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Security report for mpc-edu.sk

Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže · Education · Slovakia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže (National Institute of Education and Youth) operates as a Slovak governmental educational body providing a broad range of educational services including training catalogs, certification processes, and educational projects. The website serves educators, the public, and government stakeholders with resources and information relevant to education and youth development in Slovakia. The site is well-branded with consistent use of official logos and links to related government entities, reinforcing its authoritative position in the national education sector. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as Laravel backend framework, Vue.js frontend components, and FontAwesome for icons. It uses HTTPS with a valid SSL configuration and includes a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. The site is mobile-optimized and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. However, some improvements in accessibility and SEO could enhance its digital maturity. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices including HTTPS enforcement, CSRF token usage, and cookie consent with opt-in/out options. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in security transparency and readiness. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and compliant with privacy regulations. It poses low risk from a security and content safety standpoint. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, and improving accessibility and SEO features to further strengthen the site's posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
55/ 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

7 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 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';…

  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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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
42
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
55
Average
63

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 institute holds a strong market position as a national educational authority in Slovakia, focusing on professional development for educators and youth education projects. Its business model is government-funded, providing training, certification, and educational resources. The target audience includes educators, school administrators, and the general public interested in educational services. The website ecosystem includes partnerships with the Ministry of Education and related governmental projects. The content and service offerings indicate a medium-sized organization with a stable presence in the education sector. There is no indication of commercial revenue streams or subsidiaries. The site’s partnership ecosystem is limited to governmental and educational entities, reflecting its public service mandate.

Security posture

The current security maturity is moderate to good, with HTTPS and CSRF protections in place and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure channels indicates gaps in security governance and transparency. The site would benefit from implementing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks. Incident response readiness is unclear due to missing contact channels. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a governmental educational site but can be improved to align with best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user inclusivity.
  5. Improve SEO metadata and structured data to increase search engine visibility and content discoverability.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže
Description
The website represents the National Institute of Education and Youth in Slovakia, providing educational resources, training catalogs, certification information, and project details primarily for educators and the public.
Key services
Educational training and courses, Certification and attestations, Educational projects and publications, Consultations and methodological support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
FontAwesome, Bootstrap (implied by navbar classes)
Frameworks
Laravel
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in meta tag
  • Cookie consent with opt-in and opt-out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Slovak national educational institute portal
  2. Content is comprehensive for education and certification
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  4. Good privacy and cookie consent practices
  5. Lacks explicit security policy and incident response info
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with Laravel backend and Vue.js frontend components, supported by FontAwesome icons and Bootstrap styling. The presence of a CSRF token meta tag indicates secure form handling. The site is mobile responsive and loads with moderate performance. However, no explicit CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or framework-based implementation. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. The site lacks advanced SEO metadata and accessibility features, which could be improved. No outdated or vulnerable libraries were identified in the provided content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhancements in SEO, accessibility, and security headers.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 68/100Medium29 findingsView report
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