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Security report for suomenlahetysseura.fi

Suomen Lähetysseura · Non-profit · Finland

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Suomen Lähetysseura is a prominent Finnish non-profit organization engaged in international mission, development cooperation, and peace work across 30 countries. The website reflects a well-established entity with a strong market position in Finland's development and church sectors. It targets Finnish-speaking donors, volunteers, and church communities, offering clear calls to action for donations and participation. The content is rich, professionally presented, and regularly updated, demonstrating a mature digital presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, and CookieHub for privacy compliance. It employs Bootstrap for responsive design and integrates social media feeds and Google Maps. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO practices are well implemented with proper meta tags and structured data. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms, and cookie consent mechanisms. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not detected and could be improved. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, indicating an area for enhancement. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with GDPR requirements. It effectively supports the organization's mission and engagement with its audience. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure program to further strengthen security and trust.

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

7 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

  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
    • 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';…

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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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
65
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
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

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

Suomen Lähetysseura holds a strong position as one of Finland's largest development organizations linked to the church sector. Its business model focuses on non-profit fundraising, volunteer mobilization, and international cooperation projects. The organization leverages partnerships, such as with basaari.mission.fi for e-commerce, and maintains active social media channels to engage supporters. The website content and structure indicate a focus on transparency, donor engagement, and community building. Growth indicators include active news updates, event promotions, and digital newsletter subscriptions. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving government funding and international church networks. Strategic observations suggest continued investment in digital engagement and compliance to maintain donor trust and operational effectiveness.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. No signs of malware, phishing, or exposed credentials were detected. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a potential risk vector that could be mitigated. The lack of publicly available security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency in security governance. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, which could improve community trust and vulnerability management. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to minimize risks from vulnerable components.
  5. Enhance user trust by providing more visible compliance and certification information related to data protection and security.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Suomen Lähetysseura
Description
Suomen Lähetysseura on kirkon kansainvälisen työnjärjestö ja yksi Suomen suurimmista kehitysjärjestöistä. Suomen Lähetysseura tekee lähetystyötä, kehitysyhteistyötä ja rauhantyötä 30 eri maassa.
Key services
Mission work, Development cooperation, Peace work, Volunteer coordination, Fundraising and donations
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA, jQuery, Bootstrap, Slick Carousel, Instagram Feed plugin, CookieHub cookie consent
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cookie consent banner with settings
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
AddToAny social sharing
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in Finnish language
  2. Strong presence of social media integration and active content updates
  3. Clear donation and volunteer call-to-actions
  4. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy mechanisms
  5. No signs of blocking or security challenges
  6. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using version 6.7.2, enhanced with Yoast SEO for search optimization and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing tag management. It uses Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. Additional plugins include Instagram Feed integration and CookieHub for cookie consent management. The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs and social media platforms. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features such as screen reader text and keyboard navigation hints. Technical debt appears low, but security header implementation is incomplete. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience with room for 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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