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Security report for socialimpactaward.net

Social Impact Award · Non-profit · Austria

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Social Impact Award (SIA) is a well-established non-profit organization founded in 2009 and headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It focuses on empowering youth across Europe, Central Asia, and Africa to create social ventures and innovative solutions addressing pressing global issues. The organization operates through a licensing model that enables local hosts in 29 countries to run the program, engaging over 30,000 social innovators since inception. The website reflects a mature international presence with strong partnerships including the European Union, SAP, and Erste Stiftung. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and Mailchimp for marketing. It uses SEO best practices via Rank Math and integrates multiple analytics and tracking tools such as Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and performs moderately well. Hosting and DNS are managed through EPAG Domainservices GmbH and Cloudflare respectively. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs clientTransferProhibited status on the domain to prevent unauthorized transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and some security headers like Content-Security-Policy are missing, which could be improved. Privacy compliance is strong with a clear privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, and GDPR adherence. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are publicly available. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and aligns well with the organization's mission and business model. It presents a low risk profile but could benefit from enhanced security headers and formalized security policies to further strengthen its posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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. 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. 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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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
100
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
83
Average
63

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
214
Employees
0
Customers
212
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
4%

5 subdomains 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

SIA occupies a niche in the non-profit sector focused on youth social entrepreneurship and impact incubation. Its licensing model allows scalable local implementation while maintaining international coordination. The organization leverages partnerships with universities, foundations, and corporate entities to support its programs. The target audience includes young social innovators and community builders. The website content and structure support engagement, community building, and transparency. Revenue streams likely include grants, sponsorships, and partnerships. The presence in 29 countries and a community of 30,000+ innovators indicate strong growth and market penetration. The partnership ecosystem is robust, enhancing credibility and resource access.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. The absence of DNSSEC and some security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options represent areas for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party scripts (Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel) is standard but requires ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. Privacy and cookie compliance are well implemented, supporting GDPR adherence. Lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies may limit transparency and preparedness in case of security events.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a strict Content-Security-Policy header to mitigate cross-site scripting risks.
  3. Add additional security headers such as X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Feature-Policy.
  4. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to minimize vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
SIA Social Impact Award gemeinnützige GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Social Impact Award
Description
Social Impact Award (SIA) empowers youth to make a difference across Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. We support their development into active agents of change that build social ventures and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
Key services
Youth empowerment, Social venture incubation, Workshops and events, Alumni community building, Partnership ecosystem development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Mailchimp, Contact Form 7, WordPress Social Login
Frameworks
Rank Math SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Strong focus on youth empowerment and social entrepreneurship.
  3. Multiple international partnerships and presence in 29 countries.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. Good privacy and cookie compliance with visible policies and consent.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. No terms of service page found.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses WordPress CMS with a modern and well-maintained tech stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and Mailchimp integration. SEO is managed via Rank Math plugin, and social login is enabled through WordPress Social Login. Hosting is stable with Cloudflare DNS and EPAG as registrar. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with good navigation and content structure. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in script loading and caching. No broken links or errors were detected. The use of multiple analytics and tracking tools indicates a mature digital marketing approach but requires privacy-conscious management.
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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