CESCI-Carpathia is a small non-profit association focused on facilitating cross-border cooperation and regional development between Slovakia and Hungary. The organization actively participates in EU-funded projects such as #ACCESS and INTERREG, organizing seminars, conferences, and workshops to address legal and administrative barriers in border regions. Their target audience includes government bodies, municipalities, and regional stakeholders interested in socio-economic development and cross-border collaboration. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Analytics. The site is hosted by WebSupport s.r.o., a reputable provider, and uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration. However, the site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, and no consent mechanism is present, which poses compliance risks. Security headers are missing, and no vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided. Overall, the website is professional and content-rich but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security hardening.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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
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"
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DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
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Third-party trackers
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
85
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
62
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention cesci-carpathia.eu, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The association positions itself as a key facilitator of cross-border cooperation in the Slovak-Hungarian region, leveraging EU funding and partnerships with academic institutions and regional governments. Their business model is project-driven, focusing on removing barriers to mobility and service access in border areas. The organization demonstrates strong regional integration and collaboration, with a clear focus on socio-economic and infrastructural development. Their market presence is niche but important for regional policy and development stakeholders. The lack of direct contact information on the news page may limit immediate engagement but aligns with their role as a coordinating body rather than a commercial entity.
Security posture
The website employs HTTPS and uses Google Analytics for tracking, indicating basic security and analytics practices. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No forms or input fields were detected, minimizing attack surface, but the lack of a security.txt file or incident response contacts suggests limited transparency in vulnerability management. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and no consent mechanism, which could expose the organization to regulatory risks under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires improvements in policy transparency and header implementation.
Recommendations
Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy accessible from all pages.
Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits of WordPress plugins and themes.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
CESCI-Carpathia
Description
CESCI-Carpathia is an association focused on cross-border cooperation, regional development, and removal of legal and administrative barriers between Slovakia and Hungary. It organizes seminars, conferences, and projects such as #ACCESS to facilitate cross-border flows, improve infrastructure, and support socio-economic development in border regions.
Key services
Organization of seminars and conferences, Cross-border cooperation facilitation, Project management and coordination, Socio-economic analyses, Legal and administrative barrier removal
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress 6.3.5, jQuery 3.7.0, Google Analytics, FooBox Image Lightbox, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Google Fonts
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic
Security
Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
Use of Google Analytics with external tracking script
Cookie set with Secure and SameSite=Lax attributes
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a WordPress-based informational site for a regional development association.
No privacy or cookie policies are visibly present, which is a compliance gap.
No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found on the news page.
Content is rich in event and project descriptions related to cross-border cooperation.
No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
Google Analytics is used without visible cookie consent mechanism.
No social media links explicitly found in the provided content.
Site uses HTTPS and modern web technologies but lacks advanced security headers.
No forms detected on the news page for data collection.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a current version of WordPress with standard plugins for image lightbox and analytics integration. The use of Google Fonts and Font Awesome indicates modern front-end design practices. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and responsive design elements. However, SEO optimization is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags detected in the provided content. Accessibility is basic, with some semantic HTML but no ARIA landmarks or advanced accessibility features. The hosting provider is a known Slovak company, consistent with the regional focus. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from SEO enhancements and improved accessibility 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.
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