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Security report for p4ne.org

Partners For A New Economy · Non-profit · Switzerland

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Partners For A New Economy (P4NE) is a small, international philanthropic fund focused on redesigning economic systems to better serve people and nature. Founded in 2015 and hosted by the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, P4NE collaborates with multiple funding partners to support systemic change initiatives primarily in Europe. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence, providing clear information about their mission, grant-making activities, and field-building efforts. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and analytics tools, hosted by Infomaniak, and optimized for mobile and SEO. Security posture is good with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers are missing. Privacy compliance is strong with comprehensive policies and GDPR-aligned consent. Overall, the domain registration and hosting details align well with the organization's claims, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

6 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 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

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
65
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

P4NE operates as a collaborative philanthropic fund pooling resources from established foundations to drive economic systems change with a nature and social focus. Their market position is niche but influential within the philanthropic and sustainability sectors. The business model centers on grant-making, field-building, and convening funders and organizations to foster new economic thinking. The website content and structure indicate a mature digital presence with clear target audiences including funders, grantees, and the new economy movement. Growth indicators include a growing partnership base and milestone achievements. The partnership ecosystem includes reputable foundations, enhancing credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and clientTransferProhibited domain status. Cookie consent is implemented, supporting privacy compliance. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended best practice for DNS security. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which could be improved. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The absence of security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options suggests room for enhancement. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit informational site but could benefit from additional hardening and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly review and update privacy and cookie policies to maintain compliance with evolving regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Partners For A New Economy
Description
Partners for a New Economy is an international philanthropic fund founded in 2015 by the MAVA, Oak, Marisla, and KR Foundations, now including Ford Foundations and Omidyar Network. It funds work to cultivate an economy that serves people and nature, focusing on economic systems change in Europe, redefining economic governance, and building collective power.
Key services
Grant making, Field building, Pooling funder resources, Supporting new economic ideas and systemic change
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, JW Player, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cookie Law Info plugin, Formidable Forms plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Clear focus on philanthropic funding for new economy and environmental causes.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanism implemented.
  4. No terms of service or explicit security policies found.
  5. No phone numbers found; contact primarily via email and contact form.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  8. Domain registration and hosting consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO, Cookie Law Info, Formidable Forms, and JW Player plugins, indicating a modern and extensible infrastructure. Hosting is provided by Infomaniak, a reputable Swiss provider. Performance is moderate with minified CSS and JS assets, though video player errors were noted (video file cannot be played error code 224003), which may affect user experience. The site is mobile optimized and uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Tag Manager, supporting data-driven insights. Accessibility features are basic but present. Technical risks include missing DNSSEC and some missing security headers, which should be addressed to reduce attack surface.
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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