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Security report for creativeeuropeireland.eu

Creative Europe Desk Ireland · Media · Ireland

Partial score · DNS & email only

57/100

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

Creative Europe Desk Ireland is a specialized entity supporting Ireland’s culture and audiovisual sectors in accessing EU Creative Europe funding. The website serves as an official information hub providing funding opportunities, application guidance, news, events, and resources. It is positioned as a national desk affiliated with the European Union and the Arts Council, targeting cultural professionals and organizations in Ireland. The business model is non-profit and service-oriented, focusing on facilitating access to EU funds. Technically, the website employs modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Bootstrap framework for responsive design. It uses Google Fonts and Fathom Analytics for lightweight, privacy-conscious tracking. The site is well-structured with good SEO and accessibility features, providing a positive user experience across devices. The newsletter subscription form collects personal data with explicit consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, no explicit security headers or policies are detected, and there is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. Privacy compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy and GDPR adherence. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protections or query failure, limiting domain trust analysis, but the site’s content and branding strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, serving its target audience effectively. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, implementing cookie consent mechanisms, and providing vulnerability disclosure information to improve security posture and compliance.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  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.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • 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

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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
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
20
Average
57

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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 Europe Desk Ireland operates as a key national support desk for EU Creative Europe funding in Ireland, focusing on culture, media, and cross-sector projects. Its competitive advantage lies in official EU affiliation and comprehensive support services including funding information, application assistance, and event promotion. The business model is service-based, funded likely by public or EU sources, targeting cultural organizations and professionals seeking EU grants. The partnership ecosystem includes the European Union, Arts Council, and various cultural bodies. Growth indicators include active news, events, and funding calls updates, plus social media engagement. The organization maintains a clear and consistent brand aligned with EU cultural funding initiatives.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. It uses HTTPS, avoiding unencrypted traffic, and does not expose sensitive information in the HTML. The use of minimal third-party scripts and privacy-focused analytics (Fathom) reduces tracking risks. However, the absence of visible security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) and lack of published security policies or incident response plans indicate gaps in formal security governance. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency. The site’s data collection via newsletter forms includes consent checks, supporting GDPR compliance. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public informational site but could be improved with enhanced headers, policies, and disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and explicit cookie policy to comply with EU cookie regulations.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are used.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Creative Europe Desk Ireland
Description
Supporting Ireland’s culture and audiovisual sectors to access Creative Europe funding
Key services
Information on EU funding opportunities, Application guidance, Resources and publications, News and events updates
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Fonts (Roboto), Fathom Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap (navbar classes and collapse behavior)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by URL
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No inline scripts with suspicious content

Analytics and tracking

Services
Fathom Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Fathom Analytics
Marketing tools
Campaign Monitor (newsletter)
Transparency
good

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 navigation.
  2. No WHOIS data available due to privacy or query failure.
  3. Strong focus on EU cultural and media funding support.
  4. Multiple social media channels linked for outreach.
  5. Newsletter subscription form collects personal data with consent checkboxes.
  6. No visible cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy.
  7. No visible terms of service or security policy pages.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No explicit data protection officer contact found.
  10. Use of modern web technologies and analytics with privacy focus.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Bootstrap framework for responsive design. It uses Google Fonts for typography and Fathom Analytics for privacy-conscious visitor tracking. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate with deferred script loading and optimized images. The CMS is not explicitly identified, suggesting a custom or less common platform. The site lacks visible security headers and advanced SEO structured data like JSON-LD. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security and SEO improvements.
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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