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Security report for cepic.org

CEPIC · Media · Belgium

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CEPIC is a well-established international non-profit organization serving as the global hub for visual media licensing and copyright advocacy. It provides networking opportunities, industry guidelines, and advocacy services to visual media professionals, trade associations, and companies worldwide. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, targeting a specialized audience in the media licensing sector. Technically, the site is built on modern platforms like Webflow and integrates membership management and analytics tools, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is generally strong with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data, though improvements in security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are recommended. The WHOIS data is incomplete, which slightly reduces domain trustworthiness, but the overall business credibility and website quality remain high.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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.

    • 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

  2. 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

  3. 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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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
60
Email security
75
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68

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

CEPIC holds a leading position in the visual media licensing industry, acting as a unifying voice for agencies and rightsholders. Its business model focuses on membership services, advocacy, and event organization, generating value through industry collaboration and policy influence. The organization benefits from partnerships with major industry players and sponsors, enhancing its market reach. The website content and structure support its role as an authoritative resource, with clear calls to action for membership and event participation. Growth potential lies in expanding digital resources and strengthening compliance frameworks.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS and secure membership management via Memberstack. However, the absence of key security headers and a cookie consent mechanism indicates room for improvement in compliance and defense-in-depth strategies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts suggests limited transparency in security governance. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good but would benefit from enhanced policy publication and technical hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance browser security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to increase trust and preparedness.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit WHOIS information and ensure domain registration data is complete and transparent to improve legitimacy.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
CEPIC AISBL
Registration number
0786.351.284
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CEPIC
Description
CEPIC is an international non profit organisation acting as the voice of the visual content industry, fostering collaboration, advocating for rights of agencies, rightsholders and content creators, and ensuring industry standards adapt to new technologies. It organizes events such as the annual CEPIC Congress and provides resources and advocacy on copyright, AI ethics, and digital policies.
Key services
Networking events (CEPIC Congress), Advocacy on copyright and digital policies, Industry guidelines and resources, Membership services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Webflow, Memberstack, Google Tag Manager, Sygnal Membership, jQuery
Frameworks
Webflow CMS
Platforms
Webflow Hosting
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure membership management (Memberstack)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Memberstack, Sygnal Membership
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms.
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain trust analysis.
  4. Privacy policy is present and comprehensive; cookie consent is missing.
  5. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and membership management tools.
  7. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn.
  8. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages Webflow CMS and hosting, integrating third-party services like Memberstack for membership management and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The use of modern JavaScript libraries and deferred script loading supports good performance and user experience. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, contributing to excellent design quality. However, the site could improve SEO by adding more structured data and enhancing meta tags. The absence of some security headers and cookie consent mechanisms represents technical debt that should be addressed to meet compliance and security best practices.
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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