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Security report for lakevictoriachallenge.org

Global Air Drone Academy · Technology · Nigeria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The African Drone Forum (ADF) operates as the largest network of drone professionals across Africa, providing critical support for market entry, localization, and regional strategy. Their services include B2B introductions, access to Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA), expo visibility, and hands-on business support, positioning them as a key player in the African drone industry. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence, targeting drone professionals and businesses seeking to expand or establish themselves in the African drone market. Technically, the website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging modern web technologies such as Google Fonts, Google reCAPTCHA for form security, and a community widget from Circle.so. The site is hosted on Squarespace's CDN, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. SEO and accessibility features are basic but functional, with proper meta tags and structured data present. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with HSTS enabled, uses reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and does not expose sensitive data. However, the absence of explicit privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies, as well as lack of direct contact information, represents gaps in privacy compliance and user trust. The WHOIS data is privacy protected or unavailable, which is common but slightly reduces transparency. Overall, the website presents a moderate risk profile with good security fundamentals but needs improvements in privacy compliance and contact transparency. Strategic recommendations include adding comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, publishing terms of service, and providing clear contact channels to enhance trust and compliance.

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. 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

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  2. 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';…

  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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
45
Email security
55
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
48

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

ADF's market positioning as the largest drone professional network in Africa gives it a competitive advantage in B2B introductions and regulatory access. Their business model focuses on membership and partnership engagement, leveraging events and expos for visibility. The partnership ecosystem includes recognized organizations and government entities, enhancing credibility. Revenue streams likely include membership fees, event sponsorships, and consulting services. The target customer segments are drone businesses, startups, and professionals seeking market entry and regulatory navigation in Africa. Growth indicators include active social media presence and ongoing event promotion. The lack of detailed financial or founding data limits deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, HSTS, and use of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate spam and abuse. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, compliance gaps exist due to missing privacy and cookie policies, which are critical for GDPR and other data protection regulations. Incident response readiness is unclear as no security or abuse contact information is provided. The security culture appears basic but adequate for a small to medium business. Enhancing transparency and formalizing security policies would improve the posture significantly.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add a terms of service page outlining user rights, responsibilities, and legal disclaimers.
  3. Provide clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers for general and security inquiries.
  4. Establish and communicate an incident response process with dedicated security contact channels.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance with standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Global Air Drone Academy
Description
ADF is the largest network of drone professionals on the continent—supporting market entry, localization, and regional strategy through B2B introductions, CAA access, expo visibility, and hands-on business support.
Key services
market entry support, localization, regional strategy, B2B introductions, CAA access, expo visibility, business support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, Google Fonts (Poppins), reCAPTCHA, Circle.so widget
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • HSTS enabled
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
Google reCAPTCHA, Circle.so community widget
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Squarespace with professional design and clear navigation
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers visible on main pages
  4. Social media presence is strong with official accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
  5. WHOIS data is privacy protected or unavailable
  6. Security posture is good with HTTPS and HSTS enabled
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content
  8. Partners logos displayed but no detailed partner descriptions
  9. Forms use Google reCAPTCHA for spam protection
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Squarespace, a modern and reliable CMS platform, ensuring ease of maintenance and scalability. The use of Google Fonts and reCAPTCHA indicates adoption of standard web technologies. Hosting on Squarespace CDN provides moderate performance and good uptime. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO benefits. However, SEO and accessibility could be further improved with richer metadata and ARIA attributes. No legacy or vulnerable libraries were detected, indicating low technical debt. Opportunities exist to enhance performance by optimizing images and enabling caching strategies.
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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