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Security report for oceandecade.org

Ocean Decade · Non-profit · N/a

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

Ocean Decade is a globally recognized non-profit initiative launched in 2018, focused on generating and disseminating critical ocean knowledge to promote sustainable ocean management. The website serves as an information hub for scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders interested in ocean sustainability. It is positioned as an important international framework under the United Nations, leveraging digital tools to communicate its mission effectively. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and translation plugins, hosted by a reputable registrar, and secured with HTTPS. However, it lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but missing DNSSEC and security headers. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences, but could improve privacy compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
6of 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

2 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.

    • 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
52
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
76
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
68
Employees
0
Customers
68
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
3%

3 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Ocean Decade initiative operates in the non-profit sector, targeting environmental and scientific communities globally. Its business model revolves around knowledge generation and sustainable ocean management advocacy rather than commercial revenue. The initiative benefits from strong UN affiliation and social media presence, enhancing its market position and credibility. The website supports multilingual access via Weglot, indicating a global outreach strategy. Lack of explicit contact details and policies on the website may limit direct engagement and compliance visibility. The initiative's growth and impact depend on continued collaboration with scientific and policy stakeholders worldwide.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain registration includes clientTransferProhibited status, reducing risk of unauthorized domain transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represents missed opportunities to harden security. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are publicly available, which could hinder timely security issue management. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also indicates compliance gaps, especially under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is adequate for informational purposes but should be enhanced to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to protect against common web attacks.
  4. Publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy, including a security contact email, to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Consider adding explicit contact information including emails and phone numbers to facilitate user and stakeholder communication.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ocean Decade
Description
The Ocean Decade is a 10-year framework initiative to identify, generate and use critical ocean knowledge to manage the ocean sustainably.
Key services
Ocean knowledge generation, Sustainable ocean management framework, Science communication and coordination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Weglot translation plugin, Font Awesome, YouTube iframe API
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional non-profit initiative focused on ocean science and sustainability.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage HTML content.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  4. Social media links to official UN Ocean Decade accounts on Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube are present.
  5. Website uses WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO and Weglot translation plugins.
  6. HTTPS is enabled and domain registrar is Gandi SAS with clientTransferProhibited status.
  7. No evidence of advertising networks or tracking pixels detected in the provided content.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  9. No data protection officer contact information found.
  10. Content is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform, utilizing Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and Weglot for multilingual support, indicating a modern and flexible technical infrastructure. Hosting is managed by Gandi SAS, a reputable registrar and hosting provider. The site loads external resources from trusted domains such as Google Fonts and YouTube APIs. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site uses Font Awesome for icons and includes structured JSON-LD data for enhanced SEO. However, there is room for improvement in security configurations and privacy compliance. The technical stack is well-suited for the site's informational and advocacy purposes but should be periodically reviewed for updates and security patches.
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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