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Security report for fototecaortodoxiei.ro

CYBER_FOLKS S.R.L. · Other · Romania

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Fototeca Ortodoxiei Românești is a Romanian digital archive project dedicated to preserving and showcasing photographic documents related to the history of the Romanian Orthodox Church from the 19th and 20th centuries. The website serves a niche audience of researchers, historians, and members of the Romanian Orthodox community interested in cultural heritage. The project is supported by the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate and has been active since at least 2012, with the domain registered in 2010 by CYBER_FOLKS S.R.L., a Romanian registrar. Technically, the website employs a modern but somewhat dated technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap 4 alpha, OwlCarousel, and other JavaScript libraries hosted on reputable CDNs. Hosting appears to be on Amazon AWS infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and has good SEO practices, but lacks some advanced accessibility features. Performance is moderate. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and secure external libraries but lacks DNSSEC and visible security headers, which are recommended for enhanced protection. Privacy compliance is limited; no explicit privacy or cookie policies are published, though a cookie consent mechanism is implemented via JavaScript. No incident response or security contact information is provided. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional in its presentation and content quality but would benefit from improved privacy disclosures, security headers, and DNS security enhancements to strengthen its security posture and compliance.

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

10 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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';…

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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
20
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
52

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 website operates as a non-profit cultural heritage digital archive, focusing on the Romanian Orthodox Church's photographic history. Its market position is niche, targeting academic and religious communities. The business model centers on archival preservation and public access rather than commercial revenue. The domain age and registrant information align well with the website's stated purpose and history. The absence of contact details and formal policies suggests a smaller organizational structure, likely with limited commercial activity. The use of external ad and tracking services like Cxense and Adtlgc indicates some level of audience measurement or monetization, but Google Analytics is commented out, possibly reflecting privacy considerations.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and external libraries are loaded from trusted CDNs. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the defense-in-depth. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented but without a visible privacy policy, which is a compliance gap. Incident response readiness is unclear due to missing contact channels. Overall, the site is functional and reasonably secure but could improve in compliance and technical security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and serve security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies clearly accessible from the homepage.
  4. Add explicit incident response and abuse contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Review and update external libraries to latest stable versions and consider modernizing the tech stack.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CYBER_FOLKS S.R.L.
Description
Fototeca Ortodoxiei Românești is a digital archive project launched with the blessing of the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate, aiming to collect, identify, and classify photographic documents related to the history of the Romanian Church from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Key services
Digital archive of historical photographs, Categorized photo albums related to Romanian Orthodox Church history, Searchable online photo database
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.2, jQuery UI 1.11.4, Bootstrap 4.0.0-alpha.6, OwlCarousel 2.3.4, Masonry 3.3.2, ImagesLoaded 4, Font Awesome 4.7.0, ScrollBooster 1.1.0, Popper.js 1.14.7, Tether 1.4.0
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of secure external libraries
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (commented out), Cxense
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Cxense, Adtlgc
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (commented out), Cxense SATI
Marketing tools
Google Tag Manager (commented out)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a cultural heritage digital archive focused on Romanian Orthodox Church history.
  2. No explicit privacy or terms of service pages found.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism implemented via JavaScript cookie and banner.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided content.
  5. Uses multiple external libraries and CDNs for UI and functionality.
  6. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  7. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  8. Google Analytics is present but commented out, indicating possible privacy consideration or inactive tracking.
  9. Website content is in Romanian language.
  10. No social media links explicitly found in provided content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of legacy and modern JavaScript libraries, including jQuery 2.2.2 and Bootstrap 4 alpha, which may indicate some technical debt. Hosting on AWS DNS infrastructure is reliable. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with multiple external dependencies. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. The presence of commented-out Google Analytics code suggests privacy-aware tracking practices or inactive analytics. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the site's purpose but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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