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Security report for crl-pesticides.eu

EU Reference Laboratories for Residues of Pesticides · Government · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The EU Reference Laboratories for Residues of Pesticides website serves as an authoritative portal providing scientific and regulatory support for pesticide residue analysis across Europe. It offers proficiency tests, monitoring studies, guidance documents, and workshops aimed at official control laboratories and regulatory bodies. The site is government-affiliated and co-funded by the European Union, emphasizing its role in enhancing food safety and compliance with EU regulations. The content is well-structured and relevant to its specialized audience, though the design and technical implementation reflect legacy web technologies with basic mobile optimization and accessibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

5 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
90
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
68

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 itself as a key player in the EU's food safety infrastructure, supporting laboratories through standardized methods and quality assurance programs. Its business model is non-commercial, funded by the EU, focusing on public health and regulatory compliance. The site links extensively to EU Commission resources and databases, reinforcing its integration within the EU regulatory ecosystem. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel, likely to maintain official correspondence protocols. The presence of SiteLock and Google Analytics indicates attention to security and user analytics, though cookie consent mechanisms are lacking.

Security posture

The site benefits from HTTPS and IP anonymization in Google Analytics, indicating baseline security and privacy awareness. However, the absence of visible security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps in security maturity. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found, and the SiteLock badge suggests active monitoring. The use of legacy HTML and scripts may pose some technical risks but no immediate security threats were detected. Privacy compliance is partial, with no cookie consent banner despite tracking scripts. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved with modern best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Publish explicit privacy, security, and incident response policies to improve trust and compliance.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options to harden the site against common web attacks.
  4. Modernize the website's technical stack to improve mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and performance.
  5. Provide clear and direct contact information including emails and phone numbers for better user support and incident reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
EU Reference Laboratories for Residues of Pesticides
Description
EU Reference Laboratories for Residues of Pesticides aiming to improve quality, accuracy and comparability of pesticide residue testing results by official control laboratories.
Key services
Proficiency Tests, Pesticide Monitoring, Analytical Method Finder, Workshops and Training, Guidance Documents
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML 4/Transitional XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Google Analytics (ga.js)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by https URL)
  • Google Analytics anonymize IP
  • SiteLock security badge displayed

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government/non-profit EU reference laboratory portal.
  2. Content is comprehensive for target audience but lacks modern UI polish.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers; contact via form only.
  4. No cookie consent banner despite use of Google Analytics.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. WHOIS data is privacy protected as per EURid policy for .eu domains.
  7. Site uses legacy HTML and CSS with some IE-specific styles.
  8. Google Analytics is used with IP anonymization enabled.
  9. SiteLock badge present indicating some security monitoring.
  10. No signs of malware or phishing detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using legacy XHTML and CSS with conditional styles for older Internet Explorer versions, indicating technical debt. It uses Google Analytics with IP anonymization for user tracking but lacks modern frameworks or CMS platforms. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified. The site structure is clear with well-organized navigation and content sections. There is no evidence of advanced technical frameworks or APIs. The SiteLock badge suggests some level of external security monitoring. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but dated, with opportunities for modernization to enhance security, usability, and maintainability.
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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