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Security report for estvca.ee

Estonian Private Equity And Venture Capital Association · Finance · Estonia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

EstVCA (Estonian Private Equity And Venture Capital Association) is a professional association representing the private equity and venture capital industry in Estonia and the Baltic region. The website serves as an information hub providing news, reports, events, and educational resources targeted at investors, fund managers, startups, and other stakeholders in the PE/VC ecosystem. The association is well-established since 2010 and maintains a consistent brand presence online. Technically, the website is built on the Voog CMS platform, utilizing JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Modernizr, and is hosted on servers managed by Edicy OÜ. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive images and basic accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with no major technical issues detected. SEO is basic but present through meta tags and Open Graph data. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data. However, it lacks important security headers and uses an outdated jQuery version, which could pose risks. There are no visible privacy or cookie policies, nor contact information for security incidents or data protection officers, indicating gaps in compliance and transparency. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, improved security headers, updated libraries, and clearer contact information to strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

7 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

    • 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';…

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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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
10
Average
51

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

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Dark web exposure

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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

EstVCA occupies a key position as the representative body for private equity and venture capital in Estonia and the Baltic region. Its business model focuses on advocacy, education, networking, and information dissemination to industry participants. The association's revenue likely derives from membership fees, event sponsorships, and educational programs. The target audience includes fund managers, investors, startups, and policy makers interested in the PE/VC sector. The website content reflects active engagement with the ecosystem through news updates, reports, and events. Partnerships with regional funds and educational institutions are implied through content references. The association demonstrates steady growth and regional influence since its founding in 2010.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic but acceptable security posture with enforced HTTPS and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. The use of an outdated jQuery version (1.10.2) may expose the site to known vulnerabilities. Lack of privacy and cookie policies, as well as missing incident response contact details, indicate compliance gaps with GDPR and best practices. No forms or input fields were detected, reducing attack surface but also limiting user interaction. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires improvements to meet higher standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Update JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general inquiries and security incident reporting.
  5. Incorporate structured data (JSON-LD) to improve SEO and provide machine-readable business information.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Estonian Private Equity And Venture Capital Association
Description
EstVCA is the Estonian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, representing the private equity and venture capital industry in Estonia and the Baltic region. The website provides news, reports, events, and educational resources related to private equity and venture capital investments.
Key services
Industry news and updates, Reports and publications, Events and networking, Educational resources including NordicMasterclass and knowledge centre
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.10.2, Modernizr, Voog CMS scripts, Picturefill (responsive images polyfill)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by og:url https://estvca.ee/en)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Voog tracking
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Voog tracking script (s.voog.com)
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional association site for Estonian PE/VC industry.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided in the HTML content.
  4. Site uses Voog CMS platform and related scripts.
  5. Content is rich with news and event information relevant to the industry.
  6. No security headers detected in the HTML content.
  7. No forms detected on the homepage HTML provided.
  8. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  9. No structured data (JSON-LD) found.
  10. HTTPS is used and enforced.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Voog CMS platform, leveraging jQuery 1.10.2, Modernizr, and Picturefill for responsive images. Hosting is provided by Edicy OÜ, consistent with the domain's nameservers. The site uses asynchronous JavaScript loading for tracking scripts and has a responsive design optimized for mobile devices. Performance is moderate with no broken elements detected. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph properties but lacks structured data. Accessibility features are minimal but present. The technical stack is somewhat dated due to the old jQuery version but otherwise stable. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack and enhance SEO and accessibility.
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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