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Security report for milestonefoundation.co.nz

Milestone Foundation Limited · Non-profit · New Zealand

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Milestone Foundation Limited is a New Zealand-based non-profit organization established in 2015 to support local communities, particularly focusing on education, health, and Asian cultural promotion. The foundation operates under the Gambling Act 2003 and is regulated by the Department of Internal Affairs. Its primary business model involves distributing grants funded by Class 4 Gaming Venues and engaging with local Asian communities. The website serves as an informational and application portal for grants and membership inquiries. Technically, the website is built on the Weebly platform, utilizing legacy jQuery 1.8.3, Google Analytics, and Snowplow for tracking. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and has basic SEO and accessibility features. However, it lacks modern security headers and up-to-date libraries, which could pose security risks. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA for form protection but lacks visible security headers and privacy policies, indicating gaps in compliance and security best practices. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain reduces trustworthiness, although the website content and structure appear legitimate for a small non-profit. Overall, the website presents a moderate risk profile with room for improvement in security posture, privacy compliance, and technical modernization. Strategic recommendations include updating libraries, implementing security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies, and verifying domain registration details 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. 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';…

  2. 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

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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
20
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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

Milestone Foundation Limited occupies a niche position as a community-focused non-profit supporting Asian cultural initiatives and education in New Zealand. Its competitive advantage lies in its regulatory compliance under the Gambling Act and its targeted grant distribution model funded by gaming venues. The foundation targets local Asian communities and Class 4 Gaming Venues as primary stakeholders. The website supports growth by providing an online grant application system and multilingual support via a Mandarin subdomain. Partnerships appear limited to service providers for grant processing and hosting. The business model is straightforward, relying on grant funding and community engagement, with potential for expansion through increased digital presence and transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms. However, the presence of outdated JavaScript libraries (jQuery 1.8.3) introduces potential vulnerabilities. The lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No privacy or cookie policies are published, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Incident response and security policy information are absent, suggesting limited preparedness for security incidents. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires significant improvements to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Update all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies on the website to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  4. Verify and publish domain WHOIS information to enhance trust and legitimacy perception.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and reach.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Milestone Foundation Limited
Description
Milestone Foundation Limited was established in September 2015 to support local communities in New Zealand by distributing funding to support education, health, and matters promoting Asian cultures within New Zealand.
Key services
Grant funding for education and health, Support for Asian cultural initiatives, Membership for Class 4 Gaming Venues
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.3, Google Analytics, Weebly platform, EditMySite CDN, Google reCAPTCHA
Platforms
Weebly CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Snowplow Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Snowplow Analytics (snowday)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is hosted on Weebly platform with standard templates and scripts.
  2. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on homepage or main content.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on main pages.
  4. Site uses Google Analytics and Snowplow for tracking user behavior.
  5. No security headers detected in provided data; potential security improvement area.
  6. Forms appear to be handled via external grant application system (milestone.grants.comssystems.cloud).
  7. Site content is focused on community grants and support for Asian cultures in New Zealand.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content; safe for general audiences.
  9. No WHOIS data available for domain, limiting domain legitimacy verification.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on the Weebly platform, leveraging its CDN and standard JavaScript libraries. The use of legacy jQuery 1.8.3 is a technical debt and security risk. Google Analytics and Snowplow provide user behavior tracking but no advanced marketing or affiliate tools are detected. The site is moderately performant with basic mobile responsiveness. SEO and accessibility are implemented at a basic level, with room for improvement. The external grant application system is hosted on a separate domain, indicating a modular approach to service delivery. Overall, the technical infrastructure is adequate for a small non-profit but would benefit from 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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