Ricercamondo is an educational initiative by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA aimed at promoting STEM education among primary school children in Italy. The website provides scientific experiments, workshops, and educational content designed to engage young learners and educators. The initiative is well-branded and consistent with Henkel's corporate social responsibility efforts. Technically, the website uses a modern tech stack including JavaScript libraries such as GSAP, Highcharts, and SwiperJS, and is built on the CoreMedia CMS platform. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and a Content-Security-Policy header present, alongside a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious activities were detected. Contact information is available via email and contact forms, although no phone numbers or detailed physical addresses were found. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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
High
No Privacy Policy found
GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy
What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
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
52
Security headers
80
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
62
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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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Henkel leverages Ricercamondo as a strategic educational outreach program targeting primary school children and educators to foster interest in STEM disciplines. This initiative enhances Henkel's brand reputation and aligns with its corporate social responsibility goals. The business model focuses on providing free educational content and workshops, likely funded as part of Henkel's marketing and community engagement budget. The website's market positioning is strong within the education sector, supported by Henkel's global presence and resources. The partnership ecosystem includes related Henkel domains and international versions of the initiative. Growth indicators include multimedia content such as YouTube playlists and active social media sharing options. The platform's technical maturity and compliance with GDPR indicate a well-maintained digital presence.
Security posture
The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a robust Content-Security-Policy header restricting resource loading to trusted domains. Cookie consent is managed via OneTrust, ensuring GDPR compliance. Tracking technologies include Facebook Pixel and Webtrekk, but no excessive or suspicious tracking was observed. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, additional security headers like X-Frame-Options and Strict-Transport-Security could further enhance protection. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which is common for educational outreach sites but could be improved for transparency. Overall, the site balances user privacy and security effectively while maintaining usability.
Recommendations
Implement additional security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance browser security.
Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Regularly audit and update third-party JavaScript libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Consider adding a terms of service page to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Henkel
Description
Ricercamondo is an initiative created by Henkel aimed at stimulating interest in STEM disciplines among primary school children through fun scientific workshops and experiments.
Key services
STEM educational content, Scientific experiments for children, Workshops and events for schools
Website is a corporate educational initiative by Henkel focused on STEM education for children.
Content is well-structured and professionally presented in Italian.
Strong privacy and cookie compliance with OneTrust implementation.
Use of modern JavaScript libraries and CMS indicates a maintained and updated platform.
No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
Contact information is provided via email and contact forms.
Social media sharing is enabled for Facebook, LinkedIn, and Telegram.
No terms of service page detected.
No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a custom CMS platform, likely CoreMedia, and uses a variety of modern JavaScript libraries including GSAP for animations, Highcharts for data visualization, and SwiperJS for mobile-friendly carousels. The site employs responsive design techniques and lazy loading for images and videos, contributing to good mobile optimization and moderate performance. SEO is supported by appropriate meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD for video content. Cookie consent is managed by OneTrust scripts, indicating compliance with privacy regulations. Hosting details are not explicitly disclosed, but the presence of multiple Henkel domains and CDN usage suggests a corporate-grade hosting environment. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid with opportunities for performance tuning and enhanced accessibility.
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.
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