Azione Quaresimale is a Swiss non-profit organization dedicated to fighting hunger and poverty worldwide through long-term development projects primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The website serves as a comprehensive platform for information dissemination, fundraising, and donor engagement, featuring multilingual support and detailed project descriptions. The organization holds recognized certifications such as Zewo, enhancing its credibility and trustworthiness.
Technically, the website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with WooCommerce for donation processing, multilingual capabilities via WPML, and advanced SEO optimization through Yoast SEO Premium. It integrates Google Maps for project visualization and employs Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and performance.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses reCAPTCHA for form protection, and avoids exposing sensitive data. While some security headers are not explicitly detected, the overall posture is strong with recommendations to enhance header implementation and incident response visibility. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies, including consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR.
Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and secure digital presence for Azione Quaresimale, supporting its mission effectively while maintaining compliance and user trust.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
70/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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
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"
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DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
70
Average
51
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention azionequaresimale.ch, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Azione Quaresimale occupies a strong position in the Swiss non-profit sector focused on hunger relief and sustainable development. Its business model revolves around donor-funded projects and awareness campaigns, targeting socially conscious individuals and institutions. The organization benefits from partnerships with sister sites and shares branding with Fastenaktion and Action de Carême, indicating a collaborative ecosystem. The website's multilingual approach and detailed project reporting suggest a mature operational structure with a medium-sized organizational footprint. Revenue streams are primarily donations facilitated through integrated payment widgets. The presence of certifications and transparent contact information further supports its market credibility and donor confidence.
Security posture
The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate spam and bot submissions, and no visible exposure of sensitive information. The integration of third-party analytics and marketing tools is managed with privacy considerations, including cookie consent mechanisms. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or suspicious activities were detected in the HTML content. Incident response contact details are not prominently provided, which could be enhanced to improve readiness. Overall, the site balances usability and security effectively, suitable for a non-profit handling donor data.
Recommendations
Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve incident response transparency.
Enhance visibility of incident response contacts or abuse reporting channels on the website.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
Continue monitoring GDPR compliance and update privacy policies as regulations evolve.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Azione Quaresimale
Description
Azione Quaresimale s'impegna ad aiutare le persone svantaggiate. Per un mondo più giusto e per sconfiggere la fame e la povertà - con il tuo aiuto.
Key services
Long-term development projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Fundraising and donation management, Awareness campaigns on hunger and poverty
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, WooCommerce 10.0.4, WPML (multilingual), WP Google Maps Pro, Yoast SEO Premium, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Google reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of security plugins (implied by WordPress ecosystem)
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, Raisenow donation widget
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professionally maintained non-profit organization site
Content is comprehensive and well-structured in Italian language
Multiple language versions available (French, German, Italian)
Strong trust signals including certification and transparent contact info
Use of modern web technologies and security best practices
Donation functionality integrated with Raisenow widget
Google Maps integration for project locations
SEO optimized with Yoast plugin and structured data
No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
Technical notes
Notes
The website leverages a robust WordPress CMS with a suite of plugins including WooCommerce for e-commerce/donation processing, WPML for multilingual support, and Yoast SEO Premium for search engine optimization. It integrates Google Maps via WP Google Maps Pro for geographic visualization of projects. The front-end uses jQuery and modern JavaScript libraries for UI enhancements such as sliders and modals. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. The site uses Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing, indicating a mature digital marketing infrastructure. Technical risks are minimal but include the need for enhanced security headers and continuous plugin maintenance to avoid vulnerabilities.
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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