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Security report for ccee.eu

Consiglio Conferenze Episcopali Europee · Government · Italy

Partial score · DNS & email only

71/100

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

The Consiglio Conferenze Episcopali Europee (CCEE) website serves as the official online presence for the Council of European Episcopal Conferences, a non-profit religious organization coordinating Catholic episcopal conferences across Europe. The site provides comprehensive information about the organization's structure, activities, media resources, and upcoming events, targeting church officials and interested public audiences. The website is professionally designed with clear navigation and multilingual support, reflecting a moderate to high level of digital maturity. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS, utilizing popular plugins such as Events Manager and WPML for event scheduling and multilingual content respectively. The site employs modern web technologies including jQuery and the Foundation CSS framework, ensuring good mobile responsiveness and user experience. Performance is moderate, with external dependencies on Google Fonts and CDN resources. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses nonce tokens in AJAX calls, but lacks visible advanced security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection, which is justified for this type of organization. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious indicators were detected, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are recommended. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional image consistent with its organizational role. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy and cookie policy visibility, implementing comprehensive security headers, and conducting regular security audits to maintain compliance and trust.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 19 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
52
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
Average
71

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

CCEE holds a significant position as a coordinating body for Catholic episcopal conferences in Europe, serving a niche but important religious sector. Its business model is non-profit and informational, focusing on collaboration and communication among member conferences. The website supports this by providing news, publications, event calendars, and media galleries. The organization targets church officials, religious communities, and researchers interested in European Catholic affairs. While revenue streams are not evident, the site supports organizational transparency and outreach. The partnership ecosystem includes European religious bodies, but no explicit commercial partnerships are visible. Growth indicators include regular event scheduling and active content updates.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and use of nonce tokens for AJAX requests, reducing risk of CSRF attacks. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The lack of visible privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, suggesting limited transparency in security governance. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved by implementing recommended headers, privacy notices, and incident response disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and HSTS to strengthen security posture.
  3. Conduct regular security audits and update WordPress core and plugins promptly to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Publish incident response and security policy information to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO metadata to improve user experience and search engine visibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Consiglio Conferenze Episcopali Europee
Description
The Consiglio Conferenze Episcopali Europee (CCEE) is an organization representing the Council of European Episcopal Conferences. It serves as a coordinating body for Catholic episcopal conferences across Europe, facilitating collaboration, communication, and joint activities among member conferences. The website provides information about the organization, its presidency, secretariat, members, commissions, activities, media, events calendar, and contact details.
Key services
Information dissemination about CCEE activities, Event and meeting coordination, Publication of news, reports, and official communications, Providing access to media resources (videos, photos)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, WordPress, Events Manager plugin, Responsive Lightbox, SiteOrigin Panels, WPML (multilingual CMS), Font Awesome
Frameworks
Foundation CSS framework
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of nonce tokens in AJAX calls (Events Manager plugin)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik (Matomo)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik (Matomo)
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. WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection and EURid policy
  3. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for events and multilingual support
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the provided content
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content
  6. Site uses HTTPS and includes tracking via Piwik (Matomo)
  7. Content is professional, relevant, and targeted at European Catholic audiences
  8. No security policy or incident response information publicly visible
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Foundation CSS, and several plugins for events management and multilingual support. External resources include Google Fonts and CDNJS for Font Awesome icons. The site uses Piwik (Matomo) for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. Performance is moderate with some external dependencies. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to modernize security headers and improve privacy compliance.
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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