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Security report for worldrefiningassociation.com

World Refining Association · Energy · N/a

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

The World Refining Association is a niche industry association focused on connecting downstream leaders in the refining sector through networking events, conferences, exhibitions, and an online content portal. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with relevant industry content targeting professionals in the energy refining sector. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using the Divi theme, leveraging modern web fonts and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and LinkedIn Insight Tag. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing basic security and performance benefits. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and domain status protections in place; however, DNSSEC is not enabled and security headers are missing, representing areas for improvement. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. No contact information or incident response details are found, limiting direct communication channels. Overall, the site is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy, security, and transparency measures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

2 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"

  2. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
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 association operates as a small-sized entity founded in 2019, serving a specialized market segment within the energy industry focused on downstream refining. Its business model centers on providing networking and content sharing services primarily through events and an online portal. The lack of visible certifications or trust badges suggests a focus on industry reputation rather than formal accreditations. The use of LinkedIn tracking indicates targeting of professional audiences. The domain registration is consistent with the business age and shows no suspicious patterns. The absence of detailed contact information and policies may limit trust and user engagement. Strategic partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident from the data.

Security posture

Security maturity is moderate with HTTPS enforced and domain registrar protections active. The absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which may hinder timely reporting and mitigation of security issues. Analytics and tracking scripts are present, but privacy compliance is lacking, potentially exposing the organization to regulatory risk. No exposed sensitive data or known vulnerabilities were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small association but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Add clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security incident reporting.
  5. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contacts to improve security transparency and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Registration number
Company Number 07098632
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
World Refining Association
Description
The World Refining Association provides networking opportunities & content sharing through conferences, exhibitions, networking evenings and our content portal.
Key services
Conferences, Exhibitions, Networking evenings, Content portal
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Divi Theme
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
LinkedIn Insight Tag
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses WordPress with Divi theme.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on homepage HTML.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided HTML content.
  4. Uses Google Tag Manager and LinkedIn Insight for analytics and tracking.
  5. DNSSEC not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
  6. Domain registration is stable and not privacy protected.
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  8. No security or incident response contact information found.
  9. No certifications or compliance badges displayed.
  10. Content is industry-specific and professional.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Divi theme, using modern web fonts and asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. Hosting leverages Cloudflare DNS and likely CDN services, contributing to moderate performance and security. The site is mobile optimized with good SEO meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers indicates technical debt in security hardening. The site does not appear to use advanced frameworks beyond WordPress and jQuery. Performance is moderate with no critical errors detected. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and better semantic markup.
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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