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UNI - Ente Italiano di Normazione · Other · Italy

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

UNI - Ente Italiano di Normazione is a well-established Italian non-profit organization dedicated to developing, publishing, and disseminating voluntary technical standards. With over 100 years of history, UNI serves a broad audience including professionals, companies, institutions, and consumers, providing key services such as standardization, training through UNITRAIN, and an online store for normative documents. The website reflects a strong market position as a leader in Italian and European standardization efforts. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern technologies like jQuery, Swiper.js, and integrates cookie consent and analytics tools such as Iubenda and Google Tag Manager. The site is well-optimized for SEO, mobile-friendly, and accessible. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though some security headers could be improved. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a concern but is mitigated by the professional content and structured data presence. Overall, UNI's website is a trustworthy and authoritative source for standardization information in Italy.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

4 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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

    • 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 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
77
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
79

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

UNI operates as a non-profit entity focusing on standardization across multiple sectors including energy, transport, education, manufacturing, and government. Its business model revolves around creating and maintaining technical standards, offering training, and selling normative documents. The organization leverages a participatory approach involving thousands of experts and stakeholders. The website's content and structure indicate a mature digital presence with a clear target audience of professionals and institutions. UNI's market position is strong within Italy and internationally through ISO and CEN participation. The lack of visible partner or subsidiary domains suggests a focused operational scope. Growth indicators include active news, events, and training offerings. Strategic partnerships are implied through international standardization bodies but not explicitly linked on the site.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. Use of Google Tag Manager is controlled and no sensitive data exposure was detected in the HTML content. However, explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options are not clearly present and should be added to enhance protection against clickjacking and MIME sniffing attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. The site does not expose any known vulnerable libraries or insecure forms. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved with additional headers and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  2. Add explicit security headers including X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider verifying and publishing domain WHOIS information to enhance trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
UNI - Ente Italiano di Normazione
Description
Siamo un’associazione privata senza scopo di lucro che da oltre 100 anni elabora, pubblica e diffonde gli standard della nostra vita: le norme tecniche volontarie. UNI è un polo partecipativo in cui migliaia di esperte ed esperti di ogni settore lavorano in sinergia con professioni, aziende e consumatori per creare un grande patrimonio condiviso di conoscenza.
Key services
Development and publication of technical standards, Training and education (UNITRAIN), Online store for standards and publications (UNI Store), Participation and consultation in standardization processes
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, W3 Total Cache, Iubenda cookie consent, Google Tag Manager, Swiper.js
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with explicit withdrawal
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for controlled analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Iubenda cookie consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. Strong focus on Italian standardization and voluntary technical norms.
  3. Comprehensive cookie and privacy policy with GDPR compliance.
  4. No visible security or privacy policy pages beyond cookie and privacy policy.
  5. No explicit terms of service page found.
  6. Contact info includes a verified phone number and contact forms.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (WordPress).
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. WHOIS data missing, which reduces trust but content supports authenticity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Swiper.js for sliders, and W3 Total Cache for performance optimization. It uses Iubenda for cookie consent and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA attributes. SEO is well handled with meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich media content like videos and images. Hosting provider details are not evident from the data. The site shows no signs of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and enhance incident response readiness.
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.

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