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Security report for centrovegetariano.org

Centro Vegetariano - Associação APV · Other · Portugal

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Centro Vegetariano - Associação APV is a Portuguese non-profit organization dedicated to promoting vegetarianism and veganism through educational content, community engagement, and resource provision. The website serves as a reference point for vegetarian and vegan communities in Portugal, offering articles, recipes, directories, and nutritional tools. With a claimed history of 23 years, it holds a respected position in its niche market. Technically, the website is built with basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript without advanced frameworks or CMS, resulting in moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. Security posture is average, lacking modern security headers and explicit HTTPS confirmation. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, which impacts compliance and trust. Overall, the site is safe, content-rich, and moderately credible but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

9 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 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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 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

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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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
47

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

The organization operates as a small-sized non-profit focused on the vegetarian and vegan sector within Portugal. Its business model revolves around information dissemination and community support rather than commercial sales, although it hosts an online vegetarian product store. The target audience includes Portuguese-speaking vegetarians, vegans, and those interested in ethical, health, and ecological aspects of diet. The association's longevity and active social media presence provide competitive advantages. However, the lack of transparent contact information and privacy policies limits broader trust and compliance. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the data provided.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with no detected security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or HSTS, and no visible advanced protections on forms. HTTPS usage is assumed but not explicitly confirmed. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. The site does not appear to use analytics or tracking services, reducing privacy risks but also limiting insights into user behavior. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with recommendations to implement standard security headers, privacy policies, and secure form handling.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and verify configuration.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Introduce vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information to enhance security transparency.
  5. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Centro Vegetariano - Associação APV
Description
Associação dedicada à divulgação e promoção do vegetarianismo e veganismo, nas suas vertentes éticas, de saúde, ecológicas e económicas.
Key services
Information dissemination about vegetarianism and veganism, Online articles and educational content, Directories of vegetarian restaurants and health professionals, Nutritional calculators and tools, Online vegetarian product store, Community engagement via webinários and social media
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS assumed but not confirmed from data
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain trust verification.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in visible content.
  5. Site content is focused on vegetarianism and veganism education and community support.
  6. Basic technical implementation with no advanced frameworks or CMS detected.
  7. No security headers or advanced security features detected.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  9. Social media presence limited to Facebook link.
  10. No advertising or marketing tools detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses standard HTML and CSS with some JavaScript for UI interactions but lacks modern frameworks or CMS platforms. The design is basic and functional but could benefit from modernization to improve performance and mobile optimization. No analytics or third-party tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal data collection. The site structure is clear but navigation and accessibility features are basic. Hosting provider and infrastructure details are not discernible from the data. There is no evidence of technical debt but also no advanced technical features or automation.
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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