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Security report for sfidatabase.org

Sustainable Forestry Initiative · Non-profit · Canada

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Database website serves as a comprehensive platform providing access to certification data, product information, and audit reports related to sustainable forestry practices. It is operated by a reputable non-profit organization with a strong market position in the forestry certification sector. The website targets businesses, auditors, and consumers interested in forestry sustainability and certification transparency. The business model focuses on providing open access to certification data to support sustainable forestry initiatives. Technically, the website is built on Joomla! CMS and leverages modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, DataTables, and Font Awesome for UI enhancements. Hosting and DNS services are managed via Cloudflare, providing reliable performance and security benefits. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features, though SEO and advanced accessibility could be improved. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security headers. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Privacy compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy linked from the parent domain, though no cookie consent mechanism is present. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its non-profit mission. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, enabling DNSSEC, publishing incident response information, and implementing cookie consent to improve privacy compliance and security posture.

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

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.

    • 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

  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

  3. 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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  • 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
77
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

SFI Database holds a strong position as a trusted source for sustainable forestry certification data, supported by its parent organization forests.org. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive searchable database and transparent access to audit reports and product certifications. The business model is non-profit, focusing on transparency and sustainability rather than commercial revenue. Target customers include certification holders, auditors, manufacturers, and environmentally conscious consumers. Growth indicators include a well-established domain and consistent branding. The partnership ecosystem includes forests.org and social media channels that reinforce credibility and outreach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection enabled. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security limits its defense-in-depth. No public incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies were found, which could hinder timely response to security events. Data protection practices appear adequate given the limited personal data collected, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing. Overall, the security posture is acceptable for a non-profit informational site but could be improved to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and enhance user trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party libraries and update Joomla! CMS to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain platform security.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Description
SFI Database provides a comprehensive searchable database for Sustainable Forestry Initiative certificates, products, and audit reports to ensure transparency and access to certification information.
Key services
Search SFI Forest Management Certificates, Find SFI Products, Search All Certificates, Search SFI Audit Reports
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, DataTables, Font Awesome, Animate.css
Frameworks
Joomla!
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • clientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Joomla! CMS with modern libraries
  2. No privacy or cookie banners detected despite privacy policy presence
  3. Contact information is clearly provided in footer
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  5. No advertising or tracking detected
  6. Content is focused on forestry certification and audit data
  7. Social media presence is linked and consistent with brand
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Joomla! CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, DataTables, Font Awesome, and Animate.css. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS and CDN services, enhancing availability and performance. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and basic accessibility features such as ARIA roles and keyboard navigation support. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data detected. Performance is moderate with some external dependencies on CDNs. Technical debt appears low but could be improved by modernizing SEO and accessibility implementations.
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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