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Security report for euraxess.at

EURAXESS · Education · Austria

Low risk. No critical or high findings.

Security score

84/100

Risk levelLow

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

EURAXESS Austria is a professional pan-European platform supported by the European Commission, providing comprehensive information and support services to researchers, entrepreneurs, universities, and businesses. The website offers job listings, funding opportunities, career development tools, and assistance for living and working in Austria. It is well-positioned in the education and government sectors, targeting researchers and related stakeholders. The platform is free of charge and integrates with a broader EURAXESS network across Europe and worldwide hubs. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies and European Commission web tools. It demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in security headers and explicit incident response information. The site uses Matomo analytics with privacy-conscious configurations. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit security policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. WHOIS data confirms the legitimacy and consistency of the domain with the European Commission's initiative. Overall, EURAXESS Austria presents a trustworthy, professional, and well-maintained platform with strong content quality and privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security headers and incident response transparency would further enhance its security posture and user trust.

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 X-XSS-Protection header

      Legacy XSS protection (deprecated but still recommended)

      What to do: Add "X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block"

    • 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

      No DKIM record found

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

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

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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
100
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
84

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

EURAXESS Austria operates as an important entity within the European research ecosystem, providing essential services to researchers and research organizations. Its market positioning as part of the European Commission's initiatives grants it high credibility and access to a broad network. The business model focuses on free information dissemination and support services, targeting researchers, entrepreneurs, and academic institutions. Key competitive advantages include its pan-European reach, integration with national portals, and comprehensive service offerings including jobs, funding, and career development. The platform supports growth through partnerships and worldwide hubs, enhancing its global footprint. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining high content quality, expanding contact and support channels, and enhancing security transparency to sustain trust and engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS enforcement and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. The absence of exposed sensitive data and use of privacy-conscious analytics (Matomo) are positive indicators. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published security or incident response policies represent gaps. No contact channels for security incidents were found, which could hinder timely vulnerability reporting and response. Compliance with GDPR is evident through privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by adopting additional security best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information page, including contact details for reporting security issues.
  3. Enhance contact information availability on the website, including official emails and phone numbers for support and inquiries.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain transparency on data retention policies and improve user control over data collection to strengthen privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
EURAXESS
Description
EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion is a unique pan-European initiative delivering information and support services to professional researchers.
Key services
Job offers, Funding opportunities, Hosting opportunities, Career development guidance, Information and assistance on living and working in Austria
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, EC Webtools CSS, JavaScript, SVG icons
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional platform for researchers supported by the European Commission.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with clear navigation.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. Good privacy and cookie policy implementation.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. Security headers could be improved.
  8. Use of Matomo analytics with privacy considerations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely used CMS, ensuring a robust and scalable infrastructure. It uses European Commission web tools for styling and icons, indicating adherence to EU web standards. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features, providing a good user experience across devices. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in load times and resource optimization. The technical stack is up-to-date, but security headers are missing, which is a technical risk. No signs of deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business goals effectively but could benefit from enhanced security configurations 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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