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Security report for behavioralscience.academy

Applied Behavioural Science Academy by Affective Advisory Ltd. · Education · Switzerland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Applied Behavioural Science Academy by Affective Advisory Ltd. is a specialized education provider offering a unique three-day executive program in applied behavioural science and behavioural economics. The program targets executives, policy makers, and project leaders seeking practical insights to drive sustainable change. The academy operates with a small, exclusive cohort model, emphasizing quality and networking in a prestigious Zurich location. Technically, the website is built on Squarespace, leveraging modern web technologies and Google services for analytics and security. While the site is well-designed and content-rich, performance is somewhat slow due to large page size and resource count. Security posture is good with strong TLS configurations but lacks some advanced headers like HSTS and DMARC. Privacy compliance is basic with a cookie banner and privacy policy present but no explicit GDPR certification. Overall, the site projects high professionalism and trustworthiness, with clear contact channels and social media presence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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 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';…
  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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
77
Security headers
50
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
64

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention behavioralscience.academy, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

The business is positioned as a niche education provider in behavioural science, leveraging partnerships with academic institutions like ETH Zurich and industry experts. Its business model relies on limited cohort sizes and application-based registration, targeting mid to senior professionals. The company maintains strong branding consistency and trust signals through testimonials and expert lecturers. The partnership ecosystem includes Affective Advisory, Behamics, and ETH's TIM group, enhancing credibility. Revenue streams are primarily course fees with additional tailored training offerings. Growth potential lies in expanding tailored corporate programs and maintaining exclusivity.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced using TLS 1.3 and strong cipher suites. No critical SSL vulnerabilities were detected. However, the absence of HSTS and DMARC records indicates room for improvement in transport security and email domain protection. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise for bot mitigation and has a cookie consent mechanism aligned with privacy best practices. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are present, which could be a gap in transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional headers and policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and protect against downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement DMARC, SPF, and DKIM records to secure email domain and reduce phishing risks.
  3. Enable OCSP stapling on the SSL certificate to improve certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  4. Publish a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and facilitate responsible vulnerability reporting.
  5. Review and enhance cookie policy to ensure full GDPR compliance, including options for managing cookie preferences.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Applied Behavioural Science Academy by Affective Advisory Ltd.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Squarespace, utilizing its CDN and infrastructure. It uses modern web standards including TLS 1.3, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, and reCAPTCHA Enterprise. The site includes rich media such as videos and high-resolution images, contributing to a large page size and slower load times. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with semantic HTML and ARIA roles. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. Technical debt is minimal due to the managed platform, but performance optimization could be improved by reducing resource count and page size.
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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