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Security report for womeninbusiness-mena.com

Women in Business · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Women in Business is a professional network and empowerment platform dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs across the EMEA region. The organization offers a variety of programs such as the WiB Academy, networking events, and sector-specific initiatives to foster growth, visibility, and business development for women in diverse industries including finance, healthcare, technology, and agriculture. The website reflects a mature and well-structured digital presence with a focus on community and empowerment. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Svelte, and is hosted by a reputable provider, IONOS SE. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended for enhanced protection. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. No contact information or incident response details are provided, which limits user trust and compliance. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from improved privacy and security practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

6 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 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 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 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
53

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 network targets women entrepreneurs and business professionals, providing education, networking, and empowerment services. It has established partnerships with multiple organizations across Europe and Africa, enhancing its market position. The business model revolves around community building, training programs, and events. The domain age and WHOIS data support legitimacy. The absence of direct contact details and privacy policies suggests room for maturity in customer engagement and compliance. The diverse sectors represented by members indicate a broad market reach and influence.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has domain transfer protection, indicating basic security hygiene. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces resilience against DNS attacks and clickjacking. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is available, which is a gap in security transparency. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The site should implement security headers and DNSSEC, and publish security policies to improve its security posture and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and cache poisoning.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  4. Add visible contact information including emails and phone numbers for support and incident reporting.
  5. Develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact details to enhance security transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Women in Business
Description
Visibility. B2B. Growth. We enable Women in Business to go one step further. Empowering women entrepreneurs and driving economic equality for over 20 years in the EMEA region.
Key services
WiB Academy programs, Networking events, Business coaching and training, Empowerment initiatives, Sector-specific support (finance, technology, agriculture, etc.)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Svelte
Frameworks
Svelte
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 professional design.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage or main navigation.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses explicitly found in the provided content.
  4. Strong focus on women entrepreneurship in EMEA region with multiple programs and partnerships.
  5. No visible analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No social media links explicitly found in the provided content.
  8. Good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features implemented.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with Svelte for frontend development, ensuring a responsive and interactive user experience. The site is hosted by IONOS SE, a reputable provider. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or static site approach. The site lacks some security best practices such as DNSSEC and security headers, which should be addressed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business goals but can be improved for security and privacy compliance.
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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