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Security report for eaap.org

European Federation Of Animal Science · Other · Italy

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The European Federation Of Animal Science (EAAP) is a well-established non-profit organization founded in 2000, focused on promoting high-quality animal science research and facilitating collaboration among scientific communities, the livestock industry, and civil society groups interested in livestock production. The website serves as a hub for disseminating scientific publications, organizing events such as workshops and annual meetings, and supporting young scientists through its Young Club platform. EAAP maintains a strong presence in the European animal science sector with a medium-sized organizational footprint and a consistent brand identity. Technically, the website is built on WordPress 6.8.1 with Elementor as the primary page builder, supplemented by plugins like JetEngine and Matomo for analytics. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, clear navigation, and moderate performance. The use of Matomo analytics reflects a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. However, some technical improvements such as enabling DNSSEC and adding advanced security headers could enhance the security posture. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a clientTransferProhibited domain status, indicating domain transfer protection. No WAF or blocking mechanisms are detected, and no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. However, the absence of a published privacy policy, terms of service, security policy, or incident response information represents compliance and transparency gaps. The domain registration details are consistent with the organization's identity and history, supporting the legitimacy of the website. Overall, the EAAP website is a credible and professional platform serving the animal science community with good technical and security foundations. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies, enabling DNSSEC, and enhancing security headers to improve trust and compliance. These steps will strengthen the organization's digital maturity and user confidence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
100/ 100 · Low
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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…
  2. 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
100
Average
70

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
39
Employees
0
Customers
39
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
18%

6 subdomains affected

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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

EAAP holds a strong market position as a leading European federation in animal science, leveraging a network of study commissions, events, and publications to engage its target audience of researchers, industry professionals, and civil society. Its business model centers on non-profit collaboration and knowledge dissemination, supported by membership services and partnerships with industry sponsors. The organization demonstrates growth through active event hosting and a dedicated young scientists platform. Partnerships with reputable companies and EU projects enhance its ecosystem and credibility. The website content and structure reflect a mature operation with clear strategic focus and community engagement.

Security posture

The security maturity of the EAAP website is moderate to good. HTTPS is enforced, and domain transfer protection is active, which are positive indicators. The use of Matomo analytics suggests a privacy-aware approach. However, the lack of DNSSEC, security.txt, vulnerability disclosure, and explicit security or incident response policies indicates room for improvement in transparency and defense-in-depth. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected, but the absence of comprehensive privacy and security documentation could pose compliance risks, especially under GDPR and related regulations. Enhancing security headers and publishing incident response contacts would improve readiness and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Regularly audit and update all CMS components and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
European Federation Of Animal Science
Description
We promote research, discussion, debate and dissemination of high quality and relevant animal science findings amongst the scientific communities, the livestock industry, civil society and groups with interests in livestock production.
Key services
Scientific research dissemination, Organizing events and workshops, Supporting young scientists, Membership services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Elementor 3.30.0, JetEngine plugin, jQuery 3.7.1, Font Awesome, Matomo analytics
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Client transfer prohibited status on domain
  • Use of Matomo analytics (privacy-focused)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich
  2. Strong focus on scientific community and animal science research
  3. Multiple social media channels linked
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on homepage
  5. Cookie consent mechanism present and active
  6. No visible security.txt or incident response information
  7. Domain registration details consistent and legitimate
  8. No WAF or blocking detected
  9. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with Elementor page builder and several plugins including JetEngine and Matomo analytics. The tech stack is current and widely supported, facilitating ease of content management and customization. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and SEO optimization. The site uses standard web fonts from Google Fonts and Font Awesome icons. Hosting details are not explicit but domain registrar is Key-Systems GmbH. Technical debt appears low, but enabling DNSSEC and improving security headers would modernize the infrastructure further. The site is free from blocking or WAF interference, allowing full content access.
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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