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Security report for daffodilday.com.au

Cancer Council · Non-profit · Australia

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

The website www.daffodilday.com.au serves as the official platform for Cancer Council's Daffodil Day 2025 fundraising campaign. It provides comprehensive information about the event, encourages fundraising and donations, and offers resources and stories to engage the Australian public. The site is well-branded, professionally designed, and targets a broad audience including cancer patients, supporters, and donors. Technically, it leverages a modern tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and multiple analytics and marketing tools, hosted on a CDN for performance. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is indicated through policies and consent mechanisms, though explicit policy pages are not prominently linked. WHOIS data is unavailable due to .au domain restrictions, but the site’s legitimacy is supported by branding and content quality. Overall, the site is a credible, secure, and effective fundraising platform for a major Australian non-profit event.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  2. 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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
76

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

Cancer Council's Daffodil Day website positions itself as a leading national fundraising event for cancer research and support. The business model is non-profit, relying on donations and community fundraising. The platform supports event registration, donation processing, and awareness campaigns, leveraging partnerships with fundraising technology providers like Funraisin. The site’s extensive use of tracking and marketing tools indicates a mature digital marketing strategy aimed at maximizing engagement and donations. The target market is the Australian public, including individuals and organizations interested in cancer support. The website’s large scale and professional presentation reflect Cancer Council's established market position and operational maturity.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. It uses multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts, which are common but require ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not explicitly detected and should be implemented to enhance protection against common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is found, suggesting an area for improvement in transparency and readiness. Overall, the site follows good security practices appropriate for a non-profit fundraising platform but could benefit from enhanced header policies and documented security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options HTTP headers to strengthen security.
  2. Provide explicit links to privacy policy and cookie policy pages in the footer or header for better user access.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Add clear company contact emails and phone numbers to improve trust and compliance with privacy regulations.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cancer Council
Description
Daffodil Day is a fundraising event supporting life-saving cancer research in Australia, organized by Cancer Council. The website promotes fundraising, donations, and awareness activities for cancer support.
Key services
Fundraising event registration, Donation processing, Cancer awareness and support resources, Virtual eCard sending
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 3.4.1, Font Awesome 6.5.1, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, TikTok Pixel, Facebook SDK, Hotjar, Bing Ads, Owl Carousel, Slick Carousel, jQuery UI, Funraisin fundraising platform
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Funraisin fundraising platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure third-party analytics and tracking
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics, TikTok Analytics, LinkedIn Analytics, Hotjar
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, AppNexus (adnxs.com)
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Spotify Pixel
Marketing tools
Convert Experiences
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed fundraising platform for Cancer Council's Daffodil Day event.
  2. No WHOIS data available due to malformed response, likely .au domain registry restrictions.
  3. Uses multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools with extensive tracking.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found; contact primarily via forms.
  5. No visible privacy or security policy pages explicitly linked but FAQs and resources imply privacy compliance.
  6. No signs of adult or NSFW content; content is safe and family-friendly.
  7. Good mobile optimization and SEO practices observed.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery, Bootstrap 3, and various third-party libraries for UI components and analytics. Hosting is via Amazon CloudFront CDN, improving load times globally. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata and structured navigation. However, the use of older Bootstrap 3 and jQuery versions suggests some technical debt. The extensive use of tracking pixels and marketing tools indicates a sophisticated digital marketing infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements by updating libraries and optimizing scripts. Accessibility is basic and could be improved with ARIA roles and semantic HTML enhancements.
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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