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Security report for climatestoryunit.org

Doc Society · Non-profit · Iceland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Climate Story Unit is a non-profit initiative under Doc Society focused on advancing climate justice and biodiversity through transformative storytelling. The organization supports artists, impact producers, and movement builders via programs such as Climate Story Labs, Climate Story Fund, and Climate Story Kitchen. The website reflects a niche positioning within the non-profit climate advocacy sector, emphasizing collaboration and impact storytelling. Technically, the website uses a modern but straightforward tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and htmx, hosted on AWS infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation and professional design, though some SEO and accessibility features are basic. No CMS is explicitly detected. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS implied but lacking DNSSEC and security headers. No incident response or security policies are published, and privacy compliance is basic with privacy and cookie policies present but no consent mechanism. Contact information is limited to email addresses, with no phone or physical address provided. Overall, the website is functional and professional with moderate trustworthiness. Strategic improvements in security headers, DNSSEC, privacy compliance, and incident response documentation would enhance the security and compliance posture significantly.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  4. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
40
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
67

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 Climate Story Unit operates as a small non-profit entity under the parent organization Doc Society, focusing on climate storytelling and impact production. Its business model revolves around funding and supporting creative projects that promote climate justice. The target audience includes artists, producers, and climate advocates. The organization leverages partnerships with related entities such as Democracy Story Unit and Good Pitch to expand its ecosystem. The domain age aligns with the recent founding date in 2023, indicating a new but focused initiative. The website content and branding are consistent, supporting a credible market position within the non-profit environmental storytelling niche.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, but DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers are detected in the HTML content, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. There is no visible incident response or security policy documentation, which limits transparency and preparedness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is minimal, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR-specific indicators. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small non-profit but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish clear security and incident response policies to improve trust and preparedness.
  5. Consider adding phone contact information and physical address to improve business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Doc Society
Description
The Climate Story Unit from Doc Society supports transformative storytelling to advance a climate just and biodiverse future. It engages artists, impact producers, and movement builders to envision and share ways to create an abundant world for all.
Key services
Climate Story Labs, Climate Story Fund, Climate Story Kitchen, Collective Inspiration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.1.0, Bootstrap 5.0.2, htmx 1.9.2, ScrollReveal, Tilt.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by URL)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no WAF or blocking detected.
  2. Content is focused on climate storytelling and non-profit initiatives.
  3. No terms of service page found.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present but lack advanced compliance features like consent mechanisms.
  5. Contact information is limited to email only; no phone or physical address found.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. Technical stack uses common open source libraries and is hosted on AWS infrastructure.
  8. No analytics or tracking services detected beyond newsletter signup.
  9. Branding is consistent and professional with partner logos displayed.
  10. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery 3.1.0, Bootstrap 5.0.2, htmx 1.9.2, ScrollReveal, and Tilt.js for UI and interactivity. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts. Hosting is on AWS as indicated by the nameservers. The site is mobile responsive with a clean design and clear navigation. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or static site build. Performance is moderate with no explicit speed optimizations noted. SEO is basic with meta viewport and title tags but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found. Accessibility features are minimal but present. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from modernization and enhanced SEO and accessibility.
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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