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Security report for ehpcongress.org

Euroheat & Power · Energy · Belgium

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Euroheat & Power operates the EHP Congress, the largest European event dedicated to district heating and cooling, focusing on the heating transition and decarbonisation. The event attracts over 450 participants, 80+ speakers, and 30+ exhibitors, providing industry insights, networking, and technology showcases. The website is well-branded and professionally designed, targeting industry professionals and stakeholders in the energy sector. Technically, the site is built on WordPress, uses modern JS libraries, and is hosted behind Cloudflare with HTTPS enabled, ensuring good performance and security. However, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, and no security headers were detected, indicating room for improvement in privacy compliance and security hardening. Overall, the domain registration is consistent and trustworthy, supporting the legitimacy of the business. Strategic recommendations include implementing privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, enabling DNSSEC, adding security headers, and publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. 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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
53

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 EHP Congress is positioned as a flagship event in the district heating and cooling industry in Europe, leveraging partnerships with leading companies and associations. Its business model centers on event organization, knowledge exchange, and networking facilitation. The presence of platinum, gold, and silver sponsors from reputable energy and technology companies indicates strong industry ties and revenue streams from sponsorships and exhibitor participation. The target audience includes utilities, manufacturers, policymakers, and local authorities engaged in the heating transition. The event's focus on Fitfor55 and decarbonisation aligns with current regulatory and market trends, positioning it well for growth and influence in the energy transition sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain status clientDeleteProhibited, reducing risk of domain hijacking. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense in depth. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates limited transparency and preparedness for security incidents. Enhancing these areas would improve the organization's security maturity and stakeholder trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies, including a security.txt file, to improve transparency and facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Consider integrating analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to monitor user engagement and improve website performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Euroheat & Power
Description
The EHP Congress is Euroheat & Power’s flagship business event, the largest gathering dedicated to district heating and cooling in Europe. It provides opportunities to meet leading operators, utilities, manufacturers, and solution providers championing the heating transition in Europe and beyond. The 2025 edition focuses on the implementation of the Fitfor55 package and features sessions, speakers, exhibitors, and B2B meetings.
Key services
Industry sessions and workshops, Networking opportunities, Technology showcase, B2B meeting sessions, Market outlook launch
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Flickity (carousel), Plyr (video player), YouTube iframe API
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientDeleteProhibited

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 fully accessible with rich content about the EHP Congress event.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policy found on the homepage or footer links.
  3. Terms and conditions page is present and linked in the footer.
  4. Contact information is available via a contact page with a form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. Website uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but DNSSEC is not enabled.
  7. Multiple reputable sponsors and partners are displayed, enhancing trust.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  9. No advertising or retargeting scripts detected.
  10. Technical stack is modern and based on WordPress with common JS libraries.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries such as Flickity for carousels and Plyr for video playback, with embedded YouTube content. Hosting is behind Cloudflare DNS, providing CDN and security benefits. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good navigation clarity. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements by optimizing image sizes and leveraging caching. No broken links or errors were detected in the HTML. The absence of DNSSEC and security headers represents technical debt in security configuration. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional user experience but can be enhanced for security and privacy compliance.
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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