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Security report for turchia.it

Ambasciata Di Turchia Ufficio Cultura e Informazioni · Government · Italy

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.turchia.it serves as the official cultural and tourism information portal of the Turkish Embassy's Cultural and Information Office in Italy. It provides comprehensive information about Turkey's destinations, cultural heritage, events, and UNESCO sites, targeting general audiences interested in Turkish tourism and culture. The site is positioned as an authoritative source for promoting Turkey's tourism in Italy, leveraging official branding and social media channels to enhance outreach. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Elementor page builder and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a modern and maintainable infrastructure. It employs Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, with asynchronous script loading to optimize performance. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and HSTS, which are recommended for enhanced protection. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be improved to bolster trust. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, with a strong business credibility score. The main risks relate to privacy compliance and security header implementation. Addressing these gaps would improve the site's security posture and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
52

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 website operates as a government-affiliated cultural promotion entity, focusing on tourism information dissemination. Its market positioning is strong within the niche of Turkish cultural and tourism promotion in Italy, leveraging official embassy status. The business model is informational and promotional, with no direct commercial transactions. Revenue streams are likely government-funded or supported by tourism agencies. The target customers include tourists, journalists, travel agencies, and cultural enthusiasts. The partnership ecosystem includes Turkish government tourism agencies and official tourism websites. Growth indicators include active social media engagement and regular content updates. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance privacy compliance and security transparency to align with EU regulations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces its defense-in-depth capabilities. The lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates limited readiness for security incidents. Compliance gaps exist regarding GDPR due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The use of third-party analytics and marketing tools introduces moderate tracking risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could benefit from implementing recommended headers, formalizing privacy compliance, and establishing incident response transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of plugins and third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ambasciata Di Turchia Ufficio Cultura e Informazioni
Description
La Turchia è qui che ti aspetta. Scopri tutto sulla destinazione, lasciati sorprendere dai nostri incredibili paesaggi fatti di terra e di mare, rivivi la nostra storia millenaria che si fonde con l’architettura più tipica senza scordarti poi delle tradizioni e degli inconfondibili sapori.
Key services
Tourism information, Cultural promotion, Event information, UNESCO site information, Newsletter subscription
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Google Analytics, Swiper.js
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics with async loading
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official cultural and tourism information portal for Turkey in Italy.
  2. Content is well structured and professionally presented.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Security headers are missing or not detected, which could be improved.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices is evident.
  6. Social media presence is strong and consistent with official branding.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. No visible contact emails or phone numbers, only newsletter form and social media links.
  9. No incident response or security policy information publicly available.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and Yoast SEO for search optimization. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking and marketing analytics. The site uses jQuery and Swiper.js for interactive elements and slideshows. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and mobile optimization. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security header implementation. The technical stack is well-maintained but should be regularly updated to avoid technical debt and security risks.
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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