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Security report for greece-cyprus.eu

Πρόγραμμα Συνεργασίας Interreg VI-A – Ελλάδα-Κύπρος · Government · Greece

High risk. 12 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

41/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website 'Πρόγραμμα Συνεργασίας Interreg VI-A – Ελλάδα-Κύπρος 2021-2027' serves as the official online portal for the EU-funded cooperation program between Greece and Cyprus. It provides comprehensive information about the program's priorities, funded projects, results, and administrative structures. The site targets government agencies, project stakeholders, and the general public interested in regional cooperation initiatives. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor and several plugins, including bbPress and Contact Form 7, indicating a mature and extensible infrastructure. The presence of Google Analytics and modern web technologies reflects a moderate to good digital maturity level. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses reCAPTCHA, but lacks explicit security headers and incident response contacts, which are recommended for enhanced security posture. Privacy compliance is basic, with no clear privacy or cookie policies detected. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from improved privacy and security disclosures.

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

12 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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"

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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
90
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
10
Average
41

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 · found on this site
  • 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 Greece-Cyprus Interreg VI-A program website positions itself as an authoritative government source for regional cooperation information. Its business model is informational and service-oriented, funded by EU and national government bodies. The site supports transparency and stakeholder engagement by providing project data and contact mechanisms. The lack of commercial elements and the presence of official branding and domain registration reinforce its credibility. The partnership ecosystem includes government entities and possibly other EU bodies, though no explicit partner domains are listed. Growth indicators include active content updates and event announcements. The site’s operations focus on public sector communication and program management.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and Google reCAPTCHA is implemented to protect forms. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, limiting transparency for security researchers. No incident response contacts or security policies are published, which could hinder timely reporting and mitigation of security incidents. The site does not expose sensitive data in the HTML and uses nonce tokens for AJAX, which is positive. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an informational government site but can be improved to meet higher standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to enhance GDPR compliance.
  3. Add a security policy page and incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  4. Regularly update all WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider publishing a security.txt file to improve transparency and security communication.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Πρόγραμμα Συνεργασίας Interreg VI-A – Ελλάδα-Κύπρος
Description
Official website for the Interreg VI-A Cooperation Programme between Greece and Cyprus for the period 2021-2027, providing information about program priorities, funded projects, results, and administrative structures.
Key services
Information dissemination about cooperation program, Project funding details and results, Event announcements and news, User registration and login for stakeholders
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.1, PHP, jQuery, Elementor, Fuse Social Floating Sidebar, bbPress, Contact Form 7, Eventer plugin, Google Analytics, Font Awesome
Frameworks
WordPress CMS, Elementor page builder
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce tokens in AJAX calls

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official government EU program portal for Greece-Cyprus cooperation
  2. Content is primarily in Greek language
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found in provided content
  4. Contact email is official and uses domain mou.gr, indicating government affiliation
  5. Uses modern WordPress plugins and themes with Elementor builder
  6. Includes Google Analytics for traffic analysis
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure
  8. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly found in provided content
  9. No social media links explicitly found in provided content
  10. No incident response or security contact information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using version 6.7.1, enhanced with Elementor page builder and multiple plugins such as bbPress for forums and Contact Form 7 for forms. It uses jQuery and Google Fonts for frontend functionality and styling. Google Analytics is integrated for traffic analysis. The site loads multiple external resources from trusted CDNs like cdnjs.cloudflare.com and fonts.googleapis.com. Performance is moderate, with good mobile optimization and accessibility features including a screen reader plugin. The site uses SSL/TLS with good configuration. Technical debt appears low, but the site could benefit from improved security headers and privacy compliance features. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience.
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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