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Security report for globalgrant.com

Stöd & Stipendier AB · Education · Sweden

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Global Grant operates as a Swedish platform dedicated to helping individuals, schools, and organizations find scholarships, grants, and funding opportunities from a comprehensive database of over 25,000 funds. The company positions itself as a trusted intermediary offering both free membership and subscription-based access to extensive funding data, complemented by personalized consulting services. Their market presence is supported by clear branding, partner collaborations, and positive user testimonials. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries such as Axios, jQuery, SweetAlert, Select2, Quill Editor, SwiperJS, and GSAP, indicating a contemporary frontend stack. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and moderate performance. However, no major CMS or backend frameworks are explicitly detected from the HTML content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes a CSRF token meta tag, but lacks visible security headers and explicit cookie consent mechanisms. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information. The site uses Google Analytics for tracking, with moderate user tracking levels and basic privacy compliance indicators. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured, with minor areas for improvement in security headers and privacy compliance. The domain registration data aligns well with the business identity, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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

9 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  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 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
10
Average
38

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

Global Grant targets a niche market of scholarship and grant seekers primarily in Sweden, including students, economically disadvantaged individuals, and non-profit organizations. Their business model combines free access with subscription services and consulting, generating revenue through memberships and premium offerings. The company maintains partnerships with various organizations and leverages a strong content strategy with guides and FAQs to support users. Growth potential lies in expanding digital services and enhancing user engagement through personalized support. The platform's competitive advantage is its extensive and well-classified database, user-friendly search tools, and expert consulting. The company demonstrates a clear understanding of its audience's needs and provides tailored services to simplify the complex process of finding and applying for funding.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and CSRF token usage. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contacts indicates room for improvement in transparency and preparedness. Privacy compliance is partial, with no cookie consent mechanism visible, which may pose GDPR compliance risks. Recommendations include implementing comprehensive security headers, establishing a vulnerability disclosure policy, and enhancing privacy controls to align with GDPR and other regulations. Regular audits of third-party libraries and security awareness training would further strengthen the security culture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and provide clear incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  4. Regularly review and update third-party libraries to mitigate risks from vulnerable dependencies.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stöd & Stipendier AB
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stöd & Stipendier AB
Description
Global Grant är en plattform för att hitta stipendier, bidrag och finansiering från fonder och stiftelser, riktad till privatpersoner, skolor, föreningar och organisationer. De erbjuder sökverktyg, abonnemangstjänster och vägledning i ansökningsprocessen.
Key services
Sökning av stipendier och bidrag, Abonnemang på databasen, Nyhetsbrev och rådgivning, Personligt stöd av stipendiekonsult
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery 3.7.1 slim, Axios, SweetAlert, Select2, Quill Editor 2.0.3, SwiperJS, GSAP 3.12.5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • CSRF token meta tag present
  • Use of modern JS libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js)
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 rich content in Swedish.
  2. No WAF or blocking detected.
  3. Comprehensive contact information and business identity present.
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found.
  5. Modern frontend libraries used, but no major frameworks detected.
  6. Security headers not evident from provided data; recommend improvement.
  7. Good SEO and metadata presence.
  8. Testimonials and partner logos enhance trust.
  9. No visible forms on the main page; login and registration pages linked externally.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern frontend technology stack with popular JavaScript libraries for UI components, animations, and rich text editing. The presence of Google Fonts and CDN-hosted libraries indicates reliance on external resources for performance and scalability. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly with appropriate meta tags and structured navigation. No backend or CMS technologies are explicitly identified, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed by optimizing asset delivery and reducing external dependencies. Accessibility is basic and could be enhanced by adding ARIA attributes and keyboard navigation support. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business goals but has opportunities for 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

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