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Security report for focali.se

Focali · Non-profit · Sweden

Medium risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Focali is a well-established non-profit research network focused on bridging forest, climate, and livelihood research with policy and practice since 2008. The organization serves as a multidisciplinary platform for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners addressing complex environmental and social challenges. Their website, hosted on Squarespace, reflects a professional and consistent brand with good content quality and user experience. However, the absence of WHOIS data and domain registration details introduces some uncertainty about domain legitimacy. The site lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, which are critical for compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Social media presence is strong, supporting community engagement and outreach. Technically, the site benefits from HTTPS and HSTS but could improve security headers and privacy compliance. Overall, Focali presents a credible and professional front but should address privacy and WHOIS transparency to enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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

11 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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

  3. 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 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';…

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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
52
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
30
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
50

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

Focali operates in the non-profit sector, focusing on environmental and social research collaboration. Their business model revolves around knowledge sharing, events, and network facilitation rather than commercial sales. The target audience includes academics, policymakers, and practitioners interested in forest and climate issues. The organization has a stable market position with 15 years of history and a clear mission. Their partnership ecosystem is implied through social media and research collaborations. The website's content and design support their mission but lack some compliance and transparency elements. There is no evidence of revenue streams or commercial activities on the site.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS and HSTS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks several recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate risks like clickjacking and cross-site scripting. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a security policy or incident response information limits the organization's transparency regarding security management. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is secure but could improve its security maturity and compliance posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Investigate and resolve the WHOIS data inconsistency to improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Focali
Description
The Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network (Focali) was initiated in 2008. Since then, Focali has developed into a nexus that gathers researchers covering a broad range of natural and social science disciplines. It acts as a multidisciplinary research network, dialogue forum, and knowledge partner addressing intertwined forest, climate, biodiversity, and livelihood challenges.
Key services
Research collaboration, Knowledge dissemination, Dialogue forums, Events and seminars
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, Google Fonts, Typekit Fonts, YouTube embed, Squarespace JavaScript libraries
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Squarespace platform with modern design
  2. Content is focused on forest, climate, and livelihood research network
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  4. Contact information is present but limited to email and physical address
  5. No forms detected on the homepage for direct contact
  6. Social media presence is strong across major platforms
  7. WHOIS data is missing or domain not found, which is a concern
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information available
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected explicitly
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging its CMS capabilities and hosting infrastructure. It uses modern web fonts from Google Fonts and Typekit, and embeds multimedia content such as YouTube videos. The site loads multiple compressed JavaScript libraries from Squarespace, indicating a modular and optimized frontend. Performance is moderate, with good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the site lacks advanced analytics or tracking scripts, which may limit marketing insights. Technical debt appears low due to the use of a managed platform, but reliance on third-party services requires ongoing monitoring for security and performance.
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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