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Security report for europanel.com

Europanel · Retail · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Europanel is a collaborative international consumer panel business that integrates multiple leading household purchase panels worldwide to provide deep shopper insights and support brand growth strategies. The website reflects a mature, well-established business with a strong partner ecosystem including Kantar, YouGov, Ipsos, and others. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern web technologies and is hosted on Azure DNS infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and reCaptcha protections, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the domain registration data supports the legitimacy and maturity of the business. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance, publishing security policies, and improving security headers to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 findings 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

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

Europanel operates in the retail and media sectors, offering integrated consumer purchase panel data and insights to brands seeking sustainable growth. Their business model is collaborative, leveraging partnerships with global market research firms to provide comprehensive shopper behavior data. The company targets brand managers and marketers requiring multi-country consumer insights. The website content and partner references indicate a strong market position with a medium-sized operation founded in 1998. The partnership ecosystem is robust, enhancing credibility and reach. The business model focuses on data-driven brand growth strategies and innovation support.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses reCaptcha v3 to secure form submissions, indicating a baseline security maturity. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers (such as CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), and published security or incident response policies suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site does not publish a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, which could enhance transparency and trust. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be strengthened with additional controls and policy disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Establish and publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies, including a security.txt file.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Europanel
Description
Europanel is a non-exclusive contractual collaboration that brings together the world's leading household complementary purchase panels. They provide deep, integrated understanding of actual human behaviour by connecting shopper insights with brand strategy to enable clients to adapt to change and find sustainable strategies for growth.
Key services
Consumer purchase panel data integration, Shopper insights and analytics, Brand growth strategy support, Global and regional market coverage
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Google Fonts, Typekit Fonts, jQuery, Ninja Forms, Popup Maker, Google Analytics
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reCaptcha v3 in forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main page.
  3. Contact email is provided and consistent with domain.
  4. Multiple partner logos and references indicate strong industry relationships.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (WordPress).
  6. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges.
  7. Security headers and policies could be improved.
  8. Forms collect personal data with reCaptcha protection.
  9. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed.
  10. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1, using standard web technologies including Google Fonts, Typekit, jQuery, and Bootstrap components. Hosting is via Azure DNS, indicating a reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with minified CSS and JS assets. The site is mobile responsive and accessible at a basic level. SEO is supported with meta tags and structured navigation. The use of Ninja Forms and Popup Maker plugins facilitates user interaction and data collection. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies, but security-related technical improvements are recommended.
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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