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Security report for epic-packaging.eu

European Packaging Institutes Consortium · Other · Czech Republic

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The European Packaging Institutes Consortium (EPIC) is a pan-European organization representing national packaging institutes and their members, including retailers and raw material manufacturers. Established in 2002, EPIC focuses on fostering cooperation, education, innovation, and information exchange within the packaging industry to promote sustainable and responsible packaging practices. The consortium is a member of the World Packaging Organisation and operates primarily from Czechia. The website serves as an informational and networking platform for members and stakeholders in the packaging sector. Technically, the website is built on the Orchard CMS platform and utilizes modern front-end technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, Owl Carousel, and Animate On Scroll libraries. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices but lacks some advanced accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with no critical technical issues detected. The website is fully accessible without any WAF or security blocking mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data in the HTML content. However, it lacks visible security headers and explicit security or privacy policies. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Contact information is clearly presented, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved by implementing additional security headers and formal policies. The overall risk assessment indicates a trustworthy and professional website with minor gaps in privacy compliance and security best practices. Strategic recommendations include adding comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, enhancing security headers, and publishing incident response contacts to improve trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

9 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
95
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
49

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 epic-packaging.eu, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

EPIC occupies a niche market position as a consortium facilitating collaboration among European national packaging institutes. Its competitive advantage lies in its pan-European reach, affiliation with the World Packaging Organisation, and focus on sustainable packaging innovation and education. The business model is membership-based, providing networking, knowledge sharing, and regulatory advocacy services. Revenue streams likely include membership fees and event participation. The target customers are packaging professionals, manufacturers, and retailers across Europe. Growth indicators include active member testimonials and participation in international awards. The partnership ecosystem includes national packaging institutes and international organizations. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to expand digital engagement and formalize compliance frameworks to enhance market trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. Lack of published security policies and incident response contacts indicates limited transparency in security governance. No vulnerabilities or malware were detected in the HTML content. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly documented. The security culture appears basic, with room for improvement in formalizing security and privacy practices to align with industry standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and provide dedicated security contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide clear terms of service to improve user trust and legal compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
European Packaging Institutes Consortium
Description
The European Packaging Institutes Consortium (EPIC) is the project-organisation of the national packaging institutes of Europe that cooperate on behalf of their members, from retailers to raw material manufacturers. EPIC stimulates the packaging of products creating added value in the European economy in a sustainable and responsible manner. EPIC focuses on education, innovation and the transfer of information on the creation of packaged products.
Key services
Packaging education, Innovation promotion, Information transfer, Networking, Representation in packaging regulations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4.3.1, Owl Carousel, Animate On Scroll (AOS), Magnific Popup, Popper.js, Font Awesome, Ionicons, Flaticon, Icomoon
Frameworks
Orchard CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage (implied by canonical URL https://epic-packaging.eu/)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
LinkedIn social network profile
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on main site
  3. Cookie policy page exists but no explicit consent mechanism detected
  4. Contact information is clearly presented with named individuals and company address
  5. Website uses modern front-end libraries and a known CMS (Orchard)
  6. No visible security headers detected in HTML source
  7. No forms detected that collect user data on the main page
  8. Strong focus on packaging industry consortium activities and member services
  9. Social media presence limited to LinkedIn
  10. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in provided HTML
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Orchard CMS platform, leveraging a modern front-end stack including jQuery, Bootstrap 4.3.1, Owl Carousel, and Animate On Scroll libraries. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate with no critical errors or broken elements detected. However, the site lacks advanced accessibility features and security headers. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking scripts, indicating minimal user tracking. The technical infrastructure supports the business goals but could benefit from modernization in security and accessibility to reduce technical debt and improve resilience.
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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