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Security report for gemse.org

GemSe – Gemeinsam Sein · Non-profit · Austria

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GemSe – Gemeinsam Sein is a small non-profit queer-feminist collective and association based in Kärnten, Austria, providing a community space for events, workshops, and vacation stays. The organization promotes solidarity, antifascism, and radical tenderness, targeting the queer-feminist community and allies. The website is multilingual and offers booking options and event information, supported by EU co-financing and ProEuropean Values initiatives. Technically, the website runs on WordPress 6.8.3 with common plugins such as Essential Blocks and WP Multilang. It uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and is hosted under a registrar consistent with the Austrian location. The site is moderately performant, mobile-optimized, and has good SEO and accessibility basics, though some accessibility features could be improved. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protection but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. There is no visible security policy or incident response information, and no cookie consent mechanism is implemented, which may affect GDPR compliance. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal user tracking. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional for its niche community purpose but could improve privacy compliance and security posture by adding cookie consent, security headers, and published security policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

7 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
64

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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Leaked records that mention gemse.org, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

GemSe operates as a community-driven non-profit project space focusing on queer-feminist and solidarity values in Austria. Its market position is local and niche, serving a specific community with event hosting and accommodation services. The business model relies on community engagement, event participation, and possibly donations or EU funding. The presence of multilingual support and EU co-financing logos suggests some level of institutional support and outreach. The organization maintains active social media channels to engage its audience. Growth indicators include recent domain registration and active event postings. No commercial partnerships or subsidiaries were identified.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and published security or incident response policies indicates room for improvement. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap under GDPR. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The minimal use of tracking and analytics reduces privacy risks. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly visible, which may impact trust from a security perspective.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie policy and consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance trust and preparedness.
  5. Regularly audit plugins and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GemSe – Gemeinsam Sein
Description
GemSe is a queer-feminist, solidarity-based, antifascist, and radically tender collective and association offering a project space for events, seminars, workshops, and vacations in Kärnten/Koroška. It welcomes all people and promotes community and inclusivity.
Key services
Event hosting, Seminars and workshops, Vacation stays, Community support and solidarity activities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, jQuery 3.7.1, Essential Blocks plugin, WP Multilang plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a community-focused non-profit project space with queer-feminist orientation.
  2. Content is in German with multilingual support (English, Slovenian).
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR relevance.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  8. Social media presence on Instagram, Facebook, Telegram.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS version 6.8.3 with jQuery 3.7.1 and uses plugins like Essential Blocks and WP Multilang for content blocks and multilingual support. The site is hosted with a registrar consistent with its Austrian location and uses multiple DNS servers. Performance is moderate with deferred JavaScript loading and responsive design. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and multilingual hreflang links. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with more ARIA roles and semantic HTML. No major technical debt or outdated technologies were detected.
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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