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Security report for bbfi.org

Baptist Bible Fellowship Internation · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI) is a non-profit religious fellowship organization dedicated to serving Baptist pastors and their churches in fulfilling the Great Commission. With a history spanning over 75 years, BBFI organizes events, conferences, and provides resources to support its community. The organization maintains an active digital presence through its website and multiple social media platforms, offering event registrations, official reports, and educational materials. The website is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging modern web technologies and multimedia content such as YouTube videos to engage its audience. Technically, the website demonstrates moderate digital maturity with good mobile optimization and a clean, professional design. However, it lacks some advanced security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. The site enforces HTTPS, ensuring secure communications, but could improve its security posture by implementing additional best practices. No forms or direct data collection mechanisms are present on the homepage, reducing immediate privacy risks. Overall, BBFI's website reflects a legitimate and established organization with consistent branding and clear contact information. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain registration insights, but the content and external partnerships support the site's authenticity. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security configurations would enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
62
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
65

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

BBFI occupies a niche within the religious non-profit sector, focusing on Baptist pastors and churches. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing history, community engagement through events, and partnerships with educational and missionary organizations. Revenue streams likely include donations, event fees, and bookstore sales. The target customer segment is primarily Baptist church leadership and affiliated members. Growth indicators include ongoing event scheduling and digital content updates. The partnership ecosystem includes educational institutions and mission organizations, reinforcing its community-oriented approach. Operationally, BBFI leverages digital tools for outreach but could benefit from enhanced compliance and security measures.

Security posture

The website exhibits a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly enforced, which is critical. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. Incident response and security contact information are not provided, limiting transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial informational site but requires enhancements to meet higher standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve regulatory compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen defense against common web attacks.
  3. Provide clear incident response and security contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and embedded content to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and search visibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Baptist Bible Fellowship Internation
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Baptist Bible Fellowship Internation
Description
The Fellowship exists to serve Baptist pastors and their churches as they fulfill the Great Commission.
Key services
Church support, Events and conferences, Missionary work, Educational resources, Bookstore
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, Typekit fonts, YouTube embeds, Google Fonts, JavaScript, CSS3
Platforms
Squarespace CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Squarespace built-in marketing features
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable or blocked, limiting domain registration insights
  3. Website uses Squarespace CMS with standard embedded scripts and fonts
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found
  5. Contact information is clearly presented including email, phone, and physical address
  6. Social media presence is active across multiple platforms
  7. Content is relevant to a religious non-profit fellowship organization
  8. Security headers are missing, but HTTPS is enforced
  9. No forms detected on the homepage; no data collection forms present
  10. Videos embedded from YouTube for event promotion and sermons
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as Typekit fonts, Google Fonts, and JavaScript for interactive elements. Multimedia content is embedded via YouTube, supporting event promotion and sermon dissemination. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness and a clean, professional design. Performance is moderate, typical for CMS-hosted sites with rich media. There is no evidence of advanced analytics or tracking services, indicating minimal user tracking. The technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from improved security configurations and enhanced SEO and accessibility features to optimize digital presence.
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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