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Security report for apifm.org

Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement (APIFM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating healthy and vibrant Asian and Pacific Islander communities through engagement, education, and advocacy. The organization operates various community programs including food security initiatives, youth advocacy, and environmental sustainability projects. APIFM maintains an active digital presence with integrated social media feeds and regularly updated blog content, positioning itself as a community-centric entity within the non-profit sector in the United States. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Elementor and several plugins for social media integration. Hosting is provided by DreamHost. While the site has good SEO metadata and structured data, performance metrics are lacking, and the site exhibits slow loading characteristics. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support modern TLS protocols, which is a critical vulnerability exposing users to potential data interception. Security headers are minimal, and no incident response or security policies are published. Privacy compliance is limited, with no cookie consent mechanism detected and only a basic privacy policy present. Overall, APIFM's website serves its community well in content and engagement but requires urgent improvements in security infrastructure and privacy compliance to protect users and enhance trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
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. 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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  • 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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
75
GDPR outside view
43
Average
61

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

APIFM operates as a medium-sized non-profit focused on Asian and Pacific Islander communities, delivering services in food security, environmental justice, and youth empowerment. The organization leverages partnerships with community groups and foundations, such as Butterfly Equity Foundation and LA Food Equity Fund, to support its initiatives. Its business model centers on community engagement, advocacy, and program delivery funded through donations and grants. The website reflects a well-established presence with consistent branding and active outreach via social media. Growth indicators include recent impact reports and program expansions like MYARC. Competitive advantages include culturally relevant programming and strong coalition-building within the San Gabriel Valley region.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS enforcement, which is a critical issue. No modern TLS protocols are enabled, and security headers such as HSTS are missing. There is no evidence of published security policies or incident response plans, indicating limited organizational security maturity. The SPF record for email is correctly configured, reducing email spoofing risks. No vulnerable libraries or known exploits were detected in the provided data. The lack of cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms further expose the organization to regulatory risks. Overall, the security posture requires immediate remediation to protect user data and comply with best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable and configure modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and security headers including HSTS.
  3. Implement a cookie consent banner and update privacy policies to reflect GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Publish clear security policies and incident response procedures accessible to users and stakeholders.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and remediate risks.
  6. Improve website performance by optimizing resources and enabling caching mechanisms.
  7. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor and Elementor Pro for page building. It integrates social media feeds from Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube via dedicated plugins. Hosting is provided by DreamHost with DNS managed by DreamHost nameservers. The site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS versions, which is a significant technical risk. Performance data is missing, but the page size and resource count suggest potential slow loading times. SEO metadata and structured data are well implemented, supporting good search engine visibility. The site uses jQuery and other standard JavaScript libraries. There is room for technical modernization, especially in security and performance optimization.
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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