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Security report for oakfnd.org

Oak Foundation · Non-profit · Switzerland

Medium risk. 12 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Oak Foundation is a well-established philanthropic organization founded in 2000 and registered in Switzerland. It operates globally with a focus on grant-making to support social, environmental, and human rights causes. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content about its programmes, partners, and impact stories. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and frameworks, offering good performance, mobile optimization, and SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though there is room for improvement in security headers and incident response transparency. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the organization's identity, supporting its legitimacy. The site is safe for general audiences and demonstrates high professionalism and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

12 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 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

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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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
20
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
Average
55

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 Oak Foundation holds a strong market position as a large non-profit grant-making entity with multiple focused programmes addressing critical global issues. Its business model centers on funding and supporting non-profit partners worldwide. The foundation maintains active communication channels through social media and publishes annual reports and stories to engage stakeholders. The website's content and structure indicate a strategic approach to transparency and outreach, targeting non-profit organizations, partners, and potential grantees. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a controlled communication approach, likely via contact forms. The foundation's long domain history and consistent WHOIS data reinforce its credibility and operational stability.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and uses cookie consent tools compliant with GDPR. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, or X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. There is no visible security policy or incident response information, which could be improved to enhance trust and preparedness. The use of reputable plugins and frameworks suggests a maintained security environment, but regular audits and the addition of security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policies would strengthen the security culture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance contact information with dedicated security or abuse contact channels.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oak Foundation
Description
Oak Foundation is a philanthropic organization that contributes to a safer, fairer, and more sustainable world through grant-making. It supports various global and country-specific programmes addressing environment, human rights, housing, women's issues, learning differences, child sexual abuse prevention, and special interests.
Key services
Grant-making, Programme support, Partner collaboration, Publication and storytelling
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Bootstrap, Google Site Kit, Complianz GDPR plugin, Glide.js slider
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (Complianz)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Clear focus on philanthropy and grant-making.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  5. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  7. Active social media presence linked from the site.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Bootstrap framework and uses several modern plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and Complianz for GDPR cookie management. It integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and uses Glide.js for interactive sliders. The site is hosted by COREhub, S.R.L., with domain registration consistent with the organization's identity. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and social media integration. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies, indicating a well-maintained technical infrastructure.
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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