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Security report for uefiscdi.ro

UEFISCDI · Government · Romania

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

UEFISCDI is the Romanian government agency responsible for coordinating and funding research, development, and innovation projects, including higher education financing and international cooperation. The website serves as an official portal providing detailed information on funding programs, institutional reports, strategic documents, and open competitions. It targets researchers, academic institutions, and government stakeholders within Romania. The digital infrastructure is built on a custom CMS with JavaScript frameworks, Material Design Lite, and accessibility tools, reflecting a moderate to good level of technical maturity. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and incident response information are absent. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, supporting its role as a government research funding platform.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

8 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
25
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
58

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 agency occupies a key position in Romania's research and education ecosystem, managing multiple national and international funding programs such as PNCDI IV and Horizon Europe. Its business model is government-funded project coordination, with services including funding allocation, institutional data analysis, and international partnerships. The website reflects a medium-sized government entity with consistent branding and comprehensive content. Partnerships with Romanian education and research government domains reinforce its legitimacy. The absence of direct commercial activities aligns with its public sector nature.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks visible security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The absence of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but could benefit from enhanced security practices and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy including incident response procedures.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve defense-in-depth.
  3. Provide explicit contact information for a Data Protection Officer to enhance GDPR compliance transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance analytics and tracking transparency with clear user data retention policies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
UEFISCDI
Description
UEFISCDI is a Romanian government agency focused on funding and coordinating research, development, and innovation projects, including higher education financing and international cooperation.
Key services
Research funding programs (PNCDI IV, PNCDI III, etc.), Higher education financing, International cooperation and project participation, Publication and dissemination of research results, Management of strategic research documents
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap CSS, Material Design Lite, Google Translate, Custom JavaScript framework (jas)
Frameworks
Material Design Lite
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie SameSite=Strict attribute used
  • Consent mechanism for cookies
  • Accessibility compliance features

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Translate
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official Romanian government research funding portal.
  2. Content is rich and well-structured with multiple funding programs and institutional information.
  3. Accessibility features are well implemented including an accessibility toolbar.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  5. WHOIS data is not publicly available due to ROTLD policy, but domain appears legitimate.
  6. No exposed sensitive data or security misconfigurations detected in the HTML content.
  7. No social media links explicitly found in the provided content.
  8. Cookie consent and privacy policy mechanisms are implemented.
  9. No explicit security policy or incident response information found on the site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom JavaScript framework (jas), jQuery, Bootstrap, and Material Design Lite for UI components. Google Translate integration supports multilingual access. The site is mobile-optimized and includes accessibility features such as an accessibility toolbar. Performance appears moderate with some legacy JavaScript patterns. The CMS is proprietary, indicating potential technical debt but also tailored functionality. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security headers.
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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