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Security report for adventist.org

General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Seventh-day Adventist Church operates adventist.org as its official online presence, providing comprehensive religious content, educational resources, and humanitarian outreach information. The website serves a global audience interested in the church's beliefs, mission, and services. It is well-positioned as a large, established non-profit religious organization with a strong digital footprint and consistent branding. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies including React and Next.js, supported by Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services. It integrates analytics and marketing tools such as HubSpot and Google Tag Manager, ensuring robust performance and user engagement tracking. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and employs security best practices, though DNSSEC is not enabled. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy and legal policies are comprehensive, though the cookie consent mechanism is not fully implemented. Incident response and security policy disclosures are absent, representing an area for improvement. Overall, adventist.org demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance suitable for a global religious organization. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing explicit security and incident response policies, implementing cookie consent mechanisms, and maintaining vigilant third-party script audits to sustain security and privacy standards.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

3 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. 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

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  • Security score drift

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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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
73

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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention adventist.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,870
Employees
41
Customers
704
Third parties
1,125
Weak passwords
16%

Latest record dated 2026-06-13 · 58 subdomains affected

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  • –semm-sid.adventist.org2026-06-13
  • –orgmast.adventist.org2026-05-20
  • –apn.adventist.org2026-05-16
  • –fata.adventist.org2026-05-15
  • –orgmast.adventist.org2026-04-30

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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

Adventist.org represents the digital face of the General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists, a large non-profit religious entity with a global reach. The organization focuses on spiritual guidance, education, health, and humanitarian aid, targeting Christian individuals and communities worldwide. Its business model centers on faith-based outreach and service rather than commercial revenue. The website supports this mission with extensive content, multimedia resources, and interactive features such as prayer requests and church locators. Partnerships with affiliated domains like adventistlocator.org and adra.org enhance its ecosystem. The church's long history and domain age reinforce its market position as a trusted religious institution.

Security posture

The website exhibits a strong security posture with HTTPS enforced and a good SSL configuration. Use of Cloudflare DNS and CDN adds resilience and protection against common threats. Security headers are likely present though not explicitly visible in the provided data. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. However, the absence of DNSSEC and explicit security policies or incident response contacts indicates room for enhancement. The integration of third-party analytics and marketing scripts necessitates ongoing monitoring to mitigate supply chain risks. Overall, the site is secure but would benefit from formalizing security governance and disclosure practices.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information.
  3. Implement a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and privacy best practices.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists
Description
Official online home of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a Christian denomination devoted to helping people understand the Bible and find freedom, healing and hope in Jesus.
Key services
Religious teachings and beliefs dissemination, Prayer request network, Church locator services, Educational programs, Health and humanitarian services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, YouTube iframe API, HubSpot analytics and messaging, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Cloudflare
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS and CDN
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with no visible vulnerabilities

Analytics and tracking

Services
HubSpot Analytics, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
HubSpot analytics, Facebook pixel
Marketing tools
HubSpot
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 rich content and multimedia
  2. Strong branding and consistent messaging about Seventh-day Adventist Church
  3. Comprehensive navigation with clear sections: Who We Are, What We Believe, What We Do
  4. Multiple calls to action for prayer requests, Bible study, and church locator
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  6. Privacy and legal policies are clearly linked and comprehensive
  7. No signs of malicious content or security issues
  8. Social media presence on major platforms
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies found on site
Technical notes

Notes

The site is built on a modern React/Next.js framework, ensuring fast performance and responsive design. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The use of HubSpot and Google Tag Manager enables advanced analytics and marketing capabilities. The site is well-structured with semantic HTML and accessibility considerations. No technical debt or legacy technology indicators were found. The infrastructure supports scalability and global reach. Opportunities exist to enhance DNS security and formalize security documentation to reduce operational risks.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 73/100Medium30 findingsView report
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