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Security report for blackstudentfund.org

Black Student Fund · Education · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Black Student Fund is a mature, established non-profit organization focused on advancing STEM education, scholarships, and test preparation for students in the DMV area. The website reflects a strong community-oriented mission with clear educational programs and support services. The organization has a solid market position with a history dating back to 1963 and demonstrates trust through testimonials and social media presence. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Webflow CMS, jQuery, and Google Tag Manager, hosted behind Cloudflare CDN, providing moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and key security headers present, though improvements such as HSTS preload and OCSP stapling are recommended. Privacy compliance is lacking due to absence of privacy and cookie policies, which should be addressed to meet GDPR and other regulations. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and functional with minor gaps in privacy and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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. 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

      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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Cloudflare, 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
87
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
71

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 Black Student Fund operates in the education and non-profit sectors, targeting students and families seeking academic support and scholarships in the DMV region. Its business model centers on providing enrichment programs, scholarship clubs, and test preparation services. The organization benefits from a mature domain and strong community trust, supported by testimonials and social media engagement. Revenue streams likely include donations and grants, with partnerships implied through program collaborations. The website's clear navigation and content structure support user engagement and outreach efforts. Strategic opportunities include enhancing privacy compliance and expanding digital marketing efforts.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled, strict transport security headers, and a content security policy restricting framing to self. SPF records are configured to protect email integrity. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of OCSP stapling and incomplete HSTS configuration represent areas for improvement. Lack of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency and incident response readiness. Privacy policy and cookie consent mechanisms are missing, posing compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced with additional best practices and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Enhance HTTPS security by enabling HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Enable OCSP stapling on the SSL certificate to improve revocation checking and reduce latency.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response.
  5. Improve accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and enhance user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Webflow CMS with integration of jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and Slick Carousel for UI components. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts and Adobe Typekit. Hosting is via Cloudflare CDN, providing caching and performance benefits. The site uses modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.3 and 1.2) with no weak cipher suites detected. Performance metrics indicate moderate load times, with room for optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities were identified, though privacy and security enhancements are recommended.
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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