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Fondazione Edmund Mach · Education · Italy

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

Fondazione Edmund Mach is a well-established Italian foundation specializing in education, research, and technology transfer in the agricultural sector. The website reflects a professional institutional presence with comprehensive information about its activities, services, and events. The foundation targets students, researchers, and agricultural professionals, offering training, research, and consultancy services. The site is well-branded and consistent with the foundation's mission and regional presence in Italy. Technically, the website uses a modern CMS (OpenPA), integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking, and employs DNSSEC and HTTPS for secure communications. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented in compliance with GDPR, providing users control over analytics and third-party cookies. From a security perspective, the site benefits from HTTPS and DNSSEC but lacks visible advanced security headers. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with privacy regulations. It serves its audience effectively with rich content and clear navigation. Strategic improvements in security policy transparency and header implementation could further enhance its security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
42
Security headers
95
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
495
Employees
23
Customers
326
Third parties
146
Weak passwords
19%

Latest record dated 2026-05-15 · 19 subdomains affected

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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

Fondazione Edmund Mach holds a strong position as a regional educational and research institution in Italy, focusing on agriculture and related sciences. Its business model as a non-profit foundation is supported by diverse activities including education, research, technology transfer, and laboratory services. The foundation leverages digital channels and social media to engage its audience and disseminate information. The website's comprehensive content and event listings indicate active community engagement and knowledge sharing. The foundation's long domain history and DNSSEC usage reinforce its credibility. There is no indication of commercial revenue streams or partnerships beyond educational and research collaborations. The foundation's ecosystem includes multiple subdomains dedicated to specific activities, reflecting organizational complexity and specialization. The absence of visible commercial advertising or affiliate programs aligns with its non-profit status. The foundation's digital maturity is moderate to high, with room for enhanced security transparency and incident response readiness.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and DNSSEC enabled, protecting domain integrity and data in transit. The cookie consent implementation is robust, offering granular control over analytics and third-party cookies, supporting GDPR compliance. No exposed credentials or sensitive data were found in the HTML content. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or Strict-Transport-Security in the provided content suggests potential areas for improvement. No security or incident response policies are published on the site, which could hinder user trust and preparedness for security events. The use of third-party analytics and multimedia embeds introduces some risk, but these are managed via consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by publishing security policies, adding security headers, and providing incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  2. Add and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  5. Enhance transparency by publishing data retention policies and detailed privacy notices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Fondazione Edmund Mach
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fondazione Edmund Mach
Description
Fondazione Edmund Mach is an Italian foundation focused on education, research, innovation, and technology transfer in agriculture and related fields. It offers services such as laboratory testing, technical consultancy, training courses, and manages an experimental agricultural farm.
Key services
Istruzione e formazione (Education and training), Ricerca e innovazione (Research and innovation), Trasferimento tecnologico (Technology transfer), Servizi di laboratorio (Laboratory services), Consulenza tecnica (Technical consultancy), Corsi di formazione (Training courses)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap Italia, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Plausible Analytics
Frameworks
OpenPA CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • DNSSEC enabled
  • Cookie consent with granular categories
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Transparency
good

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.
  2. Strong compliance with cookie consent and privacy regulations.
  3. Clear institutional branding and consistent design.
  4. Multiple social media channels linked.
  5. No signs of suspicious or malicious activity.
  6. No visible security headers detected in HTML but HTTPS and DNSSEC are enabled.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies found on the site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the OpenPA CMS platform, leveraging Bootstrap Italia for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for user behavior tracking, supplemented by Plausible Analytics for privacy-focused analytics. The site uses modern font embedding techniques and serves images optimized for web performance. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, including skip links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts and deferred JavaScript. The site structure is clear with semantic HTML and well-organized navigation menus. There is no indication of legacy or vulnerable libraries. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and to document hosting and infrastructure details for better transparency.
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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