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Security report for osduforum.org

The Open Group OSDU Forum · Energy · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Open Group OSDU Forum is a large, industry-focused consortium dedicated to developing an open source, standards-based data platform for the energy sector. The forum facilitates collaboration among operators, developers, academic institutions, and the open source community to accelerate innovation and reduce time to market for energy technology solutions. The website serves as a hub for membership information, community engagement, training, consulting, and a catalog of compatible applications and services. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern frameworks and integrates Google Analytics for user tracking. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and anti-clickjacking measures but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. The domain is privacy protected but consistent with the business type and age. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned as a leading industry forum.

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 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. 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.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

  4. 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
62
Security headers
70
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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 OSDU Forum operates as an essential entity within the energy sector, leveraging open source and cloud-native technologies to create a unified data platform. Its business model centers on industry collaboration and ecosystem development rather than direct commercial sales. The forum's market position is strong due to backing by The Open Group and participation from major energy companies. Key services include platform development, application certification, training, consulting, and a marketplace catalog. The target audience includes energy operators, application developers, academic researchers, and open source contributors. Growth indicators include recent platform releases, active community engagement, and event presentations. The partnership ecosystem is robust, with links to major cloud providers and industry bodies.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and basic anti-clickjacking scripts. However, it lacks DNSSEC, security headers like Content-Security-Policy, and explicit incident response or security policy disclosures. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms indicates partial GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The security posture is adequate for an informational site but could be improved to align with best practices and regulatory requirements. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly visible.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add explicit security policy and incident response pages to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Deploy a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Open Group OSDU Forum
Description
The Open Group OSDU® Forum enables the Energy industry to develop transformational technology to support the world’s changing Energy needs. It develops an open source, standards-based, technology-agnostic data platform for the energy sector with implementations on major cloud providers.
Key services
Open source data platform development, Application development support, Training, Consulting, Catalog of applications, data, models, platforms
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Fonts (Lato), Google Analytics (gtag.js), Slider Revolution, WPBakery Page Builder, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Anti-clickjacking script present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Fonts
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained WordPress site for an industry forum.
  2. Content is rich with community, membership, catalog, and event information.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed; contact via forms.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie banners detected, indicating partial GDPR compliance.
  5. Use of Google Analytics indicates user tracking but no visible opt-out mechanism.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  7. Domain uses privacy protection but is consistent with business type.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. It integrates Google Fonts and FontAwesome for styling and icons. The use of Slider Revolution and WPBakery Page Builder indicates a focus on rich visual content and ease of content management. Performance is moderate with some heavy images and scripts but generally optimized for desktop and mobile. Accessibility features are basic, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and semantic markup. SEO optimization is good with proper meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting details are not explicit but domain registrar is GoDaddy. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable web presence.
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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