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Security report for ams.org

American Mathematical Society · Education · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to advancing mathematical research, education, and professional development. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for AMS's diverse offerings including publications, memberships, conferences, grants, and advocacy efforts. The AMS holds a strong market position as a leading mathematical society with a global reach and a history dating back to 1888. The site targets mathematicians, educators, students, and professionals, providing valuable resources and community engagement opportunities. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as Bootstrap 5, jQuery, MathJax, and integrates multiple analytics and tracking tools including Google Analytics, Hotjar, and Microsoft Clarity. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and demonstrates good SEO practices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, although explicit security headers could be improved. Privacy compliance is robust with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms in place. Overall, the AMS website reflects a mature digital infrastructure supporting a reputable organization. The lack of WHOIS data is mitigated by consistent branding, comprehensive contact information, and domain name alignment. The security and privacy practices align well with expectations for a large non-profit educational entity. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a dedicated security policy and incident response contacts, and ongoing monitoring of third-party scripts to maintain security integrity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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 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 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

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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
90
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
77

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

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Dark web exposure

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

Total records
1,172
Employees
0
Customers
1,111
Third parties
61
Weak passwords
17%

12 subdomains 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

AMS operates as a large non-profit professional society in the education sector, focusing on mathematics. Its business model revolves around memberships, scholarly publications, conferences, grants, and advocacy. The organization benefits from a strong brand legacy and a global membership base of approximately 30,000 members across 125 countries. Revenue streams likely include membership dues, publication sales, conference fees, and philanthropic contributions. The AMS maintains partnerships with related domains for services such as membership management and scholarly databases. Growth indicators include active event scheduling, extensive publication offerings, and engagement in government relations. The organization's digital presence supports its mission to connect and advance the mathematical community worldwide.

Security posture

The AMS website demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS usage and no exposed sensitive data. The presence of multiple analytics and tracking tools is managed with user consent via a cookie banner, indicating privacy awareness. However, explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options are not visibly implemented, representing an area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or suspicious domains were detected. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance its security maturity by adopting additional best practices and formalizing incident response communications.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response procedures.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing direct contact channels for security incidents (e.g., security@ams.org).
  5. Continue to monitor and improve privacy compliance in line with evolving regulations such as GDPR and NIS2.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
American Mathematical Society
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
American Mathematical Society
Description
The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through publications, meetings, advocacy, and professional services.
Key services
Publications (journals, books), Membership services, Meetings and conferences, Grants and awards, Advocacy and government relations, Professional development and learning resources
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, MathJax
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure analytics and tracking scripts
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is rich, professionally presented, and highly relevant to the mathematical community.
  3. Strong presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. Multiple contact phone numbers and physical addresses provided.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable but no negative indicators found.
  8. Social media presence across major platforms consistent with organization branding.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring Bootstrap 5 for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and MathJax for rendering mathematical notation. It integrates multiple analytics platforms including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Hotjar for user behavior insights. The site uses Google Tag Manager for streamlined tag management. Performance is moderate with some reliance on external CDNs for fonts and scripts, which is standard practice. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are present, contributing to a good user experience. SEO is supported by structured data (JSON-LD) and meta tags. The site does not appear to use a traditional CMS, suggesting a custom or static site architecture. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified.
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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