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Security report for edutime.ro

Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară (ASF) · Education · Romania

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Edutime.ro is a Romanian financial education platform operated under the auspices of the Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară (ASF). The website offers a variety of educational programs, resources, and events aimed at improving financial literacy among students, teachers, entrepreneurs, and the general public. The platform is well-positioned nationally as a trusted source for financial education, leveraging partnerships and campaigns to extend its reach. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with popular plugins and themes, providing a modern and responsive user experience. However, there are gaps in privacy compliance and security best practices, notably the absence of privacy and cookie policies and missing security headers. The site uses HTTPS and integrates Google Analytics for tracking, but lacks explicit GDPR compliance indicators. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced compliance and security measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

10 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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

  3. 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 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';…

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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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
51

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 platform targets a broad audience including pre-school to university students, teachers, entrepreneurs, and the general public interested in financial education. Its business model centers on delivering educational content and programs, supported by ASF, which lends credibility and authority. The site features multiple programs such as Start2Play and Start2Learn, and hosts events and campaigns to engage users. The presence of social media links and multimedia resources indicates an active engagement strategy. The domain age and registration data align with the business claims, reinforcing legitimacy. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its official backing and comprehensive educational offerings.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications. However, no security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. There is no visible vulnerability disclosure policy or incident response contact information, which limits transparency in security management. The use of popular WordPress plugins and themes suggests a need for regular updates to mitigate vulnerabilities. Forms on the site collect personal data but lack visible advanced security measures such as CAPTCHA or multi-factor authentication. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency and incident response.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide clear data retention policies to improve compliance and user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară (ASF)
Description
Edutime is a Romanian platform dedicated to financial education, offering programs, resources, and events aimed at various educational levels and the general public. It provides courses, seminars, and materials to improve financial literacy.
Key services
Financial education programs for different educational levels, Educational resources and multimedia content, Events and campaigns related to financial literacy
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, WPBakery Page Builder, Revolution Slider, jQuery, Google Analytics, Font Awesome
Frameworks
Masterstudy LMS Theme, Header Footer Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by WordPress ecosystem)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-structured educational platform focused on financial literacy in Romania.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact information is present but no direct company emails found in the HTML.
  4. Uses modern WordPress ecosystem plugins and themes.
  5. No visible security headers detected; SSL is enabled.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information available.
  7. Social media presence includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
  8. No advertising networks detected beyond Google Analytics and Tag Manager.
  9. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using the Masterstudy LMS theme, Elementor, WPBakery Page Builder, and Revolution Slider. It integrates WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities and uses jQuery and Font Awesome for UI elements. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for analytics and tracking. The site is mobile responsive and has good SEO optimization with proper meta tags. Performance is moderate, with some use of lazy loading for images. Hosting details are not explicit but nameservers indicate association with ASF infrastructure. There is room for improvement in accessibility and security configurations.
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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