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Security report for igu.org

International Gas Union · Energy · N/a

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The International Gas Union (IGU) operates as a leading global organization dedicated to the gas industry, focusing on advocacy, research, and event organization to promote sustainable and innovative gas technologies worldwide. Their website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content including industry reports, event information, and membership details. The technical infrastructure leverages modern web technologies such as Next.js and React, hosted on Vercel, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and policies could be improved. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent mechanisms present but lacking explicit privacy and terms of service pages. Overall, the site projects high professionalism and trustworthiness, supporting IGU's position as an essential entity in the energy sector.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

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 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 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

  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
72
Security headers
35
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
69

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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Leaked records that mention igu.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
15
Employees
0
Customers
15
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
7%

3 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

IGU holds a prominent market position as an essential non-profit organization in the energy sector, specifically the gas industry. Their business model revolves around providing authoritative reports, hosting major international conferences, and offering membership services to industry stakeholders. The organization targets professionals, policymakers, and researchers globally. The presence of partner event domains and a dedicated member portal indicates a well-established partnership ecosystem. The website's content quality and branding consistency reinforce IGU's credibility and influence in the energy market. Growth indicators include regular publication of reports and upcoming major events such as LNG2026. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the site suggests a controlled communication approach, typical for large international organizations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security hardening. There is no visible security policy, incident response information, or vulnerability disclosure mechanism, which are important for transparency and readiness. Cookie consent is implemented, indicating some privacy awareness. No vulnerable libraries or insecure forms were detected in the analyzed content. The security score is good but could be enhanced by publishing security policies and adding security headers. Incident response readiness and data protection officer contact details are not found, representing potential compliance gaps.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Add standard security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to enhance security posture.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response information, including a security contact or security.txt file.
  4. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user trust.
  5. Regularly review and update cookie consent mechanisms and ensure GDPR compliance is explicitly stated.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
International Gas Union
Description
The International Gas Union (IGU) is a global organization focused on the gas industry, promoting innovation, collaboration, and investment in lower-carbon technologies including renewable gas, bio-LNG, e-methane, CCS, CUS, and hydrogen integration. It publishes reports and organizes events related to the gas sector.
Key services
Publishing industry reports, Organizing international conferences and exhibitions, Advocacy and policy influence, Membership services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is rich, relevant, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong focus on gas industry advocacy, reports, and events.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages detected, but cookie consent mechanism is present.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain registration analysis.
  6. Multiple external links to official partner event sites and portals.
  7. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  8. Social media presence indicated via Twitter handle @IGU_News in meta tags.
  9. Website uses modern web technologies and is hosted on Vercel.
  10. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including React and Next.js, hosted on Vercel, which supports good performance and scalability. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or headless CMS approach. The site uses external scripts for analytics (Google Tag Manager) and cookie consent (Cookiebot). Performance is moderate, likely due to rich media content and animations. Technical debt appears low, but adding security headers and formalizing privacy and security documentation would improve the technical maturity and risk posture.
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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