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Security report for onling.org

Online Olympiad in Linguistics · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Online Olympiad in Linguistics website is a specialized educational platform dedicated to organizing international online linguistics competitions primarily for secondary and high school students worldwide. The site provides detailed information about past and upcoming contests, including problem sets, results, solutions, and certificates. The business operates as a small, focused entity in the education sector, with a clear niche in linguistics competitions. The domain age and registration data align well with the business history, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness. Technically, the website employs a custom or legacy platform with older JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.4.3, and integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking. Hosting is provided by DigitalOcean, indicating a reliable infrastructure. The site demonstrates moderate performance and basic mobile optimization but lacks modern security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for enhanced security. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. The use of an outdated jQuery version poses potential vulnerabilities. Privacy compliance is limited; while a privacy policy page exists, there is no cookie consent mechanism despite active tracking scripts. Contact information is limited to an email address and a Facebook page, with no phone or physical address provided. No formal security or incident response policies are published. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional within its niche but would benefit from technical and privacy improvements to enhance security posture and compliance. Strategic recommendations include upgrading JavaScript libraries, enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, and adding cookie consent mechanisms to align with GDPR and best 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. 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';…

  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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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
30
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
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

The Online Olympiad in Linguistics holds a unique position as an international organizer of linguistics competitions for students, targeting a global audience of secondary and high school participants. Its business model is non-profit and educational, focusing on contest organization, problem publication, and participant engagement through certificates and results dissemination. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its specialized content and multilingual support for contest problems. Revenue streams are not explicit but likely rely on sponsorships or educational grants. The partnership ecosystem includes hosting providers and analytics services but no visible commercial partners. Growth indicators include consistent annual contests since 2019 and a planned pause in 2026 for quality improvements. The company maintains a focused operational scope with a small team or volunteer base.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and domain transfer protections are in place, which are positive indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. The use of an outdated jQuery version (1.4.3) introduces potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited. Privacy compliance is partial; a privacy policy exists but lacks cookie consent mechanisms despite active tracking scripts, which may pose GDPR compliance risks. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, indicating limited transparency in security governance. Overall, the site is functional and secure enough for its educational purpose but requires improvements to meet higher security and compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Upgrade jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to current secure versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  3. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response plan to increase trust and demonstrate security governance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Online Olympiad in Linguistics
Description
International online competitions in linguistics for secondary school students
Key services
Organizing annual online linguistics olympiads, Providing contest areas for participants, Publishing contest problems, solutions, and results, Issuing certificates to winners
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.4.3, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Use of HTTPS for forms and pages

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an educational platform hosting international linguistics olympiads.
  2. Content is rich with contest details, results, problems, and solutions.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected despite use of Google Analytics.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  5. Use of outdated jQuery version is a security concern.
  6. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations.
  7. WHOIS data shows domain is stable and consistent with business.
  8. Contact information is limited to email and Facebook page; no phone or physical address found.
  9. No terms of service or cookie policy pages detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom or legacy platform using older JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.4.3, which is outdated and potentially insecure. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking. Hosting is provided by DigitalOcean, a reputable cloud provider. The site uses HTTPS, but no DNSSEC is enabled, and no advanced security headers are detected. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic but includes meta tags and Open Graph image tags. The site structure is clear with multiple contest pages and user authentication forms. Technical debt is evident in the use of legacy scripts and lack of modern security practices, presenting modernization opportunities to improve security and user experience.
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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