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Security report for redcross.fi

Finnish Red Cross · Non-profit · Finland

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Finnish Red Cross website represents a well-established humanitarian non-profit organization focused on providing aid during accidents and crises both domestically and internationally. The site emphasizes volunteerism, donations, and support services, positioning itself as a leading humanitarian entity in Finland with a strong community and international presence. The content is professionally curated, targeting a general audience interested in humanitarian aid and community support. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Microsoft Azure hosting, Episerver CMS, Bootstrap framework, and advanced analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Microsoft Application Insights. The site is optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure suitable for a large non-profit organization. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and integrates monitoring tools but lacks explicit public security policies or incident response contacts. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies, including GDPR adherence. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file suggests room for improvement in transparency and security culture. Overall, the website scores highly on content quality, technical implementation, security posture, privacy compliance, and business credibility, indicating a trustworthy and professional online presence. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing a formal security policy, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure channel to further strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
90
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
75

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
17
Employees
0
Customers
16
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
6%

1 subdomain 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 Finnish Red Cross operates as a large non-profit humanitarian organization with a business model centered on donations, volunteer engagement, and membership. It holds a leading market position in Finland's humanitarian sector, supported by a broad partnership ecosystem including related domains for services and fundraising. The organization targets a wide audience including volunteers, donors, and beneficiaries of aid services. Its revenue streams primarily derive from donations and fundraising campaigns. The website reflects strong branding consistency and trust signals such as official social media links and fundraising permits, supporting its credibility and operational transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of monitoring and analytics tools, and no visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information. However, the lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in formal security governance and transparency. Compliance with GDPR is evident through privacy and cookie policies. The site would benefit from implementing comprehensive security headers and publicly available security documentation to enhance its security culture and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a formal security policy outlining security practices and controls.
  3. Establish and publicize an incident response contact channel such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Continue enhancing privacy compliance and transparency to maintain trust with users and stakeholders.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Finnish Red Cross
Description
The Finnish Red Cross helps people in times of accidents or crises in Finland and abroad. They encourage people to take care of each other and always side with the weak.
Key services
Disaster relief, First aid training and services, Volunteer coordination, Support and help services, Fundraising and donations
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Microsoft Application Insights, Google Tag Manager, Azure Blob Storage, Typekit Fonts, FontAwesome, jQuery (implied by Bootstrap classes), Bootstrap CSS framework
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Azure
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Application Insights for monitoring
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Application Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Microsoft Application Insights
Marketing tools
Application Insights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to humanitarian aid.
  3. Strong presence of donation and volunteer engagement calls.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No visible security or privacy policy gaps in public content.
  6. Social media presence is linked but some social URLs are empty or placeholders.
  7. No explicit contact emails found in HTML; contact via forms and phone is indicated.
  8. No visible forms collecting sensitive data on the main page.
  9. Multiple language support with clear hreflang tags.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a robust technical foundation using Episerver CMS hosted on Microsoft Azure, leveraging Bootstrap for responsive design and Typekit for fonts. It integrates advanced analytics via Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Application Insights, enabling detailed monitoring and performance tracking. The site loads efficiently with optimized images and scripts, providing a fast and accessible user experience. There is no indication of technical debt or outdated libraries. Opportunities exist to further modernize security configurations and enhance transparency through additional security documentation.
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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