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Security report for fooddrinkeurope.eu

FoodDrinkEurope · Manufacturing · Belgium

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in SSL/TLS.

Security score

82/100

Risk levelLow

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

FoodDrinkEurope is a prominent industry association representing the European food and drink manufacturing sector, the largest manufacturing sector in the EU by turnover and employment. The organization focuses on advocacy, policy influence, and providing resources related to food safety, nutrition, environmental sustainability, and competitiveness. The website reflects a mature digital presence with professional design, clear navigation, and comprehensive content tailored to industry stakeholders and policymakers. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern performance optimizations including WP Rocket, Google Analytics, and Cookiebot for privacy compliance. The site is well-optimized for mobile and accessibility, with strong SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured data. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, cookie consent mechanisms, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. While the WHOIS data is privacy protected, which limits transparency on domain registration details, the website's professional content and consistent branding support its legitimacy. No security policy or incident response information is published, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the site demonstrates a strong balance of business credibility, technical maturity, and privacy compliance, with room to enhance explicit security disclosures and vulnerability reporting. Strategic recommendations include publishing a formal security policy and incident response plan, implementing a vulnerability disclosure program, and providing clear contact details for data protection and security inquiries to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

1 finding 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

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
77
Security headers
80
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
82

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

FoodDrinkEurope holds a leading position as the representative body for the European food and drink industry, engaging with European and international institutions to influence policy and regulatory frameworks. Its business model centers on advocacy, industry representation, and knowledge dissemination through publications, campaigns, and events. The organization targets industry stakeholders, policymakers, and the public interested in food sector developments. The website content and structure indicate a large, established entity with a focus on sustainability, health, and economic growth within the food manufacturing sector. The use of modern web technologies and compliance tools reflects a commitment to digital maturity and regulatory adherence.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. Security best practices such as Content Security Policy handling and absence of exposed sensitive data are observed. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response procedures, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in transparency and readiness communication. No critical vulnerabilities or security misconfigurations were detected in the analyzed content. The privacy-protected WHOIS data is typical for organizations but limits domain registration transparency. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from enhanced policy disclosures and formalized incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program, including a security.txt file.
  3. Provide clear contact information for the Data Protection Officer and security incidents.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and tracking tools to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency around data retention and privacy practices to reinforce GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FoodDrinkEurope
Description
FoodDrinkEurope represents the European food and drink industry, the largest manufacturing sector in the EU in terms of turnover and employment. It aims to promote the industry's interests to European and international institutions, contributing to a framework addressing, inter alia, food safety and science, nutrition and health, environmental sustainability and competitiveness
Key services
Policy advocacy, Industry representation, Publications and position papers, Campaigns and events, Learning and educational resources
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, WP Rocket, WordPress
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security-related scripts to handle CSP issues

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot pixel
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 no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. Professional and comprehensive content about European food and drink industry
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent implementation
  4. Use of modern web technologies and performance optimization
  5. No exposed sensitive data or security issues detected in HTML
  6. WHOIS data is privacy protected, limiting domain registration transparency
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with performance optimizations via WP Rocket, including lazy loading and script management. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing, alongside Cookiebot for cookie consent management. The site uses modern HTML5 and CSS3 standards with responsive design ensuring excellent mobile optimization and accessibility. SEO is well-implemented with comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data. No hosting provider details were identified from the content. The technical infrastructure supports fast loading times and a professional user experience, though explicit details on hosting and backend security configurations are not available.
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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