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Security report for spectra-perseus.org

SPECTRA Centre of Excellence · Other · Slovakia

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

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SPECTRA Centre of Excellence is a European research centre specializing in spatial and urban planning, sustainable development, and regional integration. The website presents a professional and content-rich platform targeting researchers, policy makers, and stakeholders in Europe. The business model revolves around research projects, collaborations, and knowledge dissemination. Technically, the site uses the eZ publish CMS with a moderate performance profile and basic mobile and accessibility features. Security posture is moderate with domain lock protections but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is basic with cookie consent and privacy policy present but no advanced GDPR indicators. Overall, the site is trustworthy and legitimate with a long domain history and consistent WHOIS data.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
55

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 centre holds a niche position in European spatial research with multiple EU-funded projects and partnerships. Its competitive advantage lies in its academic collaborations and regional focus. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on research outputs and community engagement. The target audience includes academics, urban planners, and regional authorities. Growth indicators include active participation in international workshops and conferences. The partnership ecosystem includes regional networks like CETIP and SPA-CE. Strategic observations suggest maintaining and enhancing digital presence and security posture to support credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with domain lock statuses and HTTPS implied but lacks DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published. Forms are present but no explicit anti-CSRF or input validation details are visible. The absence of security.txt and incident contacts limits transparency. Compliance with GDPR is basic but not explicitly demonstrated. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a research centre but could be improved to reduce risk and enhance trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies including contact channels for vulnerability reporting.
  4. Enhance privacy compliance by detailing GDPR measures and data retention policies.
  5. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SPECTRA Centre of Excellence
Description
The Centre contributes to economic, social and cultural integration in Europe by researching and proposing solutions for optimisation of spatial structures of settlements to support sustainable spatial development, management, planning, and balancing regional disparities.
Key services
Research, Project collaboration, Workshops and events, Knowledge dissemination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML
Frameworks
eZ publish
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited domain statuses

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a research centre focused on spatial and urban planning in Europe.
  2. Content is primarily in English with some Slovak language news items.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers are visible on the homepage; contact is via forms and contact page link.
  4. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  5. Uses eZ publish CMS, indicating a mature but somewhat older technology stack.
  6. No modern analytics or advertising/tracking scripts detected.
  7. Cookie consent banner is implemented with explicit accept and close buttons.
  8. No visible security headers or advanced security policies published.
  9. Domain is secured with domain lock statuses but lacks DNSSEC.
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the eZ publish CMS, a mature but older content management system. The technology stack includes standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript without modern frameworks or analytics tools. Performance is moderate with no evident optimization for mobile devices beyond basic CSS. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags detected. The site lacks modern security features and advanced technical configurations such as DNSSEC or security headers. There is opportunity for modernization and technical improvements to enhance performance, security, and compliance.
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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