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Security report for e-unwto.org

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) · Government · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.e-unwto.org serves as the UN Tourism Elibrary, an authoritative online platform managed by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). It provides extensive research, publications, and statistical data on tourism, targeting member states, affiliate members, subscribers, and the general public interested in tourism development and policies. The platform offers multilingual support and a broad range of content including books, journals, and reports focused on sustainable tourism, market research, and innovation. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking, and is built on a CMS platform likely Metapress. The site is HTTPS secured and shows good mobile optimization and accessibility. However, explicit privacy and cookie policies are not detected in the provided content, which is a compliance gap. Security posture is generally strong with no visible vulnerabilities, but security headers could be improved. WHOIS data is privacy protected or unavailable, but the domain and content strongly align with the official UNWTO brand, indicating high legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and serves as a key resource in the tourism sector.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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. 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 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 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

  4. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
65
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
69

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 UN Tourism Elibrary operates as a government/non-profit entity under the UNWTO umbrella, providing subscription-based access to tourism research and data. Its market position is authoritative within the global tourism sector, offering unique datasets and publications that support policy making and sustainable development. The business model focuses on institutional and public access to curated content. The website links to official UNWTO social media channels, reinforcing its credibility and outreach. There is no evidence of direct commercial sales or advertising beyond informational content. The platform supports multilingual users and targets a global audience of tourism professionals, researchers, and policymakers.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive information in the HTML content. Standard security best practices such as secure form handling are observed. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected. Privacy compliance is partial due to missing visible privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident, which could impact trust in security incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear user consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including a dedicated security or abuse email address.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Description
The UN Tourism Elibrary is an online service from the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) offering broad coverage of tourism and related subject areas including ecotourism, sustainable development, tourism statistics, market research, innovation, new technologies, and tourism policies. It provides books, journals, and statistical reports by country and indicator.
Key services
Online access to tourism books, journals, and statistical reports, Tourism data dashboards, Research publications on tourism policies and sustainable development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, DoubleClick for Publishers, Twitter Widgets
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
DoubleClick
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional, authoritative source for tourism research and statistics under UNWTO.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and multilingual options are available.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage content.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected in the provided HTML.
  5. Uses standard analytics and advertising scripts from Google and social media platforms.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. WHOIS data is privacy protected or unavailable, but no suspicious indicators present.
  8. Website is HTTPS secured and uses modern web technologies.
  9. Social media presence is strong with official UNWTO accounts linked.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including JavaScript libraries, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and DoubleClick for advertising. The CMS appears to be Metapress, which supports structured content and multilingual capabilities. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). There is no evidence of legacy or vulnerable libraries. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site structure is clear with well-organized navigation and search functionality. Opportunities exist to improve technical SEO and security header implementation.
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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