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Security report for fossunited.org

FOSS United Foundation · Technology · India

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

FOSS United Foundation is a small non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the Free and Open Source Software ecosystem in India. The foundation focuses on community building, educational programs, events, and industry partnerships to promote FOSS adoption and growth. The website is professionally designed using the Frappe framework and is hosted with Cloudflare DNS services, indicating a moderate level of technical maturity. However, the site lacks explicit privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. Security posture is moderate with domain privacy protection and transfer restrictions, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. Overall, the website is functional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced security and compliance features.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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';…

  4. 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
65
Email security
55
DNS health
70
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
58
Average
52
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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 foundation operates in the technology and non-profit sectors, targeting the Indian FOSS community including developers, educational institutions, and technology enthusiasts. Its business model revolves around community support and ecosystem development rather than commercial revenue. The organization is relatively new, founded in 2020, and maintains a consistent brand presence online. The lack of explicit contact details and compliance policies suggests room for improvement in transparency and user engagement. No advertising or tracking mechanisms are present, aligning with non-profit values. The foundation's partnerships and ecosystem are not explicitly detailed in the content provided.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses Cloudflare DNS, which provides basic security benefits. The domain is registered with privacy protection and has clientTransferProhibited status, reducing risk of unauthorized transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers were detected in the HTML content, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. There is no evidence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure program, which are critical for mature security posture and compliance with regulations like GDPR or NIS2. The absence of privacy and cookie policies further indicates compliance gaps. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires enhancements to meet best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance compliance and user trust.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security incident reporting.
  5. Develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FOSS United Foundation
Description
FOSS United Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on growing India's Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystem. It aims to support and promote FOSS adoption, community building, and education in India.
Key services
FOSS community building, Educational programs, Events and workshops, Industry partnerships
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Frappe
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of privacy protection for WHOIS

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
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website uses Frappe framework
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content
  4. No social media links detected in the provided content
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found
  6. Website content is focused on FOSS community and education in India
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected
  8. WHOIS data shows privacy protection and domain status clientTransferProhibited
  9. DNSSEC not enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Frappe framework, using standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript technologies. It is hosted with Cloudflare DNS services, which provides DNS-level security and performance benefits. The site is mobile responsive with good design quality and navigation clarity. However, there is no evidence of advanced analytics or marketing tools, which aligns with its non-profit nature. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading or technical debt. Accessibility features are basic and could be improved to enhance inclusivity. SEO optimization is basic with some meta tags present but lacking structured data or rich snippets. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small non-profit but has room for modernization and enhanced security.
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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