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Security report for cassini.eu

Cassini · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Cassini is an official European Commission initiative aimed at fostering entrepreneurship in the space sector across the EU from 2021 to 2027. It supports startups, SMEs, and entrepreneurs with funding, hackathons, mentoring, business acceleration, and matchmaking services. The initiative is positioned as a key enabler for the EU space economy, leveraging a €1 billion fund and various programs to stimulate innovation and market uptake of space technologies and services. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand aligned with EU standards and space industry stakeholders. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, employing modern web technologies and analytics tools such as Matomo and Google Tag Manager. The site is mobile optimized, accessible, and SEO friendly, providing a good user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though it lacks some advanced security headers and explicit incident response information. From a security and compliance perspective, the site respects GDPR principles with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy, though it lacks a cookie consent mechanism. No direct contact emails or phone numbers are published, relying on contact forms. WHOIS data is privacy protected by EURid, typical for .eu domains, and consistent with the official nature of the initiative. No suspicious or malicious indicators were found. Overall, Cassini's website is a trustworthy, well-maintained platform supporting EU space entrepreneurship. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response contacts, implementing cookie consent, and providing more direct contact information to improve transparency and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

6 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 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

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

  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';…

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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
72
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
70

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

Cassini operates as a government-backed initiative under the European Commission, targeting the space technology sector within the EU. Its competitive advantage lies in substantial funding, official EU endorsement, and a comprehensive support ecosystem including hackathons, accelerators, and investor networks. The business model focuses on enabling startups and SMEs to commercialize space technologies and services, fostering innovation aligned with EU space program goals. Revenue streams are primarily public funding and partnerships. The target customers are space entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs seeking growth and market access. Growth indicators include ongoing events and funding programs. The partnership ecosystem includes EUSPA and various space industry events, enhancing market reach and credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain web-based attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which limits transparency in case of security incidents. GDPR compliance is addressed through privacy and cookie policies, but the absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a minor gap. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR cookie regulations.
  4. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance contact information by providing direct company emails or phone numbers for better user trust and support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cassini
Description
CASSINI is the European Commission's initiative to support entrepreneurs, start-ups, and SMEs in the space industry, including New Space, during 2021-2027. It covers upstream and downstream space sectors and includes a €1 billion EU seeds and growth fund, hackathons, mentoring, prizes, a business accelerator, partnering, and matchmaking.
Key services
seeds and growth fund, hackathons and mentoring, prizes, business accelerator, partnering and matchmaking, investor network
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Slick Carousel
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional EU Commission initiative site supporting space entrepreneurship.
  2. Content is well structured with clear navigation and relevant information.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via web form.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts published.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  6. Use of modern CMS (Drupal 10) and analytics tools (Matomo, GTM).
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  8. WHOIS data is privacy protected, typical for EU domains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and secure CMS platform, indicating good technical infrastructure. It uses Matomo and Google Tag Manager for analytics, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. The use of external libraries like Slick Carousel enhances user experience. No outdated or vulnerable libraries were identified. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with room for minor improvements in security headers and cookie consent.
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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