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Security report for act-w.org

ChickTech · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ChickTech is a US-based non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the careers of technical women. The analyzed domain act-w.org serves primarily as a redirect or placeholder directing visitors to chicktech.org, the main website. The organization focuses on providing programs, events, and community support to empower women in technology careers. The website uses WordPress CMS hosted via Cloudflare with standard plugins and scripts such as Slider Revolution and jQuery. The technical infrastructure is moderate in performance and mobile optimization, with basic SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, indicating compliance gaps. Social media presence is strong and consistent with the organization's branding. Overall, the website is legitimate and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy compliance measures.

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

10 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 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';…
  3. 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

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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
15
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention act-w.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
5
Employees
0
Customers
5
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

ChickTech occupies a niche in the non-profit sector focused on gender diversity in technology. Its business model revolves around community engagement, educational programs, and events to support women in tech careers. The domain age and WHOIS data align with a mature organization. The website's minimal content on this domain suggests consolidation to chicktech.org. The organization maintains active social media channels, enhancing outreach and engagement. There is no evidence of commercial activities or revenue streams on this domain. The partnership with chicktech.org is clear and central to its digital presence.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS with clientTransferProhibited status, indicating basic domain security. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no advanced security headers were detected in the provided data. There is no visible privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, or vulnerability disclosure information, which are important for compliance and user trust. No incident response contacts or security frameworks are referenced. The absence of these elements suggests room for improvement in security maturity and compliance readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Improve website content on this domain or fully redirect to chicktech.org to avoid user confusion.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ChickTech
Description
ChickTech is a non-profit organization focused on advancing the careers of technical women. The website act-w.org appears to be a redirect or placeholder pointing users to chicktech.org, indicating a consolidation or migration of content.
Key services
Technical career advancement programs, Events and conferences, Community building for women in tech
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Slider Revolution, Cloudflare DNS
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jetpack Stats
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a redirect or placeholder pointing to chicktech.org
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content
  4. Social media links are present and consistent with the organization
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and themes
  6. No advanced security headers detected
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information available
  8. Content is minimal and mostly a redirect message
  9. No forms detected in the provided HTML content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with common plugins and hosted via Cloudflare, providing a stable and secure hosting environment. The use of Slider Revolution and jQuery is standard but requires regular updates to avoid vulnerabilities. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The site lacks advanced technical SEO and accessibility features that could improve user experience and search rankings. There is no evidence of modern JavaScript frameworks or headless CMS architectures.
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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