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Security report for iica.int

IICA - Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura · Government · Costa Rica

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) is a well-established international organization focused on agricultural cooperation and development in the Americas. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image, targeting governments, agricultural institutions, and rural communities. It offers cooperation programs, strategic alliances, and technical assistance to promote innovation and sustainable agriculture. The domain age and WHOIS data align with the organization's history, supporting its legitimacy. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Elementor and optimized for performance using WP Rocket and Cloudflare services. It employs modern web technologies and provides a good user experience with mobile optimization and clear navigation. However, accessibility features are basic, and explicit privacy and cookie policies are not evident in the provided content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and benefits from Cloudflare DNS, but lacks explicit security headers and visible incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Privacy compliance is limited due to missing policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid security posture but could improve transparency and compliance. The overall risk is low, with recommendations to enhance privacy disclosures, implement security headers, and provide clear contact information for security incidents to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

4 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 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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  • 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
62
Security headers
25
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
71

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

IICA operates as a government and non-profit entity with a large organizational size and a focus on agricultural cooperation across multiple countries in the Americas. Its business model revolves around providing technical cooperation, project management, and strategic partnerships to support agricultural innovation and rural development. The website reflects a mature digital presence with multilingual support and integration of modern web tools. The organization maintains a strong market position as a regional leader in agricultural cooperation, supported by its long domain history and consistent branding. Partnerships and programmatic offerings are highlighted, though direct contact details and privacy policies are limited in the visible content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS enforced and Cloudflare DNS services. However, explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options are not detected in the provided content, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. The absence of visible incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in security transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance is minimal, lacking cookie consent and privacy policy visibility, which may pose compliance risks under GDPR or similar regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Provide visible and dedicated contact channels for security incident reporting and vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user inclusivity.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities or outdated components are present.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
IICA - Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura
Description
El Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) es una organización internacional que promueve la cooperación técnica en agricultura y desarrollo rural en las Américas. Su objetivo es fomentar la innovación, transformación y conciencia sobre el futuro en el sector agrícola.
Key services
Cooperación técnica, Proyectos de desarrollo agrícola, Alianzas estratégicas, Programas de capacitación y formación, Publicaciones y eventos
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Font Awesome, Cloudflare (DNS), WP Rocket (performance optimization), Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS and CDN
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security event listeners in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is primarily in Spanish with language switcher for English and Portuguese.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage HTML content.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML content.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and performance optimizations.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. Strong alignment between domain registration and organizational identity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using the Elementor page builder, supported by jQuery and Font Awesome for UI elements. Performance optimizations include WP Rocket caching and Cloudflare DNS/CDN services, contributing to fast load times and good mobile responsiveness. SEO is supported by Rank Math plugin with structured data (JSON-LD) for organization and webpage metadata. The site uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. Accessibility is basic, and some modern best practices like explicit security headers are missing. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy features.
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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