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Security report for forumterzosettore.it

Forum Nazionale del Terzo Settore ETS · Non-profit · Italy

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Forum Nazionale del Terzo Settore ETS is a prominent Italian non-profit organization dedicated to representing and supporting the third sector in Italy. The website serves as a comprehensive platform offering news, documents, events, and resources relevant to non-profit organizations, volunteers, and social stakeholders. It maintains strong partnerships with recognized institutions and media outlets, enhancing its credibility and reach within the sector. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Bootstrap and jQuery, optimized for mobile devices and SEO. It employs Google Analytics and Tag Manager for user tracking, balanced with GDPR-compliant privacy and cookie policies featuring user consent mechanisms. The site demonstrates good performance and accessibility, though some improvements could be made in accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, implements key security headers, and uses nonce tokens in AJAX forms to prevent CSRF attacks. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy or incident response page suggests room for enhancement in transparency and preparedness. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and compliance posture. Strategic recommendations include publishing a formal security policy, adding incident response contact details, and enhancing accessibility and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms to further strengthen trust and security culture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

5 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
63

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
43
Employees
0
Customers
34
Third parties
9
Weak passwords
12%

2 subdomains affected

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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 Forum Nazionale del Terzo Settore holds a leading position in Italy's non-profit sector, acting as a hub for advocacy, information dissemination, and community engagement. Its business model revolves around supporting third sector entities through knowledge sharing, event organization, and partnership facilitation. The organization targets non-profits, volunteers, policymakers, and socially engaged citizens. Its extensive network of partners and media collaborations indicates a robust ecosystem that supports its mission and growth. The website's content quality and consistent branding reinforce its professional image and trustworthiness in the sector.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and secure form handling practices. The presence of cookie consent and privacy policies aligns with GDPR requirements, indicating compliance awareness. No critical vulnerabilities or security misconfigurations were identified in the analyzed content. However, the lack of a publicly available security policy or incident response information limits transparency and may impact stakeholder confidence in security readiness. Implementing these policies and publishing a security.txt file would enhance the site's security culture and incident management capabilities.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Add incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident handling.
  3. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance website accessibility to meet higher standards for users with disabilities.
  5. Implement a security.txt file to formalize vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Forum Nazionale del Terzo Settore ETS
Description
Forum Nazionale del Terzo Settore is an Italian non-profit organization representing the third sector, focusing on social welfare, volunteering, and community development. It provides news, documents, events, and resources related to the third sector in Italy.
Key services
Information dissemination, Advocacy, Event organization, Training and education, Partnership facilitation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce in AJAX forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained Italian non-profit sector forum.
  2. Content is rich, relevant, and updated with recent news and events.
  3. Strong presence of social media and partner organizations.
  4. Good implementation of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
  6. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and security headers.
  7. No incident response or security policy pages found, which could be improved.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a well-established CMS (WordPress) with modern front-end frameworks like Bootstrap and jQuery, ensuring responsive design and user-friendly navigation. SEO is enhanced through the Yoast SEO plugin, and analytics are managed via Google Analytics and Tag Manager. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed and accessibility. The technical stack is current and widely supported, minimizing technical debt. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, but the site uses HTTPS with strong SSL configuration, indicating a secure hosting environment. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and implement advanced security headers or mechanisms.
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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