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Security report for hybrid-societies.org

Hybrid Societies · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hybrid Societies is an academic research initiative based in Germany, focusing on the interdisciplinary study of human-machine interaction and hybrid societies. The website serves as a platform for disseminating research, organizing conferences, and providing career opportunities in this niche academic field. The target audience includes researchers, academics, and students interested in technology and society. The organization appears to be a small, specialized entity founded in 2018, with a consistent and professional online presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with standard web technologies and moderate performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is basic, with HTTPS enabled but lacking advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is weak, with no visible privacy or cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Contact information is limited to a contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers found. Overall, the website is professional and safe but could improve in privacy and security practices.

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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 1 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

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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
55
Email security
60
DNS health
55
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The organization positions itself as a specialized academic research group in the education and technology sectors, focusing on the societal impacts of human-machine collaboration. Its business model is non-profit and knowledge-driven, relying on research dissemination and event organization. The website reflects a moderate digital maturity with a WordPress CMS and standard web technologies. There is no evidence of commercial advertising or tracking, indicating a focus on academic integrity and user privacy. The lack of direct contact details and privacy policies suggests room for improvement in transparency and user trust. The domain registration is consistent with the organization's German roots, enhancing legitimacy. No partnerships or subsidiaries are identified from the data provided.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication, but lacks DNSSEC, which could expose it to DNS spoofing attacks. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities like clickjacking and cross-site scripting. The absence of a security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page indicates limited formal incident response readiness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is basic and would benefit from implementing recommended security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and establishing formal vulnerability disclosure and incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to protect against common web attacks.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance statements and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  4. Add a security.txt file and a vulnerability disclosure policy to improve incident response and transparency.
  5. Enhance contact information availability by providing verified company emails and phone numbers to improve user trust and communication.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hybrid Societies
Description
Hybrid Societies is an academic/research initiative focused on the interaction between humans and machines, exploring interdisciplinary research in technology and society. The website provides information about research areas, people involved, events, conferences, and career opportunities.
Key services
Research dissemination, Conference organization, Academic publications, Career opportunities in research
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, WordPress, PHP, CSS, SVG
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based academic research site focused on human-machine interaction.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main page or menu.
  3. Contact information is primarily via contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found in the provided content.
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  5. No social media links explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. Website uses HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  8. Content is professional, academic, and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, using jQuery and standard CSS and SVG for design elements. The hosting provider is INWX GmbH, a reputable German registrar and hosting provider. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation and professional design. Performance is moderate, likely due to the use of multiple CSS and JS assets. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO optimization is good with proper meta tags and hreflang attributes for language targeting. There is no evidence of advanced analytics or tracking tools, aligning with the academic nature of the site. Technical debt appears low, but security enhancements and privacy compliance improvements are needed to modernize the infrastructure and reduce risk.
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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