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Security report for midpoint-institute.eu

MIDPOINT Institute · Media · Czech Republic

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

MIDPOINT Institute is a well-established talent incubator focused on advancing European film and series professionals, especially from Central and Eastern Europe. The organization offers a variety of project development programs, skills training, and networking platforms to support emerging audiovisual talents. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence, with clear contact information and comprehensive program details. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript libraries and tracking tools with a strong emphasis on privacy compliance, including cookie consent management. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced, though there is room for improvement in HTTP security headers and published security policies. Overall, the website and organization appear legitimate and trustworthy, with strong alignment between business claims and digital presence.

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

9 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

    • 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

  2. 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
58

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

MIDPOINT Institute occupies a niche in the European audiovisual sector, focusing on talent development and project incubation. Its competitive advantage lies in its regional focus on Central and Eastern Europe and its partnerships with European cultural and funding bodies. The business model is primarily educational and non-profit, offering workshops, training, and networking services. Revenue streams likely include grants, sponsorships, and program fees. The target customers are emerging filmmakers, writers, producers, and audiovisual institutions. The organization benefits from a strong partnership ecosystem including the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and European funding agencies. Growth indicators include ongoing program expansions and active alumni networks.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism that complies with GDPR. However, no explicit HTTP security headers were detected, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. There is no visible security policy or incident response information published, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. Third-party scripts like Google Analytics and Smartlook are used with opt-in consent, balancing analytics needs and privacy. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by adding security headers and formalizing incident response disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance web security.
  2. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
  5. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance and user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
MIDPOINT Institute
VAT number
CZ61384984
Registration number
61384984
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MIDPOINT Institute
Description
MIDPOINT Institute helps audiovisual professionals at the beginning or turn of their careers improve their projects and craft. It is a talent incubator focused on European film and series industry, especially emerging talents from Central and Eastern Europe. It offers project-development programs, skills-development training, and custom training for companies and institutions.
Key services
Project-development programs for feature films, series, and shorts, Skills-development training for writers, script consultants, and producers, Custom training for companies and institutions, Networking platform (MIDPOINT Talent Connections), Post-production editing support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Swiper.js, Google Tag Manager, Smartlook, Google Analytics, Orejime (cookie consent manager), Foundation framework
Frameworks
Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Smartlook
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Smartlook
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking mechanisms.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable due to registry privacy or query failure.
  3. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent management.
  4. Clear contact information with company email, phone, and physical addresses.
  5. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and tracking tools with opt-in consent.
  6. No visible security headers detected; opportunity for improvement.
  7. Professional and consistent branding and design.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected; safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using a modern tech stack including jQuery, Swiper.js for carousels, Google Tag Manager, Smartlook for session recording, and a cookie consent manager (Orejime). It uses the Foundation framework for responsive design. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. No CMS was explicitly detected. Hosting provider details are not available from the HTML content. The site shows no broken elements and has clear navigation and professional design. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced by improving security headers and monitoring third-party scripts.
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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