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Security report for uochb.cz

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS · Education · Czech Republic

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS is a prominent academic research institution under the Czech Academy of Sciences, specializing in organic chemistry and biochemistry. It serves a target audience of researchers, students, and the scientific community, offering research programs, PhD education, and technology transfer services. The website reflects a well-established entity with a strong market position in the Czech Republic's scientific research sector. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js, integrates multiple third-party analytics and social media tools, and implements a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism ensuring GDPR compliance. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices, although some security headers are missing. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and anonymized analytics. However, the absence of WHOIS data and registrant information reduces domain trustworthiness. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the website is professional, content-rich, and trustworthy from a user perspective, but would benefit from enhanced domain registration transparency and additional security disclosures to improve its security posture and compliance visibility.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

6 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
62
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
64

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 Institute operates as a non-profit academic entity focused on scientific research and education in chemistry and biochemistry. Its business model revolves around research grants, academic programs, and technology transfer initiatives. The presence of subsidiaries and branches such as IOCB Boston and IOCB Tech Foundation indicates a broad operational footprint. The organization maintains active engagement with the scientific community through publications, events, and social media. The lack of explicit commercial activities or e-commerce suggests a pure research and educational focus. Strategic partnerships and certifications like the HR Award reinforce its credibility and commitment to quality. Growth indicators include active publication output and event hosting. The website's comprehensive content and professional design support its market position as a leading research institution in the region.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and anonymized Google Analytics usage. The cookie consent mechanism is robust, allowing granular user control over tracking and embedded third-party content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options is a notable gap. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is present, limiting transparency for security researchers. The missing WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy verification, although the website content and institutional affiliation mitigate suspicion. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Incident response contact information is not provided, which could hinder timely reporting and handling of security incidents. Recommendations include implementing security headers, publishing a security policy, and providing clear incident response contacts to strengthen the security culture and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance domain registration transparency by ensuring WHOIS data is publicly available or justified if privacy protected.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks and ensure privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS
Description
A leading research institution under the umbrella of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Our mission is basic research at the interface of chemical and biological sciences and translation of results from research.
Key services
Basic research, PhD program, Postdoctoral positions, Tech transfer, Scientific publications
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Vue.js, CookieConsent.js, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, Twitter widgets
Frameworks
Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/opt-out
  • Anonymized Google Analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics and GA4)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook SDK, Twitter widgets
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 no blocking detected
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented with multiple third-party embedded content controls
  3. No explicit privacy policy URL found in provided HTML but likely present on site
  4. WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain registration trust analysis
  5. Strong academic and research focus with multiple publications and events
  6. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter (X), LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify
  7. No visible contact phone numbers in HTML content
  8. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy
  9. No explicit terms of service page detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies, primarily Vue.js for frontend interactivity, and integrates third-party libraries for cookie consent and analytics. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for accessibility and SEO. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts and deferred cookie consent scripts. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or static site generation approach. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. The site uses multiple embedded social media widgets and tracking pixels, which are managed via cookie consent to comply with privacy regulations. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require ongoing security monitoring. The absence of some security headers and WHOIS transparency are areas for improvement to reduce technical debt and enhance trust.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 65/100Medium30 findingsView report
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