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Security report for americansforprosperity.org

Americans for Prosperity · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Americans for Prosperity is a large, well-established non-profit advocacy organization founded in 2003, focused on grassroots mobilization and policy advocacy across all 50 U.S. states. The organization aims to empower citizens to advance policies that improve lives, emphasizing freedom and opportunity. Their digital presence is robust, featuring a professionally designed WordPress website with extensive use of modern marketing and analytics technologies including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, and others. The site is mobile optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, supporting a positive user experience. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and domain registration consistent with the organization's profile, though improvements such as DNSSEC and security policy disclosures are recommended. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but lacking explicit cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the website reflects a credible and professional organization with strong digital maturity but room for enhanced security and privacy practices.

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

7 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 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';…

  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

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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
37
Security headers
25
Email security
55
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
58

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 with a focus on political and policy advocacy. It maintains a broad grassroots network with nearly one million advocates and 21 state chapters. Their business model relies on community engagement, donations, and advocacy campaigns. The website links to partner and service domains for donations, careers, and advocacy actions, indicating a well-integrated ecosystem. The presence of multiple tracking and marketing tools suggests a data-driven approach to outreach and engagement. The organization targets politically engaged citizens and stakeholders interested in conservative policy initiatives. The domain age and registration details align with the organization's history, supporting legitimacy. No suspicious patterns or privacy protections that obscure ownership were detected.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and uses clientTransferProhibited status on the domain to prevent unauthorized transfers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement. No Content Security Policy headers were detected, and there is no publicly available security policy or vulnerability disclosure page. The site uses multiple third-party scripts for analytics and marketing, which increases the attack surface and requires ongoing monitoring. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were found in the HTML content. The absence of explicit incident response contacts or security frameworks indicates room for improvement in security governance and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a Content Security Policy (CSP) header to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to enhance transparency and encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Add explicit cookie consent mechanisms to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to minimize vulnerabilities and ensure compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Americans for Prosperity
Description
We recruit and unite concerned citizens in 35 states to advance policies that will help people improve their lives.
Key services
Policy advocacy, Grassroots organizing, Legislative scorecards, Community engagement, Educational content
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, YouTube iframe API, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag, Crazy Egg, Visual Website Optimizer, Segment Analytics, StackAdapt
Frameworks
Yoast SEO, Gravity Forms
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and analytics scripts from reputable sources

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Segment Analytics, Crazy Egg, Visual Website Optimizer, Smartlook
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
StackAdapt, Twitter Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads, The Trade Desk
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Universal Website Tag, Crazy Egg, Visual Website Optimizer, Smartlook
Marketing tools
Segment Analytics, Gravity Forms
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained
  2. Strong presence of third-party marketing and analytics tools
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage
  4. Privacy policy and terms of use are present and accessible
  5. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected
  6. Use of multiple external domains for tracking and marketing
  7. No security.txt or explicit security policy found
  8. Domain registration is stable and consistent with organization profile
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with extensive use of Gravity Forms for data collection. It integrates multiple marketing and analytics platforms such as Google Tag Manager, Segment, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, Twitter tags, Crazy Egg, and Visual Website Optimizer, indicating a mature digital marketing infrastructure. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with good SEO practices implemented via Yoast SEO. Hosting appears to be with GoDaddy, consistent with the domain registrar. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the number of third-party scripts. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from enhanced security headers and DNS security features.
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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