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Security report for advancingjustice-la.org

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California is a non-profit legal center and advocacy group focused on providing legal services and advocating for policy changes at local, state, and national levels. The organization targets Asian American communities in Southern California and operates with a mission to advance justice and equity. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with clear messaging about its services and advocacy efforts. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and incorporates modern SEO and analytics tools such as Yoast SEO and Google Analytics. Hosting appears to be via Bluehost with Cloudflare DNS services, ensuring reliable performance and security. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections in place, though DNSSEC is not enabled and security headers are not explicitly detected. Privacy compliance is limited as no privacy or cookie policies were found, which is an area for improvement. Overall, the site is trustworthy and well-positioned within its sector but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

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. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • 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

  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

  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"

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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
27
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
59

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 in the non-profit sector, focusing on legal advocacy and community services for Asian Americans in Southern California. Its business model centers on providing legal aid and policy advocacy rather than commercial revenue generation. The website's market position is that of a regional leader in its niche, supported by a consistent brand and active social media presence. The lack of explicit business contact details on the site suggests a focus on service delivery over commercial engagement. The use of structured data and social media integration indicates a mature digital presence. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident from the data. Growth indicators include active content updates and engagement via social platforms. Strategic observations suggest the organization could enhance transparency and user trust by publishing privacy, cookie, and security policies.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections enabled. The use of reCAPTCHA indicates attention to bot mitigation. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represents potential vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the scanned content. Incident response and security policies are not published, which may impact readiness and user trust. Compliance with GDPR or similar regulations is not clearly indicated. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit but could be improved with enhanced technical controls and policy transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies including consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  3. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Add explicit security and incident response policies accessible to users to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate risks from vulnerable libraries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
Description
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California provides legal services and advocates for change in local, state, and national policy.
Key services
Legal services, Advocacy for policy change
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Yoast SEO, Divi Theme
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of reCAPTCHA

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a non-profit legal advocacy organization for Asian Americans in Southern California.
  2. Uses WordPress with Divi theme and Yoast SEO plugin.
  3. Includes Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the scanned content.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published on site.
  6. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business claims.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected; site content fully accessible.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
  9. Site uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC.
  10. Social media presence includes Facebook, Twitter (X), LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Divi theme, leveraging Yoast SEO for search optimization. It uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for user tracking and performance monitoring. The site loads external resources from trusted CDNs and Google domains. Hosting is inferred to be Bluehost with Cloudflare DNS services. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for improved security. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from additional hardening and privacy enhancements.
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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