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Security report for unglobalcompact.org

UN Global Compact · Government · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

The UN Global Compact website represents a well-established, globally recognized non-profit initiative under the United Nations umbrella, focused on promoting corporate sustainability and responsible business practices aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organization has a strong market position as a leading global sustainability framework, serving businesses, governments, and civil society worldwide. The website content is rich, professionally designed, and clearly targeted at sustainability professionals and business leaders committed to sustainable growth. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Ruby on Rails, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, and Stripe for payment processing. It is hosted on Amazon CloudFront CDN, ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile optimization. The site implements a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism and privacy policies, reflecting good digital maturity and privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with valid SSL certificates and uses clientTransferProhibited domain status to prevent unauthorized domain transfers. While explicit security headers are not fully visible in the HTML, best practices such as CSRF tokens and cookie consent are implemented. DNSSEC is not enabled, representing a minor security enhancement opportunity. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations. The domain registration data aligns well with the organization's identity, reinforcing legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing a formal security policy and incident response contacts, and adding a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to further enhance security posture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

3 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 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 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. 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
67
Security headers
60
Email security
100
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
79

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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Leaked records that mention unglobalcompact.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,519
Employees
0
Customers
1,518
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
12%

14 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

The UN Global Compact operates as a non-profit initiative under the United Nations, targeting businesses and sustainability professionals globally. Its business model revolves around voluntary commitments by CEOs to implement universal sustainability principles and partnerships supporting UN goals. The organization leverages a broad partnership ecosystem including governments, corporations, and civil society. Revenue streams likely include contributions, partnerships, and event sponsorships. The website supports this ecosystem with services such as reporting tools (Communication on Progress), educational platforms (Global Compact Academy), and collaborative accelerators. The organization's long domain age and consistent branding reinforce its established market presence and credibility.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. The presence of CSRF tokens and cookie consent mechanisms indicate attention to secure user interactions and privacy compliance. However, the absence of DNSSEC and explicit security headers in the visible HTML suggests areas for improvement. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. Overall, the site is secure but could benefit from enhanced security documentation and DNS security measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and controls.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ emails.
  4. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
UN Global Compact
Description
The United Nations Global Compact is a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to undertake partnerships in support of UN goals.
Key services
Sustainability frameworks and principles, Communication on Progress reporting, Think Labs for corporate sustainability solutions, UN Global Compact Academy digital learning, Accelerators for embedding SDG-aligned practices, Peer Learning Groups for sustainability professionals, Forward Faster initiative for impact guidance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Demandbase, Stripe payment integration, CookieScript consent management
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • CSRF tokens present in forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight, Demandbase
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Casale Media, Tremor International, Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight, Demandbase, Twitter, YouTube
Marketing tools
Pardot (marketing automation), LinkedIn Insight Tag, Demandbase
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Notes

The website is built on a modern and robust technology stack, likely Ruby on Rails, supported by a CDN (Amazon CloudFront) for fast content delivery. It integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Hotjar, LinkedIn Insight, and Demandbase, with a cookie consent mechanism ensuring compliance. Payment processing is handled securely via Stripe. The site demonstrates excellent mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO optimization. Technical debt appears minimal, though enabling DNSSEC and enhancing security headers would further modernize the infrastructure. Overall, the technical implementation supports a high-quality user experience and reliable business operations.
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. 80/100Low25 findingsView report
  2. 80/100Low25 findingsView report
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