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Security report for waterrelief.org

Water Relief · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Water Relief is a small non-profit organization focused on providing fresh water access to communities in Africa and Bangladesh by building water wells and delivering essential aid. The website is built on the GoDaddy Website Builder platform and hosted by GoDaddy.com, LLC. It features a donation call to action and a contact form protected by Google reCAPTCHA. The site uses HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, indicating a basic security posture. Privacy and terms of service policies link to Google's generic policies rather than custom documents, and no direct contact emails or phone numbers are provided, which may limit trust for some users. Overall, the website is functional, with good content quality and moderate technical implementation, but could improve in security and privacy compliance.

Scanned

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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  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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  • 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
77
Security headers
45
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
71

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 organization operates in the humanitarian aid sector with a niche focus on water relief in developing regions. Its business model relies on donations, targeting donors and the general public interested in charitable causes. The domain age and privacy-protected WHOIS registration are consistent with a small non-profit entity. The lack of social media presence and direct contact details suggests a limited digital marketing footprint. The website's content and branding are consistent and professional, supporting moderate trustworthiness. There are no indications of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website data.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA on its contact form, which are positive security practices. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries based on the analysis. Overall, the security posture is basic and could be enhanced to better protect user data and improve compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Develop and publish custom privacy and terms of service policies tailored to the organization.
  4. Provide direct contact information such as a verified email address and phone number to increase trust.
  5. Consider adding a security policy or incident response contact to improve transparency and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Water Relief
Description
Water Relief builds water wells and delivers fresh drinking water to local communities in Africa and Bangladesh. Their mission is to improve access to clean, safe water and make a lasting impact on the lives of those they serve.
Key services
Building water wells, Delivering fresh drinking water, Providing essential aid to communities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google reCAPTCHA, GoDaddy Website Builder
Platforms
GoDaddy Hosting
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • reCAPTCHA on contact form

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website uses GoDaddy Website Builder platform
  2. No direct email or phone contact found, only contact form
  3. Privacy and terms policies link to Google policies, not custom policies
  4. No social media links detected
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  6. Cookie consent banner present with accept/decline options
  7. Site uses HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers
  8. No analytics or marketing tracking scripts detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using GoDaddy Website Builder and hosted on GoDaddy infrastructure. It uses modern web fonts and standard HTML5/CSS3 with JavaScript for interactivity. Performance is moderate with responsive design for mobile devices. The site lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features but includes basic meta tags and Open Graph data. No third-party analytics or marketing scripts are detected, indicating minimal user tracking. The technical stack is simple and suitable for a small non-profit but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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