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Security report for allsideseducationfund.org

AllSides Education Fund · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AllSides Education Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening democratic society by enhancing media literacy, providing balanced news access, and fostering constructive conversations across political divides. Founded in 2015 as a joint initiative of AllSides, Living Room Conversations, and the Mediators Foundation, it offers educational resources, scholarships, and grants primarily targeting educators and community leaders. The website serves as a platform to promote these services and facilitate donations and grant applications. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and GiveWP for donations, with a responsive design optimized for accessibility and SEO. Hosting is supported by Amazon AWS infrastructure, and the site employs Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. While the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections, it lacks DNSSEC and some security headers, indicating room for security improvements. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a moderate security posture with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of explicit security policies and incident response information, along with missing DNSSEC, suggests potential compliance and security gaps. Privacy policies and cookie policies are present but do not include explicit consent mechanisms, which may affect GDPR compliance. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its nonprofit educational mission. Strategic recommendations include enhancing DNS security, implementing security headers, and improving privacy compliance mechanisms to strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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

4 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 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 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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  • 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
85
Security headers
25
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
69

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 allsideseducationfund.org, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

AllSides Education Fund occupies a niche in the nonprofit education sector focused on media literacy and civic engagement. Its multipartisan founding team and partnerships with established organizations provide competitive advantages in credibility and reach. The business model centers on providing educational tools, scholarships, and grants to schools and community organizations, funded through donations. The target customers are educators and social-good organizations seeking to improve media literacy and dialogue skills. Growth indicators include active partnerships and a clear digital presence. The partnership ecosystem with AllSides, Living Room Conversations, and Mediators Foundation enhances operational capabilities and market positioning.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security limits its defense-in-depth capabilities. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, indicating potential gaps in transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance is basic, with policies present but lacking explicit consent mechanisms. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a nonprofit educational site but could be improved to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish clear security and incident response policies to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Add explicit cookie consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins to ensure no vulnerable libraries are used.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AllSides Education Fund
Description
AllSides Education Fund strengthens our democratic society by increasing access to balanced news, media bias ratings, diverse perspectives, and real conversation. It is a joint nonprofit initiative founded in 2015 by AllSides, Living Room Conversations, and the Mediators Foundation to address media literacy and communication across differences.
Key services
AllSides for Schools memberships, Living Room Conversations topic guides, Scholarships and grants for educators and organizations, Access to media bias ratings and balanced newsfeeds, Classroom lesson plans and toolkits
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, GiveWP donation plugin, jQuery, React (for some WP components), Tailwind CSS
Frameworks
Genesis Framework (WordPress theme), Digital Pro child theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data detected
  • Use of privacy protection for WHOIS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a nonprofit educational platform focused on media literacy and civic dialogue.
  2. Content is well structured with clear calls to action for donations and grants.
  3. Multiple external trusted partner links are present.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the site.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present but lack explicit consent mechanisms.
  6. Security headers are not explicitly detected; DNSSEC is not enabled.
  7. Uses modern WordPress plugins and frameworks with good SEO and accessibility.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
  9. WHOIS privacy protection is used appropriately.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with a well-maintained theme and plugins, including Yoast SEO for search optimization and GiveWP for donation management. It uses Tailwind CSS for styling and React components for some frontend functionality. Hosting is via Amazon AWS DNS infrastructure, indicating reliable performance and scalability. The site is mobile responsive and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization. Technical risks include missing DNSSEC and security headers, which could be addressed to reduce attack surface and improve compliance.
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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