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Security report for cardanofoundation.org

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Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website cardanofoundation.org is currently inaccessible due to a Vercel Security Checkpoint blocking page, which prevents access to any substantive content. The domain is registered with privacy protection via Identity Protection Service in Great Britain, and the domain age (created in 2015) aligns with an established entity. However, no business, contact, or policy information is available on the accessible page. The technical infrastructure indicates hosting on Vercel with AWS DNS servers, but DNSSEC is not enabled. Due to the blocking, no detailed content or business insights can be derived. Security posture is weak as no security headers or policies are visible, and privacy compliance cannot be assessed. Overall, the site appears to be protected by a security mechanism that restricts access, limiting analysis capabilities.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
69

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

Due to the security checkpoint blocking access, no business intelligence data such as market positioning, services, or partnerships can be extracted. The domain registration is privacy protected, which is common for organizations seeking to protect registrant data. No contact or social media links are available to infer business relationships or customer engagement strategies.

Security posture

The website is protected by a Vercel Security Checkpoint, indicating an active Web Application Firewall or security mechanism to prevent unauthorized access or attacks. However, no security headers or SSL configuration details are visible. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security gap. The lack of visible privacy and security policies, combined with the blocking, suggests limited transparency. The security posture is moderate due to the presence of WAF but lacks comprehensive security best practices visible in the accessible content.

Recommendations

  1. Work with Vercel to configure the security checkpoint to allow legitimate user access and reduce false positives.
  2. Publish clear privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies on the website to improve compliance and trust.
  3. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security.
  4. Implement and verify security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Provide visible contact information and business details to improve credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Vercel Security Checkpoint detected. Website content is blocked by Vercel Security Checkpoint page indicating a security challenge or WAF protection. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Vercel
Frameworks
Astro
Platforms
Vercel

Security

Observed score
10/100

Analytics and tracking

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is inaccessible due to Vercel Security Checkpoint blocking access.
  2. No visible business or contact information on the page.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  4. No forms or interactive elements detected.
  5. No social media or external business links found in the content.
  6. Domain WHOIS is privacy protected and domain is registered with Amazon Registrar.
  7. DNSSEC is not enabled which is a minor security concern.
  8. Website appears to be hosted on Vercel platform with AWS DNS.
  9. No analytics or advertising scripts detected in the blocked content.
  10. Content safety is rated safe due to lack of any adult or explicit content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Vercel platform with DNS managed by AWS DNS servers. The domain registrar is Amazon Registrar, Inc. The site uses JavaScript and Astro framework technologies. The presence of a security checkpoint page indicates a security layer that blocks access, which impacts user experience and SEO. No CMS or analytics tools are detected due to blocked content. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement. The site lacks visible meta tags, structured data, or SEO optimizations in the accessible content.
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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