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Security report for ecta.com

ECTA - European Chemical Transport Association · Transportation · Belgium

High risk. 3 critical or high findings in Network security and GDPR outside view.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

ECTA - European Chemical Transport Association is an established industry association founded in 2004, representing the chemical transport sector in Europe. The organization acts as a network and voice for stakeholders in chemical logistics, aiming to improve industry standards and collaboration. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence targeting industry members and stakeholders. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with WooCommerce and Elementor, indicating a modern CMS infrastructure with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy and credible but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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

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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
95
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
85
Average
73
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

ECTA holds a strong market position as a representative body for chemical transport in Europe, serving as a networking and advocacy platform. Its business model is based on membership and industry collaboration rather than direct commercial sales. The organization targets chemical transport companies and stakeholders, providing services such as industry representation and improvement initiatives. The domain age and registration details support its legitimacy and long-term presence. The website integrates tracking and marketing tools like Piwik PRO and LinkedIn Insight, indicating active digital marketing efforts. However, the lack of privacy and cookie policies may pose compliance risks. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and domain transfer protection, which are positive security indicators. However, it lacks DNSSEC and common security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS, which could improve resilience against common web attacks. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. Tracking scripts from third parties are used, but no cookie consent mechanism is detected, which may expose the organization to GDPR compliance issues. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended security headers, privacy policies, and incident response disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add standard security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to strengthen web security posture.
  4. Publish explicit security and incident response policies, including contact channels for security issues (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure minimal privacy impact and compliance with data protection regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
ECTA - European Chemical Transport Association
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ECTA - European Chemical Transport Association
Description
ECTA speaks for the chemical transport industry to its stakeholders. ECTA and its Members form a strong network with the aim of improvement.
Key services
Industry representation, Networking, Improvement initiatives
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, jQuery, Flatpickr, Select2
Frameworks
WooCommerce, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik PRO, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik PRO, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages detected on homepage or metadata
  3. Contact information is clearly presented in structured data
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies found
  5. Modern WordPress-based site with WooCommerce and Elementor
  6. Tracking scripts present but no explicit cookie consent mechanism detected
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
  8. No data protection officer contact found
  9. Good branding and consistent professional presentation
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities and Elementor for page building. It uses modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Flatpickr, and Select2 for enhanced UI components. The site loads external resources from trusted CDNs like cdn.elementor.com and Google Tag Manager. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility features. SEO is enhanced by Rank Math plugin with proper meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format describing the organization, place, and webpage. Hosting provider is not explicitly identified but domain registrar is Gandi SAS. The site lacks DNSSEC and advanced security headers, which are technical risks. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but could benefit from security hardening and privacy enhancements.
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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