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Security report for 100storybuilding.org.au

100 Story Building · Education · Australia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

100 Story Building is a social enterprise based in Melbourne, Australia, focused on enhancing creativity and literacy among children and young people through diverse educational programs including workshops, online learning, and community engagement. The organization targets marginalized youth and educators, positioning itself as a niche provider in the education and non-profit sector. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content tailored to its audience. Technically, the site is built on Squarespace, leveraging modern web technologies and third-party analytics and advertising tools such as Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. While the site is mobile optimized and performs moderately well, there is room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and use of reCAPTCHA, but lacks important security headers and visible privacy compliance mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy and credible, though it would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures to align with best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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"

    • 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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
35
Email security
85
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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 as a social enterprise with a focus on educational services for children and young people, particularly those marginalized in the community. Its revenue streams likely include program fees, donations, and merchandise sales via its online shop. The presence of a donation call to action and partnership with chuffed.org indicates active fundraising efforts. The company maintains a presence on major social media platforms to engage its community and promote its services. The business model emphasizes community impact and literacy development, with a clear target market of schools, educators, and families. The website content and structure support this mission, though the absence of detailed corporate information such as founding year or registration numbers limits deeper business profiling.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and integration of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a missed opportunity to harden the site against common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests limited formal incident response readiness. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and no visible consent mechanisms, which could expose the organization to regulatory risks. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a small social enterprise but should be improved to meet higher compliance and protection standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and prominently display a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to establish clear incident response and reporting channels.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks and ensure compliance.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
100 Story Building
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
100 Story Building
Description
100 Story Building is a social enterprise developing creativity and literacy for children and young people, through workshop programs, online learning and community engagement.
Key services
School Programs, Teacher Professional Learning, After School Programs, Holiday Programs, Student-led Programs, Community Programs, Consultations, Online Learning Resources, Shop
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace CMS, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Google reCAPTCHA
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
MailerLite (commented out)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Squarespace with modern design and good content structure.
  2. No visible privacy or cookie policy which is a compliance gap.
  3. WHOIS data is not publicly available, indicating privacy protection.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  5. Use of multiple tracking and advertising scripts without clear cookie consent.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data; opportunity for improvement.
  8. No signs of adult or NSFW content; content is safe and educational.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace platform, utilizing its CMS capabilities along with jQuery and various third-party scripts for analytics and advertising, including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel. The site loads asynchronously many scripts to optimize performance, though the overall speed is moderate. The design is responsive and mobile-friendly with good navigation clarity. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data for organization and local business. However, the site lacks advanced accessibility features and security headers. Hosting is managed by Squarespace's CDN infrastructure, providing reliable uptime and SSL support. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security and privacy compliance are recommended to reduce risk and enhance trust.
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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