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Security report for europechess.org

European Chess Union · Other · N/a

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The European Chess Union (ECU) operates as the continental governing body for chess in Europe, organizing championships, supporting member federations, and promoting chess education. The website serves as an information hub for news, events, commissions, and official communications. The organization targets chess players, federations, and enthusiasts across Europe, positioning itself as a key non-profit sports federation in the chess domain. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and various plugins for event management and media embedding. The site is mobile-optimized with good navigation and content structure, though accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in SEO and accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, but lacks advanced security headers and a public vulnerability disclosure policy. The absence of a privacy policy and WHOIS data reduces compliance and trust scores. No blocking or WAF mechanisms were detected, indicating full content accessibility. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy from a content and business perspective but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures, security headers, and transparent domain registration information to improve compliance and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
50
Average
49

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

ECU holds a strong market position as the official European chess federation, leveraging partnerships with sponsors and educational entities. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on event organization, governance, and education. The website reflects a medium-sized organization with consistent branding and active content updates. The partnership ecosystem includes sponsors like Globalcell and Senserobot, and an educational subdomain. Growth indicators include frequent event announcements and publications. Revenue streams likely include sponsorships and event fees. The organization maintains a credible online presence with social media engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS and cookie consent in place. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The absence of a security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy indicates limited incident response readiness. GDPR compliance is partial, with cookie consent but no visible privacy policy. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, with room for improvement in transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data processing and GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts and general inquiries.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to enhance trust and legitimacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
European Chess Union
Description
The European Chess Union (ECU) is the continental chess organization for Europe, organizing chess events, championships, and providing governance and support for European chess federations.
Key services
Organization of European chess championships and events, Governance and support for member federations, Educational and training commissions, Publication of newsletters and magazines
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Select2, Flatpickr, Flickity, FontAwesome, Modern Events Calendar Lite, YouTube Embed Plus, Cookie Law Info plugin, WordPress
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based official site for the European Chess Union.
  2. Content is rich with news, events, commissions, and organizational information.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages explicitly found in provided content.
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented indicating some privacy compliance effort.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. Social media links to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube are present.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. WHOIS data is unavailable or blocked, limiting domain trust analysis.
  9. No signs of WAF or content blocking detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a WordPress CMS with a variety of plugins for event management, media embedding, and UI enhancements. The tech stack includes jQuery, Bootstrap, Select2, Flatpickr, Flickity carousel, and FontAwesome icons. The site loads external resources from trusted domains such as Google Fonts and Stripe. Performance is moderate with potential optimization in image loading and script management. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. Technical risks include missing security headers and incomplete domain registration data.
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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