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Active Citizens Fund · Non-profit · Norway

Medium risk. 5 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

Active Citizens Fund is a Norwegian non-profit initiative focused on facilitating partnerships and grant opportunities between Norwegian and European civil society organizations. The website serves as a resource hub offering information on funding calls, partner registration, inspirational project stories, and newsletters. It is associated with the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, indicating a credible and official backing. The site is scheduled for closure in December 2024, and content updates have ceased accordingly. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and Ninja Forms, and uses Plausible Analytics for privacy-friendly tracking. The site is hosted likely on Norwegian government infrastructure, ensuring reliability and compliance with local standards. The design is professional, mobile-optimized, and accessible, with good SEO practices implemented. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses nonce tokens for REST API calls, with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks a formal security policy, incident response contacts, and a cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement to enhance GDPR compliance and security transparency. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with a strong business credibility and good technical implementation. Strategic recommendations include implementing cookie consent, publishing a security policy, and adding vulnerability disclosure information to improve compliance and trust.

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
67
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

The Active Citizens Fund operates in the non-profit sector, targeting civil society organizations in Norway and Europe. Its business model revolves around facilitating grant access and partnerships rather than direct revenue generation. The organization benefits from official government and NGO partnerships, enhancing its market position as a trusted intermediary. The website content and structure support its mission by providing clear guidance, partner databases, and success stories. Growth indicators are limited due to the announced closure in 2024, but the partnership ecosystem is well established with entities like the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and EEA Grants. The site’s professional presentation and structured data support its credibility and outreach efforts.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible security misconfigurations or exposed sensitive data. Use of nonce tokens for REST API calls indicates attention to secure form handling. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents gaps in security transparency and readiness. The lack of a cookie consent banner also poses a compliance risk under GDPR. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the site is secure but could improve its security culture and compliance documentation to better serve users and stakeholders.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Publish a formal security policy outlining security practices and compliance frameworks.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information to improve security communication.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Active Citizens Fund
Description
Active Citizens Fund is a non-profit initiative providing guidance and support for successful partnerships between Norwegian and European civil society organisations. It offers information on funding opportunities, partner registration, inspirational stories, and news related to civil society projects.
Key services
Information on Active Citizens Fund grants, Partner registration and database, News and inspirational project stories, Newsletter subscription
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, Yoast SEO plugin, jQuery 3.7.1, Ninja Forms plugin, Hogan Banner plugin, DSS Partner DB plugin, Plausible Analytics
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce for REST API calls
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is active but marked as inactive due to upcoming closure in December 2024
  2. Content is well structured with clear navigation and relevant information
  3. No cookie consent banner found, which may affect GDPR compliance
  4. Use of modern WordPress plugins and SEO best practices
  5. Contact information is clearly provided in footer
  6. No visible security policy or incident response information
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform (version 6.7.2) with a well-maintained tech stack including Yoast SEO for search optimization, Ninja Forms for form handling, and Hogan Banner for UI components. It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and Backbone.js for frontend interactivity. Hosting appears to be on Norwegian government infrastructure, ensuring stability and compliance. Performance is moderate with optimized images and responsive design. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA attributes are present. SEO is enhanced through meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected, indicating a well-maintained site suitable for its non-profit mission.
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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