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Security report for cambodianvillagefund.org

Cambodian Village Fund · Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Cambodian Village Fund is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to improving education and community development in rural Cambodia. Their core activities include building schools, providing scholarships, and offering English language education to empower local communities. The organization has a strong market position supported by over 18 years of impactful work and a clear mission that resonates with donors and supporters. The website reflects a professional and trustworthy image with detailed program information and clear calls to action for donations and involvement. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a modern block editor, hosted by a reputable registrar, and optimized for mobile and accessibility. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks advanced security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is a notable gap due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is credible and safe, with room for improvement in compliance and security transparency.

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

7 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 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';…

  2. 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

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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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
66

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 Cambodian Village Fund operates in the non-profit sector focusing on education and community upliftment in Cambodia. Their business model relies on donations and sponsorships, with a clear target audience of philanthropic individuals and organizations interested in educational development. The organization demonstrates competitive advantages through long-term presence, proven impact, and partnerships such as being a Fulbright Host Institution. Revenue streams primarily come from donations via PayPal and sponsorship programs. The website supports growth by providing detailed program descriptions, founder stories, and multiple engagement channels including social media and mailing lists. Strategic observations include the need to enhance privacy compliance and security transparency to maintain donor trust and meet evolving regulatory requirements.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection in place. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy pages are published, indicating limited transparency in security governance. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also reflects compliance gaps. Overall, while no immediate vulnerabilities are apparent, the site would benefit from implementing best practices in security headers, incident response readiness, and privacy compliance to strengthen its security posture and regulatory alignment.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with a user consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Develop and publish an incident response policy and provide dedicated security contact channels.
  5. Regularly audit and update website components to ensure no vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cambodian Village Fund
Description
The Cambodian Village Fund is a non-profit organization focused on changing lives in Cambodia through education by building schools, offering scholarships, and providing English language education.
Key services
Scholarships, School construction, English language programs, Community improvements
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
WordPress block editor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Mailchimp (via list-manage.com for mailing list)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed non-profit site focused on education in Cambodia
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap
  3. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  4. Donation processing is done via PayPal, a trusted payment processor
  5. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the HTML content
  8. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using the latest block editor technology, indicating a modern and maintainable infrastructure. Hosting is provided by IONOS SE, a reputable provider, and the domain is well-managed with a long registration period and transfer protection. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is adequately addressed with proper meta tags and structured navigation. However, the site lacks advanced security configurations and privacy compliance features, which represent technical debt and modernization opportunities. Addressing these gaps will reduce risk and improve trustworthiness. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, suggesting minimal data collection and a privacy-friendly approach.
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. 66/100Medium32 findingsView report
  2. 66/100Medium32 findingsView report
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