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Security report for eurofoodchem2025.eu

GUARANT International spol. s r.o. · Education · Slovakia

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

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The EuroFoodChem XXIII website serves as the official platform for the 2025 European Conference on Food Chemistry, a well-established biannual event organized by reputable scientific and academic institutions in Slovakia and Europe. The site effectively communicates event details, speakers, sponsors, and registration information, targeting food chemists, researchers, and industry professionals. The business model centers on event organization and scientific knowledge exchange, supported by strong partnerships and patronage from governmental and scientific bodies. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including popular plugins for SEO, UI enhancements, and event management. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data, though it lacks some advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is limited, with no visible privacy or cookie policies, which is a notable gap given GDPR requirements. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-branded, though it could improve in privacy and security transparency. Strategic recommendations include implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, adding security headers, establishing a vulnerability disclosure process, and enhancing incident response contact visibility to strengthen 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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
48

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

EuroFoodChem XXIII is positioned as a leading scientific conference in food chemistry, leveraging a strong network of academic and governmental partners. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing tradition, European Chemical Society affiliation, and collaboration with scientific publishers. Revenue streams likely include registration fees, sponsorships, and exhibition partnerships. The target customers are researchers, academics, and industry professionals in food science. Growth indicators include expanded workshops, special collections with journals, and government patronage. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving scientific societies, publishers, and sponsors. Operationally, the event is managed by GUARANT International, a professional congress organizer, ensuring reliable event execution and customer service.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Use of WordPress nonces for AJAX requests indicates awareness of common web security practices. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, which limits transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance gaps, including missing privacy and cookie policies, expose the site to regulatory risk. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information, including security-related email addresses.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain security posture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
GUARANT International spol. s r.o.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GUARANT International spol. s r.o.
Description
The website is for the XXIII European Conference on Food Chemistry (EuroFoodChem 2025), a biannual congress organized by the Division of Food Chemistry of the European Chemical Society, Slovak Chemical Society, National Agricultural and Food Centre, and the Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. It facilitates networking, knowledge exchange, and supports young researchers in food chemistry and technology.
Key services
Conference organization, Workshops, Abstract submission, Networking events, Publication collaboration (Special Collection with ChemFoodChem)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, FontAwesome, Yoast SEO plugin, Kadence Blocks, Ocean Extra plugin, Ari Fancy Lightbox, Carousel Block, Add to Calendar Button, Hurrytimer
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce for AJAX in WordPress

Analytics and tracking

Services
WP Statistics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional conference site for EuroFoodChem 2025 event.
  2. Content is rich with event details, speakers, sponsors, and registration info.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage or footer.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided in footer with emails and phone numbers.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  6. Uses WordPress CMS with multiple plugins for SEO, UI, and event management.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  8. Good use of structured data (JSON-LD) for event and webpage metadata.
  9. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  10. No forms with personal data collection found on the homepage; abstract submission and registration forms are external links.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a modern and popular theme (OceanWP) and a suite of plugins for SEO (Yoast), UI components (Kadence Blocks, Carousel Block), event management (Add to Calendar Button), and analytics (WP Statistics). The site loads scripts asynchronously where possible and uses CDN-hosted resources like FontAwesome and jQuery. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO is well addressed with meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Accessibility is basic but present. No major technical debt or outdated technologies detected, though security headers and privacy compliance features are lacking.
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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