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Security report for nalas-academy.com

NALAS e-Academy · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

NALAS e-Academy is a specialized educational platform focused on providing e-learning courses related to local governance, migration management, social inclusion, disaster risk management, and sustainable urban development primarily in Southeast Europe and the Western Balkans. Supported by the World Bank, it offers a range of multilingual courses targeting local government officials, policymakers, and urban practitioners. The platform is built on Moodle LMS and hosted by Bluehost, utilizing standard web technologies such as jQuery and YUI libraries. The website demonstrates a good level of content quality and professionalism, with consistent branding and clear course offerings. However, it lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, terms of service, and contact information, which are important for compliance and user trust. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced but missing advanced security headers and DNSSEC. No signs of malicious content or adult material were found, and the domain registration data supports legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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. 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. 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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

    • 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

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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
75
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
65

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 platform occupies a niche educational market focused on local governance and sustainable development in a specific geographic region. Its partnership with the World Bank enhances credibility and trust. The business model is non-profit, providing free or supported training to local government staff and practitioners. The multilingual course offerings indicate a broad regional reach. The absence of direct contact information and privacy policies suggests room for improvement in user engagement and compliance. The platform's reliance on Moodle and standard web technologies indicates a mature but potentially improvable technical infrastructure.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses a reputable hosting provider, which are positive security indicators. The domain is protected against unauthorized transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, which limits transparency in security management. The use of an older jQuery version may expose the site to known vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Upgrade JavaScript libraries like jQuery to the latest secure versions to reduce vulnerability risks.
  5. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and security readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NALAS e-Academy
Description
NALAS e-Academy is an educational platform established with the support of the World Bank through the World Bank-Austria Urban Partnership Program. It offers a wide range of courses focused on local governance, migration management, social inclusion, disaster risk management, asset management in the water sector, urban land use planning, gender mainstreaming, and diversity management, primarily targeting local governments and public officials in Southeast Europe and the Western Balkans region.
Key services
Online courses on migration governance, Social mapping and evidence-based policymaking, Disaster risk management training, Asset management in water and sanitation sectors, Urban land use planning, Gender mainstreaming education, Diversity management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Moodle LMS, YUI JavaScript Library, jQuery 1.11.2, Cloudflare DNS, RequireJS
Frameworks
Moodle
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

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
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a Moodle-based e-learning platform focused on local governance and sustainable development in Southeast Europe.
  2. Content is multilingual with courses in English, Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, Serbian, and other regional languages.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are found on the site.
  4. Login form is present but no visible security or privacy disclosures related to data handling.
  5. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses are explicitly listed on the homepage or footer.
  6. No social media links or external social profiles detected.
  7. Site uses HTTPS with valid SSL certificate.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  10. WHOIS data is transparent and domain is registered with a reputable registrar.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Moodle learning management system, leveraging YUI and jQuery JavaScript libraries. It is hosted by Bluehost and uses Cloudflare DNS servers. The site loads combined and minified CSS and JS assets for performance optimization. The HTML structure is valid and includes accessibility features such as skip links. Mobile optimization is basic but present. SEO optimization is basic with meta keywords and titles but lacks advanced structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. The technical stack is mature but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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