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Security report for congresseums.com

EUMS - European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit · Healthcare · France

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

44/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website www.congresseums.com represents the European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit (EUMS) combined with the Bellvitge University Hospital's international course on mechanical circulatory support and advanced heart failure technologies. It serves as a professional platform for event registration, program details, abstract submissions, and sponsorship opportunities targeting healthcare professionals and researchers in the cardiac support field. The site is well-structured, visually professional, and provides comprehensive contact and compliance information, including GDPR and cookie consent mechanisms. Technically, it is built on WordPress with modern plugins and libraries, ensuring good performance and mobile responsiveness. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent, though explicit security headers and incident response policies are not evident. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly, potentially indicating privacy protection or recent domain registration, which slightly impacts trust. Overall, the site is credible, professional, and suitable for its target audience.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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';…

  3. 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

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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
15
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
44

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

EUMS positions itself as a leading European event in the healthcare sector focusing on mechanical circulatory support and advanced heart failure. Its business model revolves around conference organization, attracting medical professionals, researchers, and industry partners. Revenue streams likely include registration fees, sponsorships, and partnerships. The presence of past editions and replay sessions indicates an established event with growth and continuity. The partnership with Overcome, a known event organizer, strengthens operational capabilities. The website's multilingual and GDPR-compliant approach reflects awareness of European regulatory environments and international audience reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, GDPR-compliant cookie consent, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of a published security policy or incident response plan are gaps. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files were found. The site uses reputable plugins and libraries, but continuous monitoring and updates are recommended to mitigate risks. The WHOIS data absence is a concern for domain legitimacy verification but does not directly impact site security.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly audit and update all WordPress plugins and themes to prevent vulnerabilities.
  4. Consider publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve security posture.
  5. Investigate and clarify the domain WHOIS data to improve trust and legitimacy perception.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
EUMS - European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit
Description
The website promotes the 19th European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit (EUMS) combined with the Bellvitge University Hospital 11th International Course on Mechanical Circulatory Support and New Technologies in Advanced Heart Failure. It focuses on knowledge exchange, innovation, and collaboration in mechanical circulatory support, advanced heart failure, and cardiac surgery.
Key services
Conference hosting, Registration services, Abstract submission, Sponsorship opportunities
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WPBakery Page Builder, Slider Revolution, Ultimate VC Addons, jQuery, Google Analytics, FontAwesome
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with GDPR compliance
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit
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 no blocking detected
  2. Professional event website with clear contact and registration information
  3. Strong GDPR and cookie compliance with visible consent mechanisms
  4. WHOIS data missing or unavailable, which is unusual
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information found
  6. Use of modern WordPress plugins and technologies
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using WPBakery Page Builder and Slider Revolution for content presentation. It leverages jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements and Google Analytics for traffic monitoring. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility and SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. The use of cookie consent plugins ensures GDPR compliance. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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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