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Security report for tech.eu

Tech.eu · Technology · Belgium

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Tech.eu is a leading European technology news and market intelligence platform focused on startups, funding, and technology trends. It offers a comprehensive suite of services including news articles, premium insights, podcasts, reports, and events such as the Tech.eu Summit London. The platform targets technology professionals, investors, and startup enthusiasts across Europe, positioning itself as a premier source for European tech ecosystem intelligence. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, lazy loading, and service workers, hosted by a reputable provider (Telenet NV). The site is well-optimized for mobile and SEO, with structured data enhancing search visibility. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, uses security headers, and implements CSRF tokens and captcha mechanisms for forms, indicating a mature security posture. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly available, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, with transparent advertising and tracking practices. Strategic recommendations include publishing dedicated security and incident response policies, implementing a vulnerability disclosure program, and enhancing direct contact information to improve trust and compliance.

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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
69

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

Tech.eu operates as an essential entity in the European technology media sector, providing valuable market intelligence and news coverage. Its business model revolves around content monetization through premium insights, reports, events, and newsletters. The platform maintains a strong presence on major social media channels, enhancing its reach and engagement. The company leverages partnerships with advertising networks like Google Adsense and tracking services such as Dataroid and Apollo.io to support its revenue streams. The absence of direct company contact emails or phone numbers suggests a preference for digital engagement via forms and social media. The platform's consistent branding, high-quality content, and comprehensive coverage position it competitively within the European tech media landscape. Growth indicators include frequent content updates, event hosting, and premium content offerings. Strategic observations highlight the importance of expanding transparency in security and compliance communications to strengthen business credibility.

Security posture

Tech.eu demonstrates a strong security posture with mandatory HTTPS, robust security headers, and secure form handling including CSRF tokens and captcha verification. The use of service workers and lazy loading is implemented securely without exposing sensitive data. Third-party scripts are used extensively for analytics and advertising, which introduces some risk but appears managed. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected in the analyzed content. However, the lack of a publicly available security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in formal security governance and transparency. Compliance with GDPR is inferred from privacy and cookie policies and the presence of consent mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is high but could be enhanced by formalizing and publishing security governance documents and incident response procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and minimize third-party scripts to reduce potential attack surface.
  5. Enhance direct company contact information availability to improve trust and compliance transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Tech.eu
Description
The premier source of European technology news, data, research, analysis and in-depth market intelligence.
Key services
Technology news, Market research reports, Premium insights articles, Podcasts, Events and summits, Newsletter subscriptions
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Adsense, Dataroid SDK, Apollo.io tracker, SiteControl widgets, Service Worker, LazySizes for lazy loading images
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Service worker registered
  • CSRF token present
  • Captcha on newsletter subscription
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Apollo.io
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense, Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Dataroid, Apollo.io, SiteControl
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional European technology news and analysis platform.
  2. Content is rich, updated, and well-structured with multiple categories and recent posts.
  3. Strong social media presence and integration.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and tracking tools.
  5. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and security headers.
  6. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact primarily via form and social media.
  7. No explicit privacy or security policy pages linked in the provided HTML but inferred from URL patterns.
  8. Advertising and tracking are present but transparent and standard for media sites.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and lazy loading libraries. It employs service workers for offline capabilities and performance improvements. The hosting provider is Telenet NV, a reputable Belgian hosting and cloud services company. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. SEO is enhanced through comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph tags, and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple third-party scripts and advertising content. Technical risks are minimal but include reliance on multiple external scripts which should be monitored for vulnerabilities. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack further by reducing legacy dependencies and optimizing script loading strategies.
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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