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Security report for standuptocancer.org.uk

Stand Up To Cancer · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stand Up To Cancer is a UK-based non-profit initiative focused on accelerating life-saving cancer research through funding clinical trials and raising public awareness. The organization partners with reputable entities such as Cancer Research UK and Channel 4, enhancing its credibility and reach. The website serves as a platform for fundraising, sharing patient stories, and promoting campaigns to engage the general public and supporters. Technically, the website employs modern frameworks including Next.js and Chakra UI, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing purposes. While the site demonstrates good performance and SEO practices, explicit privacy and cookie policies are not evident in the provided content, indicating room for improvement in compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests potential enhancements. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable due to domain naming rules, which raises minor concerns but is mitigated by the strong business trust signals and partnerships. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for a healthcare non-profit, with recommendations to bolster privacy compliance, security policies, and domain registration transparency to further strengthen its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

  4. 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
77
Security headers
45
Email security
55
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
72

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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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

Stand Up To Cancer occupies a significant position in the UK healthcare non-profit sector, leveraging partnerships with Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 to maximize fundraising and awareness impact. Its business model centers on public donations and merchandise sales to fund clinical trials and research projects. The target audience includes cancer patients, donors, and the general public interested in supporting cancer research. The organization demonstrates growth potential through its campaign initiatives and digital presence, although explicit business founding dates and size metrics are not disclosed. The partnership ecosystem is robust, enhancing credibility and operational reach.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level, with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive information. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contact information is provided, which could hinder timely reporting and mitigation of security issues. Compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations is not clearly documented, and cookie consent mechanisms are absent. These gaps represent areas for improvement to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents and data protection officer details to improve transparency.
  5. Clarify domain registration details and ensure WHOIS information is accurate and publicly accessible to strengthen trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stand Up To Cancer
Description
Stand Up To Cancer is a UK-based initiative that accelerates life-saving cancer research by funding clinical trials and projects. It partners with Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 to raise funds and awareness.
Key services
Cancer research funding, Clinical trial support, Fundraising campaigns, Public awareness
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Chakra UI, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Next.js, Chakra UI
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

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 rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided HTML snapshot.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  4. Strong branding and partnership logos present.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  8. No certifications or compliance badges explicitly shown.
  9. Content is focused on cancer research fundraising and patient stories.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies such as React and Next.js, combined with Chakra UI for UI components, resulting in a responsive and accessible design. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking. The site loads images with responsive srcsets and employs preloading for fonts and critical assets, indicating attention to performance optimization. However, no CMS or hosting provider information is explicitly detected. The site demonstrates good SEO practices with meta tags and Open Graph data, but lacks structured data in JSON-LD format. Accessibility features such as skip links and semantic HTML are present, contributing to a positive user experience.
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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