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Security report for digitalpublicgoods.net

Digital Public Goods Alliance · Technology · N/a

Partial score · DNS & email only

35/100

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

The Digital Public Goods Alliance website presents a professional and well-structured platform dedicated to promoting open-source digital public goods to support sustainable development goals globally. The organization operates as a multi-stakeholder alliance, providing resources such as a digital public goods registry, standards, community reports, and strategic roadmaps. The website targets governments, NGOs, developers, and policy makers interested in digital public goods and equitable technology solutions. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins like All in One SEO and MonsterInsights for analytics. The site is mobile optimized and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and consistent branding. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though security headers are not explicitly detected and privacy compliance is lacking due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing or the domain is not registered under the queried name, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy despite the professional appearance of the site. Overall, the site scores well on content quality and technical implementation but needs improvements in privacy compliance and domain registration transparency.

Scanned

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5 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
2of 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

4 findings rated critical or high in the checks that completed. Fix these first.

  1. 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Twitter, LinkedIn

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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

GDPR outside view
35
Average
35

Not counted

  • SSL/TLS: did not complete in this scan.
  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • Email security: did not complete in this scan.
  • DNS health: did not complete in this scan.
  • Network security: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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 Digital Public Goods Alliance occupies a unique niche as a non-profit multi-stakeholder initiative focused on accelerating the adoption and investment in digital public goods aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. Its business model centers on collaboration, standard setting, and community engagement rather than commercial revenue generation. The alliance leverages partnerships and open-source technologies to build credibility and influence. The presence of related domains like 50in5.net indicates an ecosystem approach. The organization appears medium-sized with a global focus but lacks explicit country or physical presence information on the site. The absence of detailed business registration or certification data limits full business intelligence profiling. However, the alliance's clear mission, structured content, and active social media presence position it as a credible entity in the technology and non-profit sectors.

Security posture

Security analysis reveals a mature HTTPS implementation with Google Analytics integrated via MonsterInsights. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could be improved to enhance protection against common web attacks. The site does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the visible source. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in security governance and transparency. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and no visible consent mechanisms, which could expose the organization to regulatory risks under GDPR or similar frameworks. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a significant concern for trust and legitimacy. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires enhancements in policy publication, header implementation, and domain registration transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website.
  3. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to improve security transparency.
  4. Verify and update domain WHOIS registration to ensure accurate and publicly available registrant information to enhance trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party plugins and scripts for vulnerabilities and update them to maintain security hygiene.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Digital Public Goods Alliance
Description
The Digital Public Goods Alliance is a multi-stakeholder initiative that accelerates the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals by facilitating the discovery, development, use of, and investment in digital public goods. It promotes open-source technologies for a more equitable world.
Key services
Digital public goods registry, Standards and guidelines for digital public goods, Community of practice reports, Calls for collaborative action, Strategy and roadmap development
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics (MonsterInsights plugin), WordPress CMS, PHP (implied by WordPress), JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
WordPress theme (dpga), All in One SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by Google Analytics config with forceSSL)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights Google Analytics plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on digital public goods and sustainable development goals.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Contact email is provided but no phone or physical address found.
  5. No security or incident response policies published.
  6. WHOIS data is missing or domain not found, which is a concern for legitimacy verification.
  7. Use of Google Analytics with no visible cookie consent mechanism.
  8. Professional design and consistent branding.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a custom theme (dpga) and standard plugins like All in One SEO and MonsterInsights for analytics. The site uses modern HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript technologies with responsive design principles for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate with no evident blocking scripts or heavy resources. The site uses Amazon S3 for hosting some media assets, indicating a hybrid hosting approach. SEO is basic but present with meta tags and structured JSON-LD data for organization and breadcrumb navigation. Accessibility is basic with no explicit ARIA roles or advanced accessibility features detected. The technical stack is modern and maintainable but could benefit from enhanced security headers and privacy compliance features.
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. 68/100Medium32 findingsView report
  2. 68/100Medium32 findingsView report
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