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Security report for erstestiftung.org

ERSTE Foundation · Non-profit · Austria

High risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

ERSTE Foundation is a well-established non-profit organization based in Austria, focusing on financial health, democratic values, and social innovation. The foundation offers a range of services including financial education, social finance initiatives, cultural projects, and management training for civil society. Their target audience includes individuals and organizations interested in social and democratic development in Central and Eastern Europe. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, supported by a strong social media presence. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and SEO optimizations, but lacks a valid SSL certificate, which is a critical security gap. Privacy compliance is well addressed with GDPR cookie consent mechanisms and clear privacy policies. However, no explicit security or incident response policies are published. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but requires urgent improvements in security infrastructure to protect user data and enhance trust.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 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

4 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
0
Security headers
65
Email security
50
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
47

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 foundation holds a strong market position as a key non-profit player in social finance and cultural sectors in Austria and Central Europe. Its business model revolves around supporting social causes through funding, education, and events. The organization leverages partnerships and a comprehensive portfolio of projects to maintain relevance and impact. The website content and structure reflect a mature digital presence aimed at transparency and engagement with stakeholders. The absence of phone contact may indicate a preference for digital communication channels. The foundation’s consistent branding and comprehensive content suggest a stable and credible operation with potential for growth in digital outreach.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception risks. While some security headers are present, critical TLS protocols and session resumption features are missing. The site uses secure cookie attributes and a content security policy to upgrade insecure requests, but these measures are insufficient without proper SSL. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which limits transparency and preparedness. The foundation should prioritize obtaining and configuring SSL/TLS certificates, enabling modern protocols, and publishing security policies to improve resilience and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable and enforce modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or higher) and implement OCSP stapling.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies, including contact channels for security issues.
  4. Enhance HSTS policy to include subdomains and preload to strengthen transport security.
  5. Continue maintaining and improving privacy compliance and cookie consent mechanisms.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform version 6.7.2, hosted on an Apache server. It uses several modern JavaScript libraries such as Splide.js for sliders, MixItUp and Isotope for filtering and layout, and jQuery 3.7.1. SEO is enhanced via the Yoast SEO plugin, and GDPR compliance is managed by the WebToffee GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Redis Object Cache is used for performance optimization, though no performance metrics were available. The site is mobile responsive with good navigation clarity. However, the lack of SSL/TLS support is a major technical deficiency that undermines security and user trust. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but requires urgent security upgrades.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 84/100Low25 findingsView report
  2. 84/100Low25 findingsView report
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