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Security report for c2er.org

C2ER: The Council for Community and Economic Research · Government · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

C2ER (The Council for Community and Economic Research) is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in community and economic research since 1961. The organization primarily serves economic researchers, community planners, and government agencies by providing data, research tools, and educational resources. The website reflects a medium-sized entity with a focus on government and non-profit sectors, offering services such as economic data analysis, community research, and training programs. The business model revolves around membership and service provision to professionals in economic development. Technically, the website is built on the WordPress platform, utilizing plugins such as WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities and LearnDash for learning management. The site employs modern web technologies including Font Awesome for icons and Google Analytics for traffic analysis. Performance and mobile optimization are moderate to good, though accessibility and SEO could be improved. The site is secured with HTTPS, but lacks visible advanced security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies. From a security perspective, the website demonstrates a basic but adequate posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the absence of security headers and vulnerability disclosure policies indicates room for improvement. The WHOIS data is unavailable or protected, which is common for privacy but limits domain trust analysis. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the site content is safe for general audiences. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, clearer contact information, and improved security best practices. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure process to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

8 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 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

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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 c2er.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
3
Employees
0
Customers
3
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

3 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

C2ER holds a strong market position as a specialized non-profit organization in the economic research and community development sector. Its competitive advantage lies in its long history since 1961 and its focus on providing data-driven insights and educational resources to economic development professionals. The business model is membership-based with additional revenue from services and training. Target customers include government agencies, economic researchers, and community planners. The organization appears to maintain moderate growth and a stable partnership ecosystem, though no explicit partner domains were identified. The website content and structure suggest a focus on professional and academic audiences rather than commercial consumers.

Security posture

The security maturity of the website is basic but functional. HTTPS is enforced, which is mandatory for secure communications. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact channels indicates limited transparency in security governance. Compliance with GDPR or other privacy regulations is not clearly demonstrated due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The organization should enhance its security culture by adopting best practices and improving incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers (CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish clear and comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance contact information visibility, including security and incident response contacts.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and themes to minimize vulnerabilities and technical debt.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
C2ER: The Council for Community and Economic Research
Description
C2ER is a non-profit organization focused on promoting excellence in community and economic research since 1961. It provides data, research, and resources to support economic development and community planning.
Key services
Economic research data, Community economic analysis, Training and education, Membership services
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, LearnDash LMS, Font Awesome, Google Analytics, jQuery
Frameworks
LearnDash LMS
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No visible sensitive data exposure

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jetpack Stats
Marketing tools
WooCommerce
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable or protected, limiting domain trust analysis
  3. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins like WooCommerce and LearnDash
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in provided HTML snippet
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content
  6. Website content is focused on economic research and community development
  7. No adult or questionable content detected
  8. Security headers not explicitly detected; SSL is enabled
  9. Google Analytics and Jetpack used for analytics and tracking
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce and LearnDash LMS plugins, indicating a combination of e-commerce and educational functionalities. The use of Font Awesome icons and jQuery libraries is standard for modern web design. Performance is moderate, with some optimization for mobile devices. SEO and accessibility features are basic and could be improved for better user experience and search engine ranking. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The technical stack is mature but would benefit from modernization efforts and enhanced security configurations to reduce risks and improve operational resilience.
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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