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Security report for czechms.org

Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry · Other · Czech Republic

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry is a professional scientific association based in Olomouc, Czech Republic, affiliated with Palacký University. It serves research scientists and professionals in the field of mass spectrometry by organizing events, seminars, and providing informational resources. The website reflects a niche, well-established organization focused on advancing mass spectrometry techniques within the Czech scientific community. The site content is professional and consistent with the organization's mission, featuring event announcements and partner collaborations with reputable scientific and commercial entities. Technically, the website employs standard web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Google Analytics for visitor tracking. The site is moderately optimized for performance and accessibility but lacks advanced frameworks or CMS detection. Mobile optimization is basic, and SEO practices are adequately implemented through meta tags and structured navigation. However, there is no evidence of modern security headers or comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS as indicated by secure links, but no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data. The login form for members lacks visible advanced protections such as CAPTCHA. The absence of privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, as well as incident response and vulnerability disclosure information, indicates gaps in compliance and security transparency. WHOIS data is unavailable due to a malformed request, limiting domain registration trust verification. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for a small scientific association but would benefit from enhanced security practices, privacy compliance, and WHOIS transparency to improve trustworthiness and regulatory adherence.

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

9 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
85
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
47

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention czechms.org, from OffSeq Breach.

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry occupies a specialized niche in the scientific community focused on mass spectrometry in the Czech Republic. Its business model is that of a non-profit professional association providing educational events, seminars, and member services. Revenue streams likely include membership fees and event registrations. The organization maintains partnerships with recognized scientific and commercial entities, enhancing its credibility and reach. The website's content and partner ecosystem suggest a stable presence with growth potential through continued event hosting and community engagement. The lack of detailed business registration or VAT information on the site is typical for non-profit associations but limits external verification. Strategic observations include the need to improve digital maturity through enhanced security and privacy compliance to maintain competitive positioning and trust.

Security posture

The current security posture of the website is moderate but has notable gaps. HTTPS is used, which is fundamental, but no security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options were detected, exposing the site to potential risks like clickjacking or content injection. The login form does not show advanced protections like CAPTCHA or multi-factor authentication prompts. There is no visible privacy policy or cookie consent mechanism, which is a compliance risk under GDPR. The absence of incident response contact information and vulnerability disclosure policies further reduces security maturity. No known vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found in the content. To improve, the organization should implement security headers, privacy and cookie policies, secure authentication mechanisms, and publish incident response contacts to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Enhance login form security with CAPTCHA and consider multi-factor authentication.
  4. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to improve transparency.
  5. Improve WHOIS data availability or transparency to strengthen domain legitimacy and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Czech Society for Mass Spectrometry
Description
Czech society for mass spectrometry is based in Olomouc, Czech Republic at the Palacký University. It is an association of research scientists and mass spectrometry professionals that is focused on propagation of the technique. It provides different information and organization benefits for its members.
Key services
Organization of conferences and seminars, Member information services, Promotion of mass spectrometry techniques
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by https URLs in links and scripts)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

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 detected.
  2. Content is professional and targeted at scientific community in mass spectrometry.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Site uses Google Analytics for tracking without visible cookie consent mechanism.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable due to malformed request; no registrar or registrant info extracted.
  7. Site includes multiple partner logos and external links to reputable scientific and commercial entities.
  8. Site includes a login form for members but no visible security measures like CAPTCHA.
  9. No security headers detected in the provided data; HTTPS usage implied but not confirmed.
  10. No evidence of vulnerability disclosure or incident response information.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a simple technology stack with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Google Analytics for tracking. There is no detected CMS or advanced web framework, indicating a custom or static site approach. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. The site could benefit from modernization by adopting responsive design frameworks and improving accessibility compliance. Security technical debt is present due to missing security headers and privacy mechanisms. Hosting provider and infrastructure details are not discernible from the provided data, limiting deeper technical risk assessment.
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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