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Security report for festivalcinesevilla.eu

Festival de Sevilla · Media · Spain

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Festival de Sevilla is a well-established European film festival based in Sevilla, Spain, with a strong cultural and media focus. The website serves as a comprehensive platform for festival information, programming, news, and educational initiatives, targeting film enthusiasts, professionals, and the general public. The festival enjoys solid institutional support from government and cultural organizations, enhancing its credibility and market position. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 8, leveraging modern web technologies such as Google Analytics for tracking, AddToAny for social sharing, and lazy loading for performance optimization. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, providing a professional user experience. From a security perspective, the site implements basic privacy compliance with cookie consent and IP anonymization in analytics. However, it lacks advanced security headers, a published security policy, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No blocking or WAF challenges were detected, and no suspicious content was found, indicating a generally secure posture but with room for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, supporting the festival's mission and audience engagement effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

8 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

    • 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

  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 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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
62

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

The Festival de Sevilla operates as a non-profit cultural event organizer in the media sector, focusing on European cinema. Its business model relies on government funding, sponsorships, and cultural partnerships. The festival has a strong brand presence with over two decades of history, positioning it as a key player in the European film festival circuit. Its offerings include film screenings, competitions, educational programs, and press activities, targeting a diverse audience from cinephiles to industry professionals. The partnership ecosystem includes regional and national government bodies, cultural foundations, and private sponsors, which supports its operational and promotional activities. The website reflects a mature digital presence aligned with its strategic goals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. It uses HTTPS (assumed from canonical URLs), includes a cookie consent mechanism with opt-in, and anonymizes IP addresses in Google Analytics, which are positive privacy practices. However, the absence of visible security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS), lack of a published security policy or incident response contacts, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file indicate gaps in security governance and transparency. Forms are present but no explicit anti-CSRF or input validation details are visible. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Enhancing security headers, publishing policies, and establishing incident response channels would improve the security posture significantly.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response contacts (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Ensure all web forms have anti-CSRF tokens and robust input validation to prevent injection attacks.
  5. Regularly audit third-party libraries and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Festival de Sevilla
Description
Festival de Sevilla is a European film festival held annually in Sevilla, Spain, showcasing European cinema with various sections, awards, and educational programs.
Key services
Film festival organization, Film screenings and competitions, Educational programs and workshops, Press and media accreditation, Cultural promotion
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 8, Google Analytics, AddToAny sharing, Slick Carousel, Blazy (lazy loading), FontAwesome
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in mechanism
  • IP anonymization in Google Analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
AddToAny sharing
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Uses Drupal 8 CMS with modern front-end libraries.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with opt-in mechanism.
  4. Clear contact information including emails, phone, and physical address is provided.
  5. Social media presence is strong with official accounts linked.
  6. No explicit privacy or security policies beyond basic cookie and legal notices.
  7. No visible security headers or advanced security policies detected.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 8 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, indicating a stable and maintainable infrastructure. It uses modern front-end libraries such as Slick Carousel for slideshows, Blazy for lazy loading images, and FontAwesome for icons, enhancing user experience and performance. Google Analytics is integrated for visitor tracking with IP anonymization enabled, reflecting privacy awareness. The site is mobile responsive and accessible, with proper meta tags and SEO optimizations. Hosting is provided by Dinahosting SL, a reputable Spanish hosting provider. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and asset optimization. Overall, the technical stack is solid but could benefit from updated security configurations and performance tuning.
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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