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Security report for european-journalists.eu

European Journalists Association · Media · Belgium

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The European Journalists Association is a non-profit network of journalists and media professionals across Europe dedicated to promoting European integration, press freedom, and access to information. The organization honors the legacy of key European founders and serves as a communication platform for European citizens and institutions. Their activities include organizing congresses, publishing reports, and facilitating meetings. The website reflects a niche media and advocacy role with a focus on European political and social issues. Technically, the website employs a modern but basic technology stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Owl Carousel. It is mobile-optimized with good navigation and content quality but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. No CMS or hosting provider information is evident. The site is fully accessible without WAF or blocking mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published. Privacy compliance is strong with a GDPR-aligned privacy policy, though cookie consent is missing. No analytics or tracking scripts are detected, indicating minimal user tracking. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional with a good business credibility score. The lack of WHOIS transparency is due to EURid privacy policies and is typical for .eu domains. Recommendations include improving security headers, adding cookie consent, publishing incident response policies, and enhancing accessibility and SEO.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

6 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 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 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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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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
63

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

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

The European Journalists Association operates as a small, important non-profit entity within the media and government sectors focused on European integration and press freedom. Its competitive advantage lies in its historical legacy and partnerships with reputable European organizations such as EurActiv, OSCE, and the Council of Europe. The business model centers on advocacy, information dissemination, and event organization rather than commercial revenue. Target customers include journalists, media professionals, and European citizens interested in EU affairs. Growth indicators are limited but the association maintains a stable presence with consistent branding and content quality. The partnership ecosystem enhances credibility and reach within European political and media circles.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enabled, but no advanced security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) are detected. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, the absence of cookie consent and incident response policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and best practices. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency for security researchers. The minimal use of analytics reduces privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial informational site but could be improved to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to ensure full GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and provide clear contact channels for security issues to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance website accessibility and SEO features to improve user experience and search engine visibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
European Journalists Association
Description
A network of journalists and media professionals from Europe promoting European integration, press freedom, and access to information.
Key services
Organizing congresses, Publishing reports and press releases, Facilitating visits and meetings, Providing information on European institutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Owl Carousel, Skrollr, Google Fonts, Fontello icons
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS assumed (URL uses https)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to EURid privacy policy and no registrar info extracted.
  3. Privacy policy is present and GDPR compliant but no cookie consent banner detected.
  4. No terms of service or explicit security/incident response policies found.
  5. Contact information is partially present in HTML comments but not prominently displayed.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
  7. Technical stack is modern but basic; performance and SEO could be improved.
  8. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations detected.
  9. Content is professional, relevant to European journalism and integration.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a standard front-end technology stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, Owl Carousel for sliders, and Skrollr for parallax effects. Google Fonts and Fontello icons are used for typography and icons. The site does not appear to use a CMS or advanced backend technologies based on the HTML content. Performance is moderate with no explicit optimization indicators. The site is mobile-friendly but accessibility features are basic. SEO is minimal with limited meta descriptions and no structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Hosting provider and server details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical implementation is functional but could benefit from modernization and optimization.
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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