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Security report for pollenscience.eu

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Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'Pollen Science - Aktuelle Daten' appears to be an informational platform focused on providing current data related to pollen science. The content is primarily scientific and targeted at users interested in environmental and pollen-related data. The technical infrastructure is based on modern web technologies such as Bootstrap 4.4.1 and FontAwesome, ensuring basic mobile optimization and responsive design. However, the site lacks comprehensive privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, as well as contact information, which limits its business credibility and privacy compliance. Security posture is minimal with no detected security headers or incident response contacts. Overall, the site is accessible and safe but would benefit from enhanced security and compliance measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

8 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. 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

    • 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

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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
60
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
25
Average
50

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 business model is centered around information dissemination in the scientific domain of pollen data. The target audience includes both the general public and scientific community interested in environmental data. The site does not present clear market positioning or competitive advantages, nor does it provide detailed business or company information. There are no detected revenue streams or partnership ecosystems visible from the content. The lack of contact and policy information suggests a small-scale or early-stage operation focused on data presentation rather than commercial activities.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low. The site uses HTTPS (assumed from URL scheme) but lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No incident response or security policy information is published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. There is no evidence of data protection officer contact or GDPR compliance mechanisms. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms further indicates limited privacy compliance. These gaps pose risks related to data protection and user trust, especially if personal data collection is introduced in the future.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance.
  2. Add clear contact information including support and incident response emails.
  3. Enhance security posture by configuring HTTP security headers and publishing a security policy.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Website providing current data related to pollen science, likely targeting users interested in pollen information and related scientific data.
Key services
Pollen data presentation
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Bootstrap 4.4.1, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Bootstrap 4.4.1
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the analyzed page.
  3. No contact information such as emails or phone numbers found in the content.
  4. No security policies or incident response contacts are published.
  5. Technical stack is modern but minimal with Bootstrap and FontAwesome.
  6. No analytics or advertising scripts detected in the provided content.
  7. Content is scientific and safe for general audiences.
  8. WHOIS data shows domain registered via Mesh Digital Limited registrar.
  9. No explicit business or company information is presented on the page.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a standard Bootstrap 4.4.1 framework with FontAwesome icons, indicating a modern but basic front-end technology stack. The site is mobile optimized with a redirect to a mobile subdomain. Performance appears moderate with deferred JavaScript loading. No CMS or advanced platform detected. Hosting provider details are limited to registrar information. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking scripts, which reduces privacy concerns but also limits marketing insights. The site would benefit from improved SEO and accessibility features to enhance user experience and discoverability.
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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