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Security report for europa.eu

European Union · Government · N/a

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in Security headers.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

The European Union's official website serves as a comprehensive portal providing detailed information about the EU's functions, principles, priorities, history, and member states. It targets a broad audience including EU citizens, researchers, policymakers, and the general public. The site is authoritative and well-positioned as the primary source of EU-related information, offering multilingual content and extensive contact options. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies and EU-specific webtools services. It demonstrates excellent mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, ensuring a high-quality user experience. Hosting is likely managed by European Commission infrastructure, ensuring reliability and performance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism, reflecting good privacy compliance aligned with GDPR. While some standard security headers are present, there is room for improvement by adding additional headers like Content-Security-Policy. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected, indicating a strong security posture. Overall, the website is highly trustworthy and professional, with a strong focus on transparency, user privacy, and accessibility. The lack of WHOIS data is typical for EU subdomains and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and implementing a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to further strengthen trust and security.

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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  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.

    • 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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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
90
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
79

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention europa.eu, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
328,967
Employees
312
Customers
326,630
Third parties
2,025
Weak passwords
21%

Latest record dated 2026-06-13 · 1,295 subdomains affected

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  • –ecas.ec.europa.eu2026-06-13
  • –ecas.ec.europa.eu2026-06-13
  • –corp-bx-myremote.tech.ec.europa.eu2026-06-12
  • –sts-out.euaa.europa.eu2026-06-12
  • –ecas.ec.europa.eu2026-06-11

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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

The European Union website operates as a governmental information portal, providing authoritative content about EU institutions, laws, and policies. Its market position is unique as the official EU digital presence, with no direct competitors in its niche. The business model is public service oriented, focusing on information dissemination rather than commercial revenue. The site supports extensive multilingual content to serve all EU member states and beyond, reflecting a broad and diverse target audience. Partnerships are evident with various EU bodies and institutions, enhancing content richness and credibility. Growth indicators include continuous updates on EU priorities and news, reflecting active engagement with current affairs.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, cookie consent, and no visible security flaws in the HTML content. However, the absence of some recommended security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests opportunities for enhancement. There is no public security policy or incident response information, which could improve transparency and readiness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, limiting external reporting channels. Overall, the site aligns well with GDPR and EU privacy standards, but could benefit from formalizing security governance and communication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional 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 clear security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program, including a security.txt file, to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Continue to maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.
  5. Enhance monitoring and auditing of third-party scripts and analytics to minimize privacy risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
European Union
Description
Official website providing information about the European Union's functions, principles, priorities, history, member states, legal basis, and citizens' rights.
Key services
Information dissemination, News and events updates, Access to EU institutions and bodies, Multilingual content, Contact and support services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, JavaScript, CSS, JSON-LD, Webtools.europa.eu services
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of official EU domains

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik/Matomo (webanalytics.europa.eu)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
webanalytics.europa.eu
Marketing tools
webtools.europa.eu
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official European Union portal with comprehensive multilingual support.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms are implemented.
  4. No security blocking or WAF challenges detected.
  5. WHOIS data is privacy protected or unavailable, typical for EU domains.
  6. Social media sharing is extensively supported with official EU social channels.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Security headers could be improved for enhanced protection.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a robust content management framework. It uses JSON-LD structured data for SEO and accessibility, and integrates EU-specific webtools for translation, analytics, and social sharing. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and accessibility standards, with responsive design and clear navigation. Performance appears fast with efficient use of CSS and JavaScript assets. Hosting is likely on European Commission infrastructure, providing reliability and compliance with EU data sovereignty requirements. There is no indication of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided content.
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. 79/100Low25 findingsView report
  2. 79/100 +6Low26 findingsView report
  3. 73/100Medium22 findingsView report
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