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Security report for eitdigital.eu

EIT Digital · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

EIT Digital operates as Europe's largest digital innovation ecosystem, focusing on fostering a strong, inclusive, fair, and sustainable digital Europe. The organization facilitates collaboration among industry, academia, and startups to drive digital innovation, education, and entrepreneurship. Their market position is well established as a key player in the European technology sector, providing services that include ecosystem facilitation, education, and startup support. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS and integrates multiple modern marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, HubSpot, and Cookiebot for consent management. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with a well-structured and professional design. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism. However, some security headers are not explicitly detected, and no privacy policy or terms of service pages were found in the provided content, which are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is privacy protected, which is typical for organizations of this nature, and no suspicious patterns were identified. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy digital presence with a strong business model and technical foundation. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy transparency, improving security header implementation, and providing clear contact information to bolster trust and compliance.

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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  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.

    • 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';…

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
83
Average
66

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

EIT Digital holds a prominent position in the European digital innovation landscape, leveraging a collaborative ecosystem model that connects startups, academia, and industry. Their competitive advantage lies in their scale and comprehensive service offerings, including education and innovation facilitation. Revenue streams likely include funding from European programs, partnerships, and educational services. The target audience encompasses digital innovators, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders in the European technology sector. Growth indicators include extensive marketing and analytics integration and a strong social media presence. The partnership ecosystem is broad, with payment processing handled via a dedicated subdomain. The organization's operations reflect a mature and strategic approach to digital innovation and ecosystem management.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and a detailed cookie consent mechanism that aligns with GDPR requirements. However, the absence of explicit privacy policy and terms of service pages in the analyzed content is a compliance gap. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options are not explicitly present, which could be improved to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, indicating potential areas for transparency improvement. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good, with room for enhancements in compliance documentation and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive and easily accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve transparency and compliance.
  2. Implement and verify critical security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide clear and verifiable contact information including emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and marketing tools to ensure they do not introduce vulnerabilities or privacy risks.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
EIT Digital
Description
Join Europe's largest digital innovation ecosystem. For a strong digital Europe. Inclusive. Fair. Sustainable.
Key services
Digital innovation ecosystem facilitation, Education and training in digital technologies, Support for startups and scaleups, Collaboration between industry, academia, and research
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, HubSpot, Cookiebot, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Reddit Pixel, Twitter Universal Website Tag
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Reddit Ads, Twitter Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Reddit Pixel, Twitter Universal Website Tag, HubSpot tracking
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses TYPO3 CMS with modern marketing and analytics integrations
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented with detailed cookie categories
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service page detected in provided HTML
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content
  5. Multiple third-party marketing and analytics services integrated
  6. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected, full content accessible
  7. WHOIS data is privacy protected with no registrar or date info available
  8. Website branding and content consistent with a professional European digital innovation ecosystem
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. Integration with multiple marketing and analytics platforms such as Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, HubSpot, and Cookiebot shows a high level of digital maturity and data-driven marketing strategy. Performance is moderate, with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. However, accessibility is basic and could be improved. The use of multiple third-party scripts introduces some technical risk, necessitating ongoing monitoring. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found, but the presence of Cloudflare or other WAF services is not detected, suggesting direct hosting or a different CDN solution.
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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