusively, ensuring encrypted communications. However, there is room for improvement in security policy transparency and cookie consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site shows a mature posture with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The lack of explicit security policies and incident response information is a gap that could be addressed to enhance trust. WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection or query failure, but the website's contact information and domain usage strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site maintains a high trustworthiness level with moderate user tracking via Google Analytics. The overall risk assessment is low, with recommendations focusing on enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and implementing cookie consent to improve privacy compliance and user trust. The platform's strategic importance in promoting EU transparency underscores the value of maintaining strong security and privacy standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

2 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 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

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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
85
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
76

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention asktheeu.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
167
Employees
0
Customers
167
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
6%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

AsktheEU.org operates within the government and non-profit sectors, focusing on transparency and citizen empowerment through FOI requests. Its competitive advantage lies in its specialization in EU institutional transparency and its partnership with Access Info Europe and the Alaveteli platform. The business model is service-oriented, providing a free or low-cost platform for public use. Revenue streams are likely grant or donation-based, typical for non-profits. The target customer segment includes EU citizens, journalists, researchers, and NGOs interested in governance accountability. Growth indicators include active user engagement and social media presence. The partnership ecosystem includes Access Info Europe and Alaveteli, enhancing credibility and technical support. Operationally, the platform is stable with a clear mission and consistent branding.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data leaks. Security best practices such as CSRF tokens on forms are implemented. However, the absence of key security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a minor gap. There is no published security policy or incident response plan, which limits transparency in security governance. GDPR compliance is indicated through a comprehensive privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are lacking. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present, which could improve incident handling. Overall, the security maturity is good for a non-profit transparency platform but could be enhanced with formalized policies and additional headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance privacy compliance.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and dependencies to avoid potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Access Info Europe
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Access Info Europe
Description
An online platform for citizens to send access to documents requests directly to EU institutions.
Key services
Submitting FOI requests to EU institutions, Browsing successful FOI requests, Providing information and help about FOI
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, jQuery, Alaveteli platform, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Alaveteli
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on EU freedom of information requests and transparency.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with emails, phone numbers, and physical address.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response info published.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection or query failure.
  6. Uses Google Analytics for tracking with some privacy compliance.
  7. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  8. Good mobile optimization and accessibility features.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Alaveteli platform, a specialized open-source solution for FOI request management. It uses modern web technologies including jQuery and Google Fonts, and integrates Google Analytics for user tracking. The HTML is well-structured with responsive design elements ensuring good mobile usability. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present, enhancing usability for assistive technologies. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The lack of explicit CMS identification suggests a custom or platform-specific solution rather than a mainstream CMS. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid with opportunities for security header enhancements and privacy improvements.
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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