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Security report for dgroups.info

Dgroups Foundation · Non-profit · Netherlands

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Dgroups Foundation is a small non-profit organization based in the Netherlands, focused on facilitating online communication, collaboration, and community platforms for the international development sector. Established originally as a project in 2002 and formalized as a foundation in 2009, it provides services such as platform facilitation, brokerage for preferential access, capacity building, and hosting online discussions. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with clear target audiences including development organizations, projects, and investors. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor, leveraging modern libraries like jQuery and Google Charts, hosted by Greenhost. Performance and mobile optimization are good, with basic accessibility and SEO practices in place. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer restrictions, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. Contact information is limited to email, with no phone or physical address disclosed. Overall, the site is trustworthy and well-maintained, with no signs of blocking or WAF interference.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

8 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 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

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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
15
Email security
65
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
61

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention dgroups.info, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Dgroups Foundation operates in the non-profit sector, serving the development community by enabling effective online collaboration and dialogue. Its business model revolves around providing access and support to online community platforms, peer learning, and advocacy discussions. The foundation maintains a partnership ecosystem, including the dgroups.io platform, enhancing its reach and impact. The organization benefits from a clear market niche with limited direct competition, leveraging its long-standing history and board governance as trust signals. Revenue streams likely include partner contributions and service fees for brokerage and capacity building. Growth indicators include recent news updates and active community engagement. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to expand digital services and enhance security transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections in place. The presence of a cookie consent banner and privacy policy indicates awareness of privacy regulations such as GDPR. However, the absence of DNSSEC and some advanced security headers (e.g., Content-Security-Policy) suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Incident response and security policy pages are not present, which could be a gap in transparency and readiness. Overall, the security culture appears adequate for a non-profit, but formalizing incident response and vulnerability disclosure processes would strengthen trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information.
  4. Add explicit security policy and incident response information on the website to improve transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Dgroups Foundation
Description
Dgroups Foundation facilitates online communication, collaboration, and community platforms for development organizations and initiatives. It supports online dialogue, peer learning, and provides negotiated access to community platforms.
Key services
Facilitation and management of online community platforms, Brokerage of preferential access to community platforms, Support for online communication and collaboration, Hosting online discussions and events, Capacity building and peer learning
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, DataTables, Google Charts, FontAwesome
Frameworks
WordPress CMS, Elementor page builder
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via gtag.js)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained WordPress site using Elementor builder.
  2. Content is focused on development community collaboration and non-profit activities.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are implemented with consent mechanisms.
  4. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages found.
  5. Contact information is limited to email only; no phone or physical address found.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  7. SSL is enabled and domain status restricts unauthorized transfers.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for analytics and marketing.
  10. No advertising networks or affiliate programs detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using the Elementor page builder, supported by jQuery and DataTables libraries for enhanced UI components. Google Charts and FontAwesome are used for visual and iconographic elements. Hosting is provided by Greenhost, a Dutch hosting provider, consistent with the registrant country. The site employs modern web standards with responsive design and lazy loading for images, contributing to good performance and mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with more ARIA roles and semantic markup. The technical infrastructure is solid for a non-profit organization, with opportunities to modernize security headers and enhance 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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