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Security report for cityofmediaarts.sk

Creative Industry Košice, n. o. · Media · Slovakia

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

41/100

Risk levelHigh

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

City of Media Arts is a cultural initiative managed by Creative Industry Košice, a non-profit organization promoting Košice as a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts. The website serves as a platform to showcase media arts events, exhibitions, and news, targeting cultural professionals and the general public interested in media arts. The organization holds a recognized position in the regional cultural landscape with a focus on media arts and creative industries. Technically, the website is built on WordPress 5.6.16, hosted by Websupport, and uses modern web technologies including Google Analytics and Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile optimized with good SEO practices and moderate performance. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security headers implementation. From a security perspective, the website benefits from HTTPS, DNSSEC, and secure cookie settings, but lacks important security headers and a formal security or incident response policy. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its cultural mission. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and incident response transparency would enhance its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

11 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

    • 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

  2. 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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
45
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
41

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

Creative Industry Košice operates as a non-profit cultural organization focused on media arts promotion in Košice, Slovakia. The organization leverages its UNESCO Creative City status to position itself as a regional cultural leader. Its business model centers on event organization, cultural promotion, and community engagement rather than commercial revenue generation. The website supports this by providing event information, news, and cultural content. Partnerships with entities like www.cike.sk strengthen its ecosystem. The target audience includes artists, cultural professionals, and visitors interested in media arts. The organization appears stable with a domain age consistent with its founding year and maintains active digital presence on social media platforms.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS and DNSSEC enabled, secure cookie settings, and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces its defense-in-depth. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which limits transparency and readiness perception. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms despite EU jurisdiction. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a cultural non-profit but could be improved to meet higher standards and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with EU GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with accessibility standards and broaden audience reach.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Creative Industry Košice, n. o.
Description
Košice is recognized as a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts, positioned on the cultural map of Europe and connected to the world's most creative cities. The organization promotes media arts and cultural events in Košice.
Key services
Promotion of media arts, Organization of cultural events and exhibitions, Information dissemination about media arts in Košice
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.6.16, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Font Awesome, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • DNSSEC enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries
  • Secure cookie with SameSite=Lax and Secure flag

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

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. Content is culturally focused and professionally presented.
  3. No explicit or adult content detected.
  4. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and transparency.
  5. Security headers are missing and should be improved.
  6. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite EU presence.
  7. Social media presence is active on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
  8. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact likely via contact page form.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 5.6.16, a widely used CMS, indicating ease of content management but also requiring regular updates for security. Hosting is provided by Websupport, a Slovak hosting provider, consistent with the domain's regional focus. The site uses Google Analytics and Tag Manager for user tracking and performance monitoring. The design is responsive and mobile-friendly with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with minified CSS and JS assets. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Opportunities exist to modernize security headers and improve 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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