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Security report for ec-patr.org

Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο · Government · Greece

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website ec-patr.org serves as the official online presence of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, one of the oldest centers of the Christian Orthodox Church. It provides comprehensive information about the Patriarchate's history, administrative structure, news, events, and religious resources primarily in Greek, targeting Orthodox Christians and interested audiences. The site is well-branded, consistent, and authoritative in its domain. Technically, it is built on WordPress with common plugins for events and sliders, hosted likely via GoDaddy, and uses HTTPS with a moderate performance profile. Security posture is adequate but could be improved by enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. Privacy compliance is limited, with no visible privacy policy or terms of service, though a cookie consent mechanism is present. Contact information includes a phone number and social media links but lacks direct company emails. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

8 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
65
Average
50

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 Ecumenical Patriarchate holds a significant position in the religious and governmental sector as a non-profit religious institution. Its website reflects a stable, long-established entity with a domain age since 2004. The business model focuses on information dissemination, religious education, and community engagement. The site links to a partner domain representing its Athens office, indicating a networked presence. The content and services cater to a broad audience interested in Orthodox Christianity, including scholars and the faithful. The lack of commercial activity and advertising aligns with its non-profit nature. The website's digital maturity is moderate, with room for technical and compliance enhancements.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data in its HTML content. However, it lacks DNSSEC protection and does not present explicit security headers, which are recommended best practices. The use of privacy protection in WHOIS is justified and common for such institutions. No signs of malware or phishing were detected. The site uses standard WordPress plugins, which should be regularly updated to mitigate vulnerabilities. The cookie consent mechanism indicates some awareness of privacy regulations, but the absence of a privacy policy and terms of service is a compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be strengthened with additional measures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to the latest versions to reduce vulnerability risks.
  5. Consider adding a dedicated security incident response contact or page to improve transparency and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο
Description
Το Άγιο Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο ή Μεγάλη του Χριστού Εκκλησία είναι ένα από τα αρχαιότερα κέντρα της χριστιανικής πατροπαράδοτης εκκλησίας
Key services
News and announcements, Historical and administrative information, Religious resources and documents, Event calendar, Digital publication of Orthodox magazine
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.4.16, PHP, jQuery, Revolution Slider, Modern Events Calendar Lite, Google Fonts (Roboto, Roboto Condensed), FontAwesome 5.10.1
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by cookie consent and AJAX login scripts)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official and authoritative for the Ecumenical Patriarchate
  2. Content is primarily in Greek with some English and Turkish alternate language links
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in provided content
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented
  5. Contact phone number is provided but no direct email addresses found
  6. Social media presence includes Facebook, Twitter, YouTube with verified official accounts
  7. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for events and sliders
  8. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond standard fonts and icons
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 5.4.16, utilizing plugins like Revolution Slider and Modern Events Calendar Lite, with jQuery and FontAwesome for frontend functionality. It uses Google Fonts for typography and is hosted on infrastructure associated with GoDaddy. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with some heavy slider elements that may impact load times. Accessibility features are basic, and there is potential to improve semantic markup and ARIA roles. The technical stack is standard for a content-focused institutional website, with opportunities for modernization and security hardening.
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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