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Security report for engso.eu

ENGSO | The European Organisation for Grassroots Sport · Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ENGSO is a well-established European non-profit organization dedicated to grassroots sport, acting as an umbrella for National Olympic Committees and National Sports Confederations across 33 European countries. The website clearly communicates ENGSO's mission to promote stronger communities through voluntary-based sport, supported by a professional and consistent digital presence. The organization leverages modern WordPress technologies with Elementor for content management and presentation, ensuring good mobile optimization and user experience. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled, but could be enhanced by implementing additional security headers and explicit privacy compliance mechanisms such as cookie consent. Contact information is primarily via a contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers publicly listed. Overall, the domain registration and WHOIS data align with the organization's legitimacy and history, supporting a high trustworthiness rating.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

5 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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 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. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
70
Email security
98
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
75

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

ENGSO occupies an important position in the European sports non-profit sector, focusing on advocacy, policy development, events, projects, and education to empower grassroots sport. Its partnerships with European institutions and international organizations strengthen its market position. The business model is non-profit and advocacy-driven, targeting sports organizations and policymakers. The presence of subsidiary domains like ENGSO Youth and partner domains such as ENGSO Education and UNAOC indicate a broad partnership ecosystem. The website content and structure support ENGSO's mission and values, emphasizing democracy, equality, inclusion, sustainability, integrity, and education.

Security posture

The website benefits from HTTPS encryption and does not expose sensitive data in its HTML content. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are recommended best practices. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which could be improved to enhance security transparency. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism may pose compliance risks under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is moderate but can be strengthened with targeted improvements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add explicit security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to maintain a strong security culture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ENGSO | The European Organisation for Grassroots Sport
Description
The European Sports NGO (ENGSO) is a not for profit organisation with public responsibilities, the umbrella organisation of National Sport Confederations and National Olympic Committees from 33 European countries. ENGSO advocates and leads by example for empowered grassroots sport within EU sports policy and raises awareness on the societal role of sport, and fights for equal opportunities for all Europeans in sport.
Key services
Advocacy, Events, Policy development, Projects, Education
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, MediaElement.js, Royal Elementor Addons
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional non-profit organization site focused on grassroots sport in Europe.
  2. Content is rich and well-structured with clear navigation.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via a contact page form.
  4. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy detected.
  5. Security headers could be improved.
  6. No visible terms of service or security policy pages.
  7. Use of modern WordPress technologies and Elementor builder.
  8. Social media links not explicitly found in the provided content.
  9. WHOIS data shows domain registered via eNom, Inc with no privacy protection.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Elementor page builder and several plugins including Royal Elementor Addons. It uses jQuery and MediaElement.js for media handling. The site loads multiple CSS and JS resources, some preloaded for performance. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified beyond the registrar eNom, Inc. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. No broken elements or errors were detected in the HTML content provided.
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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