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Security report for sea-eu.org

SEA-EU · Education · Spain

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SEA-EU is a European University consortium uniting nine coastal universities across Europe, established in 2019. It provides educational programs, research collaboration, mobility opportunities, and joint degrees to students, staff, and researchers. The website reflects a well-structured digital presence built on WordPress with modern plugins and SEO tools, offering rich content including news, events, and an interactive opportunity browser. The technical infrastructure is solid with HTTPS enabled and good mobile optimization, though some security enhancements like DNSSEC and security headers are missing. Privacy compliance is limited due to the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, and no direct contact emails or phone numbers are publicly listed, relying mainly on a newsletter subscription form for contact. The domain registration is consistent with the business purpose, registered to Universidad de Cadiz in Spain, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from improved privacy disclosures and enhanced security configurations.

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. 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';…

  2. 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 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

SEA-EU positions itself as a pioneering European educational alliance focusing on maritime and coastal studies, leveraging partnerships among nine universities. Its business model centers on collaborative education and research, targeting students, academic staff, and researchers. The consortium benefits from European Commission support, enhancing its market position. Revenue streams likely include educational program fees, research grants, and EU funding. The partnership ecosystem is strong, involving multiple universities across Europe, which supports growth and innovation. The website content and structure indicate a mature digital strategy aimed at engagement and information dissemination.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces its defense-in-depth. The newsletter subscription form includes a consent checkbox, indicating some privacy awareness. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits transparency and readiness. The use of multiple third-party WordPress plugins necessitates regular security audits to mitigate risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate but can be significantly improved with standard best practices and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Add clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure contact information to enhance transparency and security readiness.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SEA-EU
Description
SEA-EU is a European University initiative uniting 9 coastal universities across Europe since 2019. It offers courses, mobilities, languages, joint degrees, and career opportunities to its community, emphasizing inclusivity, flexibility, and adventure.
Key services
Education, Research, Mobility programs, Joint degrees, Language courses
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Modern Events Calendar Lite, Jet Engine, Jet Elements, Jet Tabs, Simple Lightbox, Google Fonts, jQuery
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data detected
  • Secure forms with consent checkbox

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit, Brevo (Sendinblue) for newsletter
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a multi-university European educational initiative
  2. Content is rich with events, news, and opportunities for students and staff
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found
  4. Newsletter subscription form collects email with consent checkbox
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed
  6. Good use of modern WordPress plugins and SEO tools
  7. No security headers detected; DNSSEC not enabled
  8. SSL/TLS is properly configured and active
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using Elementor and several Jet plugins, indicating a modern and flexible CMS infrastructure. It uses Google Fonts and jQuery, with SEO optimized via Yoast SEO plugin. The site performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility features. The presence of Google Analytics and Brevo for newsletter management shows integration with marketing and analytics tools. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates some technical debt in security hardening. The site could benefit from performance optimization and enhanced accessibility compliance to improve user experience and SEO further.
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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