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Security report for bryk.pl

Education · Poland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bryk.pl is a Polish educational platform providing a wide range of study materials including essays, lecture summaries, cheat sheets, and a Q&A section targeted primarily at students from primary school through university. The platform leverages user-generated content and community engagement to offer educational resources. It holds a moderate market position within the Polish education sector, focusing on accessibility and content variety. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries, integrates with major analytics and advertising services such as Google Analytics, Gemius, and Facebook Pixel, and uses HTTPS to secure user interactions. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO practices. Security-wise, the platform enforces HTTPS and uses some security best practices but lacks explicit security headers like CSP and does not provide a security.txt or incident response contact, which are areas for improvement. Privacy compliance is well addressed with visible cookie and privacy policies aligned with GDPR requirements. Overall, the site is functional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences, though the absence of WHOIS data and explicit business contact details slightly reduce its business credibility.

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

8 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

    • 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

  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 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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  • Security score drift

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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
30
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
63

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

Bryk.pl operates in the education sector, serving students with study aids and user-generated content. Its business model revolves around content aggregation and community contributions, likely monetized through advertising networks such as Inpl and Google Ads. The platform targets a broad student demographic in Poland, offering categorized educational content by school type and subject. The presence of user ranking and badges indicates gamification to encourage engagement. The site integrates with major analytics and marketing tools, suggesting a data-driven approach to user engagement and monetization. However, the lack of visible company registration or contact details limits transparency. The platform's partnership with Interia and use of iplsc.com domains for assets and scripts indicate a relationship with established media or tech providers, enhancing its operational ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of secure login forms that include captcha mechanisms. It integrates third-party scripts for analytics and advertising, which introduces some risk but is common in the industry. The absence of explicit Content-Security-Policy headers and security.txt files are notable gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site lacks explicit incident response or abuse contact information, which is a compliance and security best practice gap. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a content platform but could be improved by implementing stronger security headers, publishing vulnerability disclosure policies, and enhancing transparency around incident response.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate XSS and related attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file with clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  3. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
  4. Provide explicit company contact information including emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to minimize security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Bryk.pl - Strefa wiedzy. Wypracowania i ściągi dla liceum, szkoły podstawowej. Prace, ściągi i gotowce na studia.
Key services
Essays, Lecture summaries, Cheat sheets, Questions and answers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Fonts, Facebook SDK, Gemius Analytics, Google Analytics (GA4), Interia tracking scripts, Inpl advertising scripts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Facebook SDK with crossorigin
  • Use of Google Analytics with cookie domain set
  • Login forms with captcha support (hidden by default)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (GA4), Gemius
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Inpl (iplsc.com), Google Ads, Gemius
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Gemius
Marketing tools
Facebook SDK
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich educational content.
  2. No WHOIS data available, limiting domain trust assessment.
  3. Strong use of third-party analytics and advertising scripts.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via forms only.
  6. No visible security.txt or incident response info.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. Good mobile optimization and SEO practices observed.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-heavy front-end with multiple third-party integrations including Facebook SDK, Google Fonts, Gemius analytics, and Inpl advertising scripts. It loads resources from multiple subdomains under iplsc.com and interia.pl, indicating a distributed asset hosting strategy. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata including Open Graph tags. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and prefetching to optimize user experience. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement in form labeling and ARIA attributes. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust user experience but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and security header implementations.
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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