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Security report for cosmin-marinescu.ro

Cosmin Marinescu · Education · Romania

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

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Cosmin Marinescu's website serves as a professional and academic platform showcasing his work in economics, institutional economics, and public policy. The site targets academics, students, and professionals interested in Romanian economic affairs and features articles, media appearances, and educational resources. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a moderate tech stack including jQuery and various plugins for video embedding and search functionality. The site is hosted by CYBER_FOLKS S.R.L., a Romanian registrar, and uses HTTPS with a cookie consent mechanism, indicating a baseline of security and privacy awareness. However, the absence of a privacy policy and security headers represents compliance and security gaps. Overall, the site is well-branded, consistent, and trustworthy, with good content quality and user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

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

    • 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
45

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

The website positions Cosmin Marinescu as a thought leader and academic in economics, leveraging media and educational content to engage a niche audience. The business model is informational, focusing on content dissemination rather than commercial transactions. The presence of media references and institutional affiliations enhances credibility. The site lacks commercial or advertising elements, indicating a focus on reputation and knowledge sharing. The partnership ecosystem is limited to academic and media institutions, with no evident commercial partners. Growth indicators include recent posts and active event hosting. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to improve compliance and security to strengthen trust further.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and a cookie consent banner implemented. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, limiting transparency. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries based on the provided data. Security best practices could be enhanced by adding security headers, regular plugin updates, and a security.txt file. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive privacy policy page to address GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Create a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Improve SEO metadata and structured data for better search engine visibility and indexing.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cosmin Marinescu
Description
Personal website of Cosmin Marinescu, an academic and economist affiliated with the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, featuring publications, events, media appearances, and educational content.
Key services
Publication of articles and blog posts, Educational content and courses, Media interviews and event hosting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Fonts, Jssor Slider, YouTube Embed Plus, Ajax Search Lite, Cookie Notice plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal academic and professional site for Cosmin Marinescu.
  2. Content is primarily in Romanian with some English elements.
  3. No privacy policy page found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Cookie consent banner is present and functional.
  5. Contact information includes physical address and contact form but no explicit email or phone number found.
  6. Site uses WordPress with multiple plugins for video embedding, search, and cookie management.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
  8. No explicit security headers detected in the provided data.
  9. Site is well-branded and consistent with academic professional standards.
  10. No advertising or tracking services detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a variety of plugins for enhanced functionality such as video embedding, ajax search, and cookie management. The tech stack includes jQuery and Google Fonts, with a custom slider implemented via Jssor Slider. Hosting is provided by CYBER_FOLKS S.R.L., a Romanian registrar. Performance is moderate with some room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, but accessibility features are basic. SEO optimization is present but could be improved with richer metadata and structured data. The site uses HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications. Technical risks include potential plugin vulnerabilities if not regularly updated and lack of security headers which could expose the site to certain attacks.
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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