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Security report for szerpa-ezr.org

Polsko-Niemiecka Współpraca Młodzieży (PNWM) · Education · Poland

High risk. 12 critical or high findings in Email security, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

40/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Szerpa is a specialized educational website focused on sustainable development education for youth, primarily targeting youth workers in Poland, Germany, and other countries. It is operated under the auspices of the Polsko-Niemiecka Współpraca Młodzieży (PNWM), a non-profit organization. The site offers educational content, methodologies, and project examples to support international youth meetings with a sustainability perspective. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern libraries and plugins, including multilingual support and privacy-conscious analytics via Matomo. The site is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and accessible, providing a good user experience. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security headers. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained, with room for improvements in security and privacy transparency.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

12 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. 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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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
52
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
40

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 · found on this site
  • 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 website serves a niche educational market focused on sustainable development and youth international cooperation. It benefits from strong partnerships with PNWM and German organizations like DBU. The business model is non-profit and resource-based, providing free educational content and tools. The target audience is professionals working with youth groups in international settings. The site demonstrates consistent branding and a clear mission. Growth potential lies in expanding content and improving compliance and security features. The partnership ecosystem is solid, with multiple linked domains representing related organizations. No direct revenue streams or commercial activities are evident, consistent with its non-profit nature.

Security posture

The website has a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain registration includes clientTransferProhibited status, reducing risk of unauthorized transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice. No security headers were detected in the provided data, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No incident response or security policies are published, limiting transparency and preparedness. The use of Matomo analytics suggests a privacy-aware approach to user tracking. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but would benefit from enhanced security controls and published policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Polsko-Niemiecka Współpraca Młodzieży (PNWM)
Description
Szerpa is an informational website dedicated to education for sustainable development (Edukacja na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju - EZR). It provides knowledge, methods, and project examples to support international youth meetings, primarily between Poland, Germany, and other countries, focusing on sustainability and global challenges.
Key services
Educational content on sustainable development, Methodologies for youth group work, Project examples and inspiration for international youth meetings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, jQuery 3.7.1, Lightbox2, Slick Carousel, Matomo Analytics, SitePress Multilingual CMS (WPML)
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
PHP-based CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Newsletter subscription link
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on education for sustainable development targeting youth workers.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banner detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  6. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency with website claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with up-to-date core version 6.8.3 and uses popular JavaScript libraries like jQuery, Lightbox2, and Slick Carousel. It supports multilingual content via WPML and uses Matomo for analytics, which is privacy-friendly. Hosting is managed via DNS servers at home.pl, with domain registration through Key-Systems GmbH. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, likely due to image sizes and plugin usage. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and implement cookie consent for better 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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