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Security report for edpia.eu

The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance · Finance · N/a

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA) is a professional industry alliance representing independent Payment Services Providers headquartered in Europe. The organization focuses on advocacy and representation within the European digital payments sector. The website reflects a small but focused entity with a clear business description and target audience of payment service providers and related stakeholders. The domain age aligns with the founding year of 2019, supporting the legitimacy of the business. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and Yoast SEO plugins, indicating a modern and maintainable infrastructure. Cookiebot is implemented for cookie consent management, demonstrating compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR. The site is mobile optimized and has good SEO practices, although accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration but lacks visible security headers and published security policies or incident response information. No vulnerabilities or suspicious elements were detected in the content or scripts. Privacy compliance is well addressed through cookie consent and privacy policy presence. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for the EDPIA organization with moderate technical maturity and good privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security policy transparency and incident response readiness would enhance trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  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.

    • Medium

      Missing Permissions-Policy header

      Controls browser features and APIs

      What to do: Implement a Permissions-Policy to restrict feature access

      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), cross-origin-isolated=(),…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  3. 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.

    • Medium

      DMARC not enforcing

      DMARC policy is set to "none"

      What to do: Gradually move to "quarantine" then "reject" policy

    • Medium

      No DKIM record found

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

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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
90
Security headers
80
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
81

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention edpia.eu, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

EDPIA operates as an essential entity within the European finance sector, specifically focusing on digital payments. Its business model centers on industry representation and advocacy for independent payment service providers. The alliance likely generates value through membership fees and industry partnerships. The website content and structure indicate a clear market positioning as a niche industry body with a specialized audience. The use of modern CMS and SEO tools suggests an intent to maintain a professional digital presence. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site may indicate controlled communication channels, possibly via contact forms or member-only access. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed on the site, and no subsidiary or parent company relationships are evident.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism in place. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, and security headers indicates room for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The site does not publish a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, which could enhance transparency and trust. Compliance with GDPR is evident through cookie consent and privacy policy, but incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly visible. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an informational site but should be enhanced to meet higher standards expected in the finance sector.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive security policy on the website to inform visitors and stakeholders.
  2. Add incident response contact information, such as a dedicated security or abuse email address.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance website security by adding HTTP security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Improve accessibility features to ensure compliance with standards and better user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance
Description
The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (the EDPIA) represents the interests of independent Payment Services Providers headquartered in Europe.
Key services
Industry representation, Advocacy, Information dissemination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Yoast SEO, Cookiebot
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and uses modern CMS and SEO tools.
  2. Cookie consent is implemented via Cookiebot with detailed cookie declaration.
  3. No public WHOIS registrant data due to privacy protection by EURid.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. No visible security headers detected in the HTML source.
  6. No evidence of security policy or incident response information published.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. Content is focused on European digital payments industry alliance activities.
  9. No advertising networks or third-party trackers beyond Cookiebot detected.
  10. No adult or questionable content present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a modern and widely supported technology stack. It uses jQuery and Google Fonts for frontend enhancements. Cookiebot is integrated for cookie consent management, reflecting attention to privacy compliance. The site loads external scripts from trusted domains and uses HTTPS exclusively, ensuring secure data transmission. Performance is moderate with no evident blocking scripts or heavy resources. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO meta tags are properly configured. However, no advanced hosting or CDN information is available from the HTML content. The site could benefit from improved accessibility and additional security headers to strengthen its technical posture.
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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