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Security report for worldstandardsday.org

World Standards Day · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

World Standards Day is an annual global event promoting awareness of the importance of international standardization to foster sustainable development and global partnerships. The website serves as an informational and advocacy platform supported by major standards organizations IEC, ISO, and ITU. It provides resources, event details, and community engagement opportunities to a broad international audience interested in standards and sustainable development goals. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including a CMS (Jahia), Google Fonts, Usercentrics for cookie consent, and Vimeo for video content, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers and explicit incident response contacts are missing. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and aligned with its mission, though WHOIS data is privacy protected and unavailable for detailed domain registration analysis.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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. 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. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  3. 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';…

  4. 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

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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
0
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
56

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 website positions itself as a key awareness and advocacy platform for international standards, leveraging partnerships with IEC, ISO, and ITU to enhance credibility. Its business model is non-profit and focused on education and community engagement rather than commercial transactions. The target audience includes industry professionals, governments, NGOs, and the general public interested in sustainable development and standards. The site demonstrates strong branding consistency and content quality, with active social media integration and resource toolkits to support outreach. The lack of direct contact information suggests a centralized communication approach through partner organizations. The platform's growth potential lies in expanding participation and resource dissemination globally.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism via Usercentrics, indicating GDPR compliance efforts. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder transparency and rapid response to security issues. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The use of third-party scripts (Vimeo, Twitter widgets, Usercentrics) requires ongoing monitoring to mitigate supply chain risks. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with enhanced headers and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish explicit security policies and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  5. Enhance contact information availability to support user trust and compliance with data protection regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
World Standards Day
Description
World Standards Day promotes awareness and understanding of the importance of standardization globally, focusing on sustainable development and partnerships for the goals.
Key services
Awareness campaigns, Resource toolkits, Community engagement, Event participation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Fonts (Oswald), Usercentrics Consent Management Platform, Vimeo Player API, Plausible Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Referrer-Policy set to strict-origin-when-cross-origin in iframe
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
Usercentrics Consent Management Platform
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear focus on World Standards Day event.
  3. Strong use of official logos and social media embeds to enhance trust.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or footer.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present and integrated with consent management.
  6. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts published.
  7. WHOIS data is unavailable due to malformed request; domain appears privacy protected.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (Jahia) detected.
  9. No advertising networks detected; minimal tracking via privacy-respecting analytics.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Jahia CMS platform, utilizing modern front-end technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It integrates Google Fonts for typography and uses Usercentrics for GDPR-compliant cookie consent management. Video content is embedded via Vimeo's player API, and social media content is integrated through Twitter widgets. Analytics are handled by Plausible, a privacy-focused service. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features, with semantic HTML and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and preloading of fonts. There is an opportunity to improve technical SEO by adding missing security headers and optimizing third-party script loading.
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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