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Security report for adaptation-undp.org

United Nations Development Programme · Government · N/a

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website adaptation-undp.org serves as the UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Portal, providing a comprehensive knowledge-sharing platform focused on climate adaptation projects supported by the United Nations Development Programme. It targets governments, development partners, and stakeholders involved in climate adaptation, offering detailed thematic areas and project information. The site is well-branded with UNDP identity and links to official UNDP resources, positioning itself as a leading UN system service provider in climate adaptation globally. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies including Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking, and SecKit for security enhancements. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, with multimedia content such as videos enhancing user engagement. Performance is moderate with no critical technical issues detected. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses security modules but lacks explicit security headers and visible privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to malformed output, limiting domain registration trust analysis, but the strong UNDP branding and external official links mitigate concerns. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Overall, the site is professional, content-rich, and trustworthy from a business and user perspective, though it would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and clearer security policies to improve user trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

      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

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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
72
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
54
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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 UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Portal operates within the government and non-profit sectors, focusing on climate adaptation initiatives worldwide. It holds a strong market position as the largest UN system service provider on climate adaptation, working with over 100 countries including vulnerable Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States. The business model centers on knowledge dissemination, project facilitation, and financing support leveraging multilateral funds and private finance. The portal supports thematic areas such as policy, livelihoods, ecosystems, water, urban resilience, and health, reflecting a broad and integrated approach. Partnerships with UNDP and related UN entities strengthen its ecosystem. The site’s content and structure indicate a mature digital presence aligned with UNDP’s global mission.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of security modules like SecKit. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of visible privacy and cookie policies represent compliance gaps. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are not provided, which could hinder timely reporting and resolution of security issues. The WHOIS data unavailability reduces domain trust from a registration perspective but does not indicate malicious intent. Overall, the site is secure but could improve transparency and compliance with privacy regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and prominently display comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen browser security.
  3. Publish a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection inquiries to improve incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly audit WHOIS and domain registration information to ensure transparency and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
United Nations Development Programme
Description
The UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Portal is a knowledge-sharing platform highlighting UNDP-supported climate adaptation projects worldwide. It supports countries in securing and optimizing climate change adaptation finance from various multilateral and bilateral sources, including vertical funds like the Adaptation Fund, Least Developed Countries Fund, Special Climate Change Fund, and the Green Climate Fund. UNDP also leverages private finance for adaptation.
Key services
Climate adaptation policy and planning, Livelihoods support, Ecosystem-based adaptation, Food security resilience, Water resource management, Climate information and early warning systems, Urban climate resilience, Climate resilient infrastructure, Coastal adaptation, Climate change and health
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (gtag.js), FontAwesome icons, jQuery, SecKit security module
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of SecKit module for security enhancements
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

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 multimedia.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. WHOIS data unavailable, limiting domain registration trust analysis.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found on homepage content.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers visible on homepage.
  6. Strong UNDP branding and social media presence.
  7. Use of modern CMS (Drupal 10) and security modules.
  8. Good mobile and accessibility features.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, a modern and widely supported content management system, ensuring a robust and scalable platform. It uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking and marketing insights, and FontAwesome for iconography. The site includes multimedia content such as videos embedded via iframes, enhancing engagement. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, contributing to a positive user experience. Performance is moderate, with no critical technical debt or deprecated libraries detected. The use of SecKit indicates attention to security hardening. Opportunities exist to improve SEO further by adding structured data and enhancing meta tags.
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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