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Security report for i2cat.net

i2CAT Foundation · Technology · Spain

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

i2CAT Foundation is a well-established non-profit research and innovation center based in Catalonia, Spain, focused on advanced Internet architectures, applications, and services. The organization has a strong market position as a CERCA research center, actively participating and leading European and local R&D projects in emerging technologies such as 5G/6G, AI, cybersecurity, and digital society technologies. Their target audience includes researchers, businesses, public administrations, and citizens interested in digital innovation. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and clear navigation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

4 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 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

  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

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  • 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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
58
Average
61

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
22
Employees
1
Customers
19
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
23%

Latest record dated 2026-05-27 · 7 subdomains affected

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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

The business operates primarily in the technology sector with a focus on research and innovation. Their business model is mission-driven, emphasizing knowledge generation and technology transfer to market and society. The organization leverages partnerships and European project participation to maintain competitive advantages and growth. The website's content and linked social media profiles indicate active engagement with the research community and industry stakeholders. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a preference for controlled communication channels, likely via contact forms.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and uses Cloudflare DNS services, indicating a good baseline security posture. However, the lack of DNSSEC, security headers, and explicit security policies or incident response information represents areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site uses modern web technologies but could enhance security transparency by publishing vulnerability disclosure policies and security.txt files. Overall, the security posture is good but not comprehensive.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website.
  4. Publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure information to improve security transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users and comply with accessibility standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
i2CAT Foundation
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
i2CAT Foundation
Description
i2CAT Foundation is a non-profit research and innovation centre that promotes mission oriented R&D activities on advanced Internet architectures, applications and services.
Key services
Research and innovation in advanced Internet architectures, Technology transfer, Public strategies and policies support, Industry innovation, Talent development
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Elementor, Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Metricool
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Metricool
Marketing tools
Metricool
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional research and innovation center site.
  2. Content is well structured and SEO optimized.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found.
  4. Contact information is primarily via contact form; no direct emails or phone numbers found in HTML.
  5. Multiple social media profiles linked, indicating active engagement.
  6. Security best practices partially implemented; DNSSEC not enabled.
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (WordPress with Elementor).
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using Elementor page builder and Bootstrap framework, supported by jQuery and other modern JavaScript libraries. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, along with Metricool for marketing insights. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare and Nominalia Internet SL. The site demonstrates good SEO practices with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. Some technical debt is noted in the absence of DNSSEC and security headers, which should be addressed to 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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