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Security report for heshima.org.uk

Heshima · Non-profit · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Heshima is a UK-registered charity focused on supporting the Maasai community near Kisongo, Tanzania, through education, vocational training, and community development. The organization operates a preschool, textile training center for women, and plans to expand vocational training for young men. The website serves as an informational and engagement platform for volunteers, donors, and tourists interested in ethical products. Technically, the website uses basic web technologies including jQuery and Google Analytics, hosted by Easyspace Ltd. The site is functional with moderate performance and basic mobile optimization but lacks advanced technical frameworks or CMS. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS assumed but no visible security headers or policies, and privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The domain is well aged and registered consistently with the charity's UK presence, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the website is a modest but credible online presence for a small non-profit charity with room for improvement in privacy, security, and technical modernization.

Scanned

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

8 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. 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

  3. 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

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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
57
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
57

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

Heshima occupies a niche non-profit sector focused on community empowerment of the Maasai people in Tanzania. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing presence since 2005 and direct community engagement through education and vocational training. The business model relies on donations, volunteer support, and sales of handmade textile products. Target customers include local community members, volunteers, donors, and ethical tourists. Growth indicators include plans for expanding vocational training facilities. The partnership ecosystem appears limited but includes local trainers and UK-based charity administration. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance digital presence, privacy compliance, and security posture to build greater trust and donor confidence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security maturity level with HTTPS usage and no visible exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS which are important for mitigating common web attacks. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is weak with no privacy or cookie policies, which may expose the organization to regulatory risks especially under GDPR. The absence of secure forms or input fields reduces attack surface but also limits user engagement capabilities. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires improvements to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enable responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance website technical infrastructure by adopting a modern CMS or framework to improve maintainability and performance.
  5. Increase transparency and trust by adding more detailed contact information, including phone numbers and physical addresses where appropriate.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Heshima
Registration number
05502810
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Heshima
Description
Heshima is a registered charity in the UK and Tanzania supporting the Maasai community near Kisongo, Tanzania. It provides educational support for children, textile training for women, vocational training for young men, and community development projects.
Key services
Pre-school education, Textile training and product sales, Saturday English school, Vocational carpentry training (planned), Volunteer engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Custom CSS and JS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (assumed from URL)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. No privacy or cookie policy found, which is a compliance gap.
  2. No terms of service or security policy present.
  3. Contact information limited to one email address; no phone or physical address explicitly stated.
  4. No forms detected on the homepage content.
  5. Use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager indicates some user tracking but no cookie consent mechanism found.
  6. Website content is charity-focused, educational, and community-oriented.
  7. No social media links detected.
  8. No security headers detected in HTML content; security posture could be improved.
  9. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is well aged.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a simple technology stack with jQuery, custom CSS/JS, and Google Analytics for tracking. Hosting is provided by Easyspace Ltd, a UK-based registrar and hosting provider. The site lacks a modern CMS or framework and shows basic mobile optimization and accessibility. Performance is moderate with no advanced optimization techniques detected. SEO is basic with meta keywords and language tags but no Open Graph or structured data. The absence of security headers and privacy policies indicates technical debt and compliance gaps. Modernization opportunities include adopting responsive design frameworks, improving accessibility, and integrating privacy and security best practices to reduce risk and improve user experience.
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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