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Security report for creative-europe-desk.de

Creative Europe Desk Deutschland · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Creative Europe Desk Deutschland is a non-profit organization supporting the European Union's Creative Europe program, which funds cultural and audiovisual projects across Europe. The website serves as an informational and advisory platform for German stakeholders in the cultural and creative sectors, providing access to funding opportunities and program details. The site is well-branded, consistent, and targets cultural professionals and organizations seeking EU funding. Technically, the website is built on Backdrop CMS, a Drupal fork, and uses modern web technologies including jQuery and GDPR-compliant cookie consent tools. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with moderate performance. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers are missing and no explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements, but could improve transparency by publishing terms of service and security policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

6 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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 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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The organization occupies a key position as the official German desk for the EU's Creative Europe program, providing essential advisory services and acting as a bridge between EU funding mechanisms and local cultural and audiovisual sectors. Its business model is based on public funding and non-profit service delivery, focusing on cultural promotion and cross-sector collaboration. The website reflects a strong partnership ecosystem with EU institutions and related cultural bodies, as evidenced by linked partner domains and official EU branding. The target audience includes cultural professionals, media producers, and cross-sector project leaders. The absence of direct contact information on the homepage suggests a focus on informational content rather than direct sales or commercial transactions.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism using tarteaucitron.js. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security score. There is no published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which could be improved to enhance trust and readiness. The site does not appear to use any vulnerable or outdated libraries. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from additional hardening and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness for security incidents.
  3. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve trust with security researchers.
  4. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and obligations, enhancing legal compliance and user trust.
  5. Enhance SEO and accessibility features to improve discoverability and usability for a wider audience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Creative Europe Desk Deutschland
Description
Creative Europe Desk Deutschland supports the EU's Creative Europe program with a budget of 2.55 billion euros from 2021 to 2027, promoting the audiovisual sector (MEDIA), cultural disciplines (KULTUR), and cross-sector projects including European news media.
Key services
Information and advisory services for EU funding programs in culture and media, Support for audiovisual and cultural projects, Cross-sector collaboration facilitation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, jQuery, Colorbox, Tarteaucitron (GDPR cookie consent), Bootstrap (implied by grid classes)
Frameworks
Backdrop CMS (Drupal fork)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 focused on EU cultural funding and advisory services.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found on the homepage.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented using tarteaucitron.js.
  5. No visible forms on the homepage; no data collection forms detected.
  6. Social media presence includes LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
  7. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. Website uses Backdrop CMS, a Drupal fork, indicating a mature CMS platform.
  10. No advertising or tracking networks detected beyond cookie consent scripts.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Backdrop CMS, a Drupal fork, indicating a stable and mature content management platform. It uses jQuery and Colorbox for UI interactions and tarteaucitron.js for GDPR cookie consent management. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and uses multiple CSS files for styling. Performance is moderate, with no major blocking scripts detected. The absence of explicit hosting information limits the ability to assess infrastructure quality. The site could benefit from performance optimization and enhanced accessibility features. No forms or data collection mechanisms were detected on the homepage, reducing complexity and potential security risks.
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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