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Security report for undp.org

United Nations Development Programme · Government · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) website serves as the official digital presence of the UN's lead agency on international development. It provides comprehensive information about its mission to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and promote sustainable development across more than 170 countries and territories. The site targets governments, international organizations, donors, and the general public interested in global development issues. It offers rich content including news, reports, strategic plans, and opportunities for involvement, reflecting its position as a globally recognized non-profit entity under the United Nations umbrella. Technically, the website is built on the Drupal CMS platform, leveraging modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Akamai CDN for performance and analytics. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, with a moderate to fast performance profile. Security best practices are observed, including HTTPS enforcement and appropriate security headers, although some advanced security policy disclosures are not publicly available. From a security perspective, the site shows a mature posture with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, with consent mechanisms implemented. However, explicit incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are not found, which could be improved to enhance transparency and trust. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, reflecting the credibility of the UNDP. The domain WHOIS data is unavailable due to query failure, likely due to privacy protection, which is justified for an international organization. No WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with content access, allowing full analysis. Strategic recommendations include publishing security policies, incident response details, and enhancing transparency around data protection officer contacts to further strengthen trust and compliance.

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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

8 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"

    • 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. 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

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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
42
Security headers
25
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
59

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

UNDP operates as a globally recognized non-profit under the United Nations, focusing on sustainable development and poverty eradication. Its market position is strong as the UN's lead development agency, with extensive partnerships across governments, financial institutions, civil society, and private sectors. The business model relies on voluntary contributions and partnerships rather than commercial revenue. The website reflects a mature digital presence with multilingual support and comprehensive content offerings. Growth indicators include active news updates, strategic plans, and engagement opportunities. The partnership ecosystem is broad, including UN agencies and international financial institutions, supporting its mandate and global reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a high level of security maturity with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented. No exposed sensitive information or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, indicating good data protection practices. However, the absence of a public security policy, incident response plan, and vulnerability disclosure program suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. The lack of explicit contact channels for security incidents limits direct communication for vulnerability reporting. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from enhanced public documentation and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Establish and publicize an incident response and vulnerability disclosure program with clear contact channels.
  3. Provide explicit contact information for the Data Protection Officer to enhance GDPR compliance transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and tracking technologies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms with granular user controls and detailed information on data usage.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
United Nations Development Programme
Description
UNDP works to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities through sustainable and inclusive development, in more than 170 countries and territories.
Key services
Poverty eradication, Reducing inequalities, Sustainable development, Climate change implementation, Capacity building, Policy development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Akamai (CDN), Boomerang performance monitoring
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure external links with rel='noopener noreferrer'
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong branding consistent with United Nations Development Programme.
  3. Comprehensive navigation with multilingual support (English, French, Spanish).
  4. Use of modern web technologies and performance monitoring.
  5. No exposed sensitive data or security misconfigurations found.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  7. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via web form.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to query failure; domain is likely privacy protected.
  9. No suspicious or malicious external domains detected.
  10. Content is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable material.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, a robust and widely used content management system suitable for large organizations. It integrates multiple analytics and tracking tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag, enabling comprehensive user behavior analysis. The use of Akamai CDN and Boomerang performance monitoring indicates attention to performance and reliability. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured navigation. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected in the provided content. Opportunities exist to improve technical transparency around security and privacy 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 55/100 +4Medium27 findingsView report
  2. 51/100Medium24 findingsView report
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