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Security report for cirkev.cz

Česká biskupská konference · Media · Czech Republic

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

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Církev.cz is the official news portal of the Roman Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, operated by the Česká biskupská konference (Czech Bishops' Conference). It provides up-to-date news, interviews, commentaries, videos, and podcasts related to church activities domestically and internationally. The site targets the Czech Catholic community and those interested in religious news. The business model is primarily informational and media-focused, supported by related portals and an e-shop for religious literature and products. The portal maintains consistent branding and a professional content presentation, reinforcing its position as a trusted church media outlet. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection, Facebook SDK for social integration, and Foxentry for user verification. The site uses responsive design and lazy loading for performance optimization. While the CMS and hosting provider are not explicitly identified, the site demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses bot mitigation tools, but lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is strong, with a comprehensive privacy policy, cookie consent mechanisms, and GDPR adherence. However, no explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published. Overall, the site is a well-maintained, trustworthy media portal with a solid security posture and good privacy practices. The absence of public WHOIS data due to privacy protection is noted but justified given the nature of the organization. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and providing clearer contact information for incident response.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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. 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. 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';…

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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
20
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
33
Average
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Církev.cz holds a strong market position as the primary Catholic news source in the Czech Republic, operated by the national bishops' conference. Its competitive advantage lies in official church affiliation, comprehensive religious content, and integration with related portals and an e-shop. Revenue streams likely include donations, e-shop sales, and possibly advertising. The target audience is primarily Czech-speaking Catholics and religiously interested individuals. Growth indicators include active content updates and multimedia offerings. The partnership ecosystem includes duchovnipece.cirkev.cz, katyd.cirkev.cz, eshop.cirkev.cz, and cbk.cirkev.cz, all church-related domains enhancing service breadth. The organization demonstrates strategic digital presence and content diversification.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, bot protection via Google reCAPTCHA, and user verification through Foxentry. However, the absence of key security headers reduces defense-in-depth. No exposed credentials or vulnerabilities were found in the analyzed content. Privacy policies and cookie consent align with GDPR requirements, indicating compliance maturity. Incident response and security policy disclosures are missing, which could hinder rapid response to security events. Overall, the security culture appears adequate but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced header configurations to mitigate risks further.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to prevent vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Increase transparency by providing verified contact emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Česká biskupská konference
Description
Oficiální zpravodajský web Církve římskokatolické v ČR přináší aktuální zpravodajství z církevního prostředí doma i v zahraničí.
Key services
aktuální zpravodajství, rozhovory, svědectví a komentáře, video a podcasty, e-shop s křesťanskou literaturou a produkty
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google reCAPTCHA, Facebook SDK, Foxentry (user verification), Bootstrap (modal and accordion UI), JavaScript ES6+, CSS bundles, Lazy loading images
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Use of Foxentry for user verification

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK, Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
Foxentry user verification
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official Catholic Church news portal in Czech Republic.
  2. Content is rich, updated, and professionally presented.
  3. No WHOIS data available publicly, indicating privacy protection.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented and GDPR compliant.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on main page.
  6. Multiple related domains are linked, all church-related.
  7. Uses modern web technologies and security best practices like HTTPS and reCAPTCHA.
  8. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with asynchronous loading of scripts such as Facebook SDK and Google reCAPTCHA, improving page load times. It employs lazy loading for images and preloads fonts for performance optimization. The UI leverages Bootstrap components for modals and accordions. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the hosting provider and CMS are not explicitly identified, which limits full infrastructure assessment. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in accessibility and security header implementation to reduce technical debt and enhance resilience.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 49/100High31 findingsView report
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