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Security report for rescue.is

Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue · Government · Iceland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue operates the website www.rescue.is to promote the Rescue 2026 international search and rescue conference held in Reykjavik, Iceland. The organization is a non-profit entity focused on emergency response and rescue operations. The website serves as an information hub for conference details, sponsors, and testimonials, targeting professionals in the search and rescue sector and related government agencies. The business model centers on event organization and community engagement within the emergency services domain. Technically, the website is built on ASP.NET WebForms with a legacy jQuery version and integrates modern marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel. The site uses HTTPS and embeds multimedia content via Vimeo. While the site is mobile-optimized and has good navigation, some technical debt is evident due to older JavaScript libraries and lack of advanced security headers. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data in its HTML. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a published privacy policy or incident response information, which are important for compliance and trust. The cookie policy with consent is present, indicating some level of privacy awareness. No WHOIS data was available, which slightly reduces trust but may be due to Icelandic domain registry policies. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its informational purpose well. Strategic improvements in privacy documentation, security headers, and updating legacy libraries would enhance its security posture and compliance standing.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 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 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

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  • 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
82
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
66

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 Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue holds a strong position as a national non-profit organization with international reach through its Rescue conference series. Its partnerships with reputable Icelandic companies such as Icelandair and Vodafone indicate solid sponsorship and community support. The business model relies on event hosting and sector networking rather than commercial sales. The target audience includes emergency responders, government agencies, and international rescue professionals. The website content and branding are consistent and professional, supporting the organization's credibility and growth potential in the emergency services sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the absence of security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, use of outdated JavaScript libraries, and lack of published security or incident response policies indicate areas for improvement. The cookie consent mechanism is a positive privacy compliance indicator, but the missing privacy policy and terms of service pages represent compliance gaps. No vulnerabilities or malware were detected in the provided content. Enhancing security headers and updating dependencies would reduce risk and improve compliance with GDPR and other regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve transparency and compliance.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Upgrade jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to current supported versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  4. Add a security.txt file or dedicated incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident management.
  5. Regularly audit and update cookie consent mechanisms and data retention policies to align with GDPR and other privacy regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue
Description
The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR) organizes the Rescue 2026 conference, an international search and rescue event held in Reykjavik, Iceland. The website promotes the conference, sponsors, and related events.
Key services
Organizing international search and rescue conferences, Providing information about events and sponsors, Facilitating networking among rescue professionals
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET WebForms, jQuery 1.11.1, jQuery UI 1.11.0, Select2 4.0.0-rc.2, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Vimeo embedded player, Typekit fonts
Frameworks
ASP.NET WebForms
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure form submission via POST

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on an international search and rescue conference in Iceland.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Cookie policy is present with consent mechanism.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided in footer.
  6. Uses older jQuery version which may pose security risks.
  7. Multiple reputable sponsors linked.
  8. No security.txt or incident response info found.
  9. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content.
  10. Good use of HTTPS and modern tracking tools.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET WebForms, a mature but older web framework, combined with legacy jQuery 1.11.1 and jQuery UI 1.11.0 libraries. It uses Typekit for fonts and embeds multimedia content via Vimeo. Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel are integrated for marketing and analytics. The site is served over HTTPS, indicating good baseline security. Performance is moderate, with some potential for improvement by modernizing the tech stack and optimizing scripts. Accessibility is basic, with room for enhancements in ARIA roles and semantic HTML. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but would benefit from modernization and security hardening.
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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