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Security report for ponooc.vc

Ponooc · Energy · Netherlands

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Ponooc is a small Amsterdam-based venture capital firm specializing in growth capital investments for start-ups and scale-ups in the sustainable energy and mobility sectors. The website indicates that Ponooc has merged with YARD ENERGY and continues operations as Move Energy, focusing on accelerating the energy transition in the Netherlands. The site provides professional content including news updates, investment announcements, and contact information, targeting entrepreneurs and investors in the green energy space. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and analytics tools, offering a good user experience and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure forms, but lacks some security headers and published privacy/cookie policies, which are compliance gaps. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include adding privacy and cookie policies, enhancing security headers, and publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to improve trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
45

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Ponooc operates as a niche venture capital fund with a clear focus on sustainable energy and mobility innovations, positioning itself as a key player in the Dutch green tech investment ecosystem. Its business model revolves around providing growth capital to innovative start-ups and scale-ups, leveraging partnerships and a strong network. The merger with YARD ENERGY and continuation as Move Energy suggests strategic growth and consolidation. The company maintains active communication channels including a newsletter and LinkedIn presence, indicating engagement with its target audience. The website content and updates reflect ongoing investment activities and portfolio highlights, supporting a credible market presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and secure form handling including anti-spam honeypots. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. There is no published security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program, which are important for transparency and compliance. GDPR compliance indicators are minimal due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved with better policy publication and technical headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add an incident response and vulnerability disclosure page with clear contact channels.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide clear data retention policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Ponooc VC
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ponooc
Description
Amsterdam based venture capital and growth financing. Ponooc’s venture capital fund provides growth capital to start-ups and scale-ups. Following the flow of energy, Ponooc invests in ventures that innovate energy generating assets and/or in generating assets itself.
Key services
Growth capital funding, Investment in energy generating assets, Support for start-ups and scale-ups
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Analytics, jQuery, Typekit fonts
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with anti-spam honeypot

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Mailchimp for WordPress
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional venture capital firm focused on sustainable energy and mobility.
  2. Content is well structured with active news updates and investment announcements.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  5. No visible security headers detected; HTTPS is enforced.
  6. Contact information is available including email and physical address.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using the Werkstatt theme and Yoast SEO plugin, supported by jQuery and Typekit fonts for styling. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for user tracking and analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical stack is modern and suitable for the business needs but requires ongoing maintenance to ensure security and compliance.
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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