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Security report for ertrac.org

ERTRAC · Transportation · N/a

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

82/100

Risk levelLow

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

ERTRAC is a European advisory council focused on road transport research and innovation, aiming to coordinate and promote sustainable, safe, and efficient mobility solutions. The website reflects a mature and professional organization targeting policymakers, researchers, and industry stakeholders in the transportation sector. The digital infrastructure is built on WordPress with modern plugins and themes, providing a good user experience with mobile optimization and SEO best practices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and cookie consent mechanisms, though there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and incident response information. Overall, the website is trustworthy and well-maintained, supporting ERTRAC's role as a key player in European transport research.

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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  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.

    • Medium

      Missing Permissions-Policy header

      Controls browser features and APIs

      What to do: Implement a Permissions-Policy to restrict feature access

      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=(), autoplay=(), camera=(), cross-origin-isolated=(),…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  3. 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.

    • Medium

      DMARC not enforcing

      DMARC policy is set to "none"

      What to do: Gradually move to "quarantine" then "reject" policy

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  4. 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.

    • Medium

      SSL Certificate Expires Within 90 Days

      SSL certificate expires in 54 days

      What to do: Plan SSL certificate renewal

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  • Security score drift

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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
80
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
82

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

ERTRAC operates as a non-profit advisory and coordination body within the European transportation research sector. Its market position is strong as a key facilitator of research collaboration and policy advisory. The business model focuses on stakeholder engagement and dissemination of research agendas. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized organization with consistent branding and clear communication channels. Partnerships and external links are primarily to trusted domains and social media platforms relevant to the sector. The organization demonstrates good digital maturity but could enhance transparency around security and compliance.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and implements several security headers, indicating a solid baseline security posture. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The presence of a cookie consent mechanism aligns with GDPR compliance. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy, incident response contact, and vulnerability disclosure policy suggests areas for improvement in security transparency and readiness. Regular audits of third-party plugins and enhanced accessibility features would further strengthen the security and compliance posture.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and frameworks.
  2. Add incident response contact information, such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Enhance website accessibility to meet higher standards for all users.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of plugins and update them promptly to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ERTRAC
Description
ERTRAC is the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, focusing on research and innovation in road transport and mobility. It aims to coordinate and promote research efforts in the transportation sector to improve sustainability, safety, and efficiency.
Key services
Research coordination, Policy advisory, Stakeholder engagement, Publication of research agendas and roadmaps
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Divi Theme, Gravity Forms, jQuery, Font Awesome, Slick Carousel, LottieFiles, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
WordPress CMS, Divi Builder
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses HTTPS with valid SSL
  2. No WHOIS data available due to privacy or query failure
  3. Professional and consistent branding
  4. Presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanism
  5. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data
  6. No incident response or security policy pages found
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected
  8. Contact information available via contact page and footer
  9. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and several plugins including Gravity Forms, LottieFiles, and Yoast SEO. It uses modern front-end libraries such as jQuery and Slick Carousel. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical stack is well-maintained but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and performance tuning.
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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