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Security report for easo.org

European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) is a well-established non-profit federation representing obesity science and healthcare professionals across Europe. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in the UK, EASO provides education, research support, policy advocacy, and professional networking services. The website reflects a mature organization with a strong market position as the leading voice in European obesity research and care. The content is comprehensive, professionally presented, and targeted at healthcare professionals, researchers, and policy makers.

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

3 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.

    • 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. 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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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
75
Security headers
85
Email security
55
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
74

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

EASO operates primarily in the healthcare and non-profit sectors, focusing on obesity-related education, research dissemination, and policy influence. Its business model centers on membership services, educational events, certification programs, and advocacy. The organization maintains partnerships with related congresses and obesity advocacy groups, enhancing its ecosystem and reach. The website's content and structure support its role as a central hub for obesity professionals in Europe.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and is hosted behind Cloudflare, providing DNS and CDN security benefits. Security best practices such as clientTransferProhibited domain status are in place. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and security headers like CSP and X-Frame-Options are not explicitly detected. No security policy or incident response contacts are published, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanism is evident. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with additional headers and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with EU cookie regulations and improve privacy compliance.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
European Association for the Study of Obesity
Registration number
5483950
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)
Description
The European Association for the Study of Obesity is a federation of professional membership associations from 39-40 European countries representing scientists, obesity specialists, physicians, health care practitioners and public health practitioners. It promotes action through collaboration in advocacy, communication, education and research.
Key services
Education and training resources, Events and congresses, Research facilitation and dissemination, Policy advocacy and resources, Certification and accreditation for obesity management centers, Webinars and CPD modules
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts, Cloudflare DNS and CDN, UseFathom analytics, EWWW Image Optimizer (lazy loading)
Frameworks
Yoast SEO (for JSON-LD and SEO), Classic WordPress theme styles
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Cloudflare for DNS and CDN
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
UseFathom
Marketing tools
Constant Contact (newsletter signup)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and professionally presented
  3. Strong focus on education, research, and policy in obesity healthcare
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  5. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected
  6. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation
  7. No security.txt or explicit security policy found
  8. No phone number found, only email and physical address
  9. No terms of service page detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and UseFathom analytics. It uses Google Fonts and Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services. The site employs lazy loading for images and asynchronous loading for scripts, contributing to moderate performance. The design is responsive and accessible, with good SEO practices including structured JSON-LD data and Open Graph metadata. Technical debt appears low, but enabling DNSSEC and improving security headers would reduce risk.
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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