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Security report for hermmes.eu

European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education (ECSWE) · Education · N/a

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

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HERMMES is a European educational initiative focused on promoting healthy development of children and young people in the digital age through media literacy and digital resilience. The project provides comprehensive guidelines, curriculum resources, community-building tools, and training programs targeted at teachers, parents, and educational institutions. The website is professionally designed using WordPress and Elementor, with a moderate performance profile and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security policies and incident response information are not published. Overall, the site reflects a trustworthy, EU-funded non-profit educational project with clear business and content objectives.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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
57
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
53

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

HERMMES occupies a niche in the education sector, focusing on digital media literacy and child development. Its competitive advantage lies in EU funding, partnerships with recognized organizations like ECSWE, and a comprehensive curriculum aligned with DigComp standards. The business model is non-profit, emphasizing open educational resources and community engagement. The target customers are educators and parents across Europe. The partnership ecosystem is strong, with multiple educational and cultural organizations collaborating. Growth indicators include active content updates and training offerings. Strategic observations suggest potential for expanding digital training and formalizing security and compliance documentation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented via a reputable third-party service. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. Security headers are not explicitly visible in the HTML but may be configured at the server level. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by publishing dedicated security documentation and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and readiness.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance contact information by providing direct company emails or phone numbers for support and security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education (ECSWE)
Description
A holistic educational approach to healthy development of children and young people in the digital age, providing guidelines, curriculum, community and culture resources, trainings, and educational materials.
Key services
Guidelines for media education, Curriculum mapped to DigComp, Community and culture building resources, Trainings for teachers and parents, Educational resources and background documents
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Swiper.js, HU Manity cookie consent
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent with blocking for embedded content
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
YouTube iframe API (video analytics)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed educational project site.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured for target audience.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented properly.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. Use of EU funding and partner logos adds trustworthiness.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with Elementor page builder, leveraging jQuery and Swiper.js for interactive elements. Cookie consent is managed by HU Manity scripts loaded from a CDN. The site uses modern web standards with responsive design and accessibility considerations. Hosting is via GoDaddy, a reputable provider. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading times and script management. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, but the site could benefit from enhanced SEO metadata and structured data for improved search visibility.
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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