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Security report for un.org

United Nations · Government · N/a

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

The United Nations website serves as the official digital presence of the international intergovernmental organization dedicated to global peace, security, and humanitarian efforts. It provides multilingual access to reports, programs, and initiatives, targeting a global audience including governments, NGOs, and the public. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and good content quality, reflecting its authoritative position. Technically, the site employs a mature technology stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Google Analytics with IP anonymization, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. However, the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies and lack of security headers indicate areas for improvement in privacy compliance and security hardening. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS effectively but lacks visible security headers and detailed incident response or data protection contact information. The WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, which limits domain registration trust analysis but does not detract from the site's legitimacy given its branding and content. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures, security headers, and transparent contact information to improve compliance and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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 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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
100
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
81

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 United Nations operates as a globally recognized non-profit intergovernmental organization with a strong market position in international governance and humanitarian aid. Its business model focuses on information dissemination and global cooperation rather than commercial revenue. The website supports multiple languages to serve diverse global stakeholders. The organization benefits from high trust and brand recognition, with no direct competitors in its domain. Strategic partnerships and collaborations are implied but not explicitly linked on the site. Growth indicators include ongoing publication of annual reports and program updates. The website's digital presence supports the UN's mission by providing authoritative content and facilitating global awareness. However, the lack of detailed contact and compliance information online suggests a potential area for digital maturity enhancement.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is moderate to good. HTTPS is enforced, and Google Analytics is configured with IP anonymization, indicating privacy awareness. However, the absence of standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security hardening. No forms or input fields were detected, minimizing attack surface from injection or data leakage vulnerabilities. The lack of visible incident response contacts or security policies limits transparency and readiness perception. WHOIS data is incomplete, which is a minor concern but does not directly impact site security. Recommendations include implementing security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, and providing clear security incident contacts to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance site security.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and designate a Data Protection Officer publicly.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Improve WHOIS data availability or transparency to strengthen domain registration trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
United Nations
Description
The United Nations is an international organization focused on global peace, security, humanitarian aid, and development. The website provides multilingual access to information about UN programs, reports, and initiatives.
Key services
Information dissemination, Annual reports publication, Multilingual content delivery, Global humanitarian program awareness
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, Bootstrap 3.3.5, Font Awesome 4.6.3, Google Fonts (Roboto), Google Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google Analytics IP anonymization enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is multilingual and professionally presented.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in the provided HTML snapshot.
  4. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found in the analyzed content.
  5. Use of Google Analytics with IP anonymization indicates some privacy consideration.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain registration trust analysis.
  7. No forms or data collection fields detected in the provided HTML snapshot.
  8. No security headers detected in the provided data; recommend adding standard headers.
  9. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a stable and widely adopted technology stack including Bootstrap 3.3.5 for responsive design, jQuery 3.7.1 for scripting, and Font Awesome for icons. Google Fonts and Google Analytics are integrated for typography and analytics respectively. The site is mobile optimized with responsive images and layout. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. No CMS or hosting provider information was detected. The HTML is well-structured with appropriate meta tags for SEO and social sharing (Open Graph). Accessibility is basic but present. The lack of security headers and privacy policies indicates technical debt in security and compliance areas. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional website but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 64/100 −15Medium23 findingsView report
  2. 79/100 +26Low24 findingsView report
  3. 53/100 +3Medium21 findingsView report
  4. 50/100Medium22 findingsView report
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