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Security report for digitalpublicgoods.net

Digital Public Goods Alliance · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is a multi-stakeholder non-profit initiative dedicated to accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals through the promotion and facilitation of digital public goods. Their website serves as a hub for information, resources, and collaboration tools related to open-source technologies and digital public goods. The organization targets governments, NGOs, developers, and other stakeholders interested in sustainable development and equitable technology access. Their market position is that of a recognized alliance in the digital public goods ecosystem, providing key services such as a registry, standards, toolkits, and community reports. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a custom theme and uses standard plugins including All in One SEO and MonsterInsights for Google Analytics tracking. The site is hosted partially on Amazon S3 for media assets and employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration. Performance and mobile optimization are moderate to good, though accessibility features are basic. SEO is implemented at a basic level with meta tags and structured data. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks visible security headers and does not provide a security.txt or incident response contact information. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, which impacts compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. The WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration legitimacy, though the website content and social media presence support the organization's authenticity. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy in content and design but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, security best practices, and transparency regarding domain registration. Strategic improvements in these areas would strengthen the organization's digital trust and security posture.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

6 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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

    • 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, LinkedIn

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

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  • Security score drift

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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
45
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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 Digital Public Goods Alliance operates as a non-profit alliance focused on digital public goods to support sustainable development globally. Their business model centers on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and standard setting rather than commercial revenue generation. The target audience includes governments, NGOs, developers, and international organizations. The alliance leverages partnerships and community engagement to maintain its ecosystem. The website content and linked social media channels indicate active engagement and a growing presence in the digital public goods space. The lack of detailed business registration data and physical addresses suggests a decentralized or international organizational structure. The alliance's competitive advantage lies in its multi-stakeholder approach and alignment with global development goals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. The lack of a security.txt file and incident response contact information indicates limited readiness for vulnerability reporting and incident handling. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and no consent mechanisms, which could expose the organization to regulatory risks. No known vulnerabilities or malware were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for informational purposes but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to improve web security.
  3. Add a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Clarify domain registration details and ensure WHOIS information is accurate and publicly available to enhance trust.
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, DPG Standard and Toolkit, Community of Practice Reports, Calls for Collaborative Action, Annual ecosystem reports
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics (MonsterInsights plugin), WordPress CMS, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, 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
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

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 challenge
  2. Content is focused on digital public goods and sustainable development
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found on main page
  4. Contact email is provided in footer
  5. No phone numbers or physical addresses found
  6. Uses WordPress CMS with standard plugins
  7. Google Analytics tracking is active
  8. No visible security headers or incident response info
  9. WHOIS data unavailable, raising some legitimacy concerns
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a custom theme and standard SEO and analytics plugins. It uses modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Media assets are hosted on Amazon S3, indicating a hybrid hosting approach. The site loads with moderate performance and is mobile responsive with good design quality. Accessibility features are basic and could be improved. SEO implementation includes meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and JSON-LD structured data, though some SEO aspects like sitemap and robots directives could be enhanced. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization and security hardening.
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. 35/100High13 findings · partial scanView report
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