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Security report for pan.pl

Polska Akademia Nauk · Education · Poland

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Polska Akademia Nauk is a prestigious Polish national scientific institution established in 1952, dedicated to advancing scientific research and education across multiple disciplines. The website serves as an information portal for the academy's activities, news, events, and institutional information, targeting researchers, academics, and the general public interested in science. The site is built on a modern WordPress platform with standard plugins and integrates Google Analytics for visitor tracking. The technical infrastructure is solid with good mobile optimization and accessibility features, hosted likely by home.pl S.A., a reputable Polish registrar and hosting provider. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure, though improvements can be made by enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies on the homepage. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the website content, confirming legitimacy and trustworthiness. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance, implementing security headers, and publishing incident response information to strengthen trust and security posture.

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

10 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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  • 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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
46

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 Polish Academy of Sciences holds a leading position in Poland's scientific community, operating as a government-affiliated non-profit entity. Its business model focuses on research, education, and public dissemination of scientific knowledge. The institution benefits from a long-established domain and a broad network of institutes and regional branches. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, supporting its authoritative market position. While direct revenue streams are not evident, the academy likely relies on government funding and grants. The presence of partner domains such as academia.pan.pl and mhn.pan.pl indicates a collaborative ecosystem. Growth indicators include active news updates and upcoming events. The website's digital presence supports its mission but could improve in privacy and security transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no evident exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS reduces the overall security robustness. No explicit incident response or security contact information is provided, which may hinder timely vulnerability reporting and response. The use of up-to-date WordPress and plugins is positive but requires ongoing maintenance to prevent vulnerabilities. Privacy compliance gaps, including missing privacy and cookie policies, represent compliance risks under GDPR. No signs of malware or phishing were detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate but can be significantly improved with focused enhancements in DNS security, HTTP headers, and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  4. Add explicit security and incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  5. Maintain regular updates of WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Polska Akademia Nauk
Description
Polska Akademia Nauk (Polish Academy of Sciences) is a national scientific institution established in 1952 that builds, educates, and supports the community of scholars. It provides and promotes fact-based knowledge and serves society. Its institutes conduct internationally recognized research across nearly all scientific fields.
Key services
Scientific research, Education and training, Public knowledge dissemination, Hosting scientific events and conferences, Publication and promotion of scientific knowledge
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.1, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Google Maps API, Contact Form 7 plugin, Newsletter plugin, Custom theme 'theforcecode'
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern WordPress version

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained government-affiliated scientific academy site.
  2. Content is rich with news, events, and institutional information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage HTML.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Uses modern WordPress CMS with standard plugins.
  6. No signs of security blocking or WAF challenges.
  7. No explicit security or incident response contact information found.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  9. Good mobile and accessibility features observed.
  10. Google Analytics used for tracking with Site Kit plugin.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.7.1 with standard plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Newsletter. It uses Google Analytics via the Site Kit plugin and integrates Google Maps API. The theme 'theforcecode' is custom and appears well-maintained. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility features and SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by external scripts and image sizes. Hosting is presumably provided by home.pl S.A., a reputable Polish hosting provider. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance to modern standards.
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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