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Security report for citizenconnect.us

Citizenconnect.us · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Citizen Connect is a small non-profit platform focused on nonpartisan civic engagement and political healing in the United States. It aggregates resources, events, and educational content from over 600 organizations to help Americans find ways to strengthen democracy. The website is built on a modern WordPress infrastructure with integrations such as Google Analytics and Tag Manager, hosted with GoDaddy and using Cloudflare DNS services. The platform demonstrates good technical maturity with responsive design and clear navigation, though it lacks published privacy and cookie policies, which impacts compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain protections, but DNSSEC is not enabled and no explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but could improve privacy compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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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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
75
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
64

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 platform occupies a niche in the civic engagement and non-profit sector, targeting American citizens interested in political healing and democracy strengthening. Its business model is informational and event aggregation, relying on partnerships with numerous organizations. The site shows consistent branding and a moderate market position as a resource hub. The presence of social media and event partnerships indicates active community engagement. However, the lack of direct contact phone numbers and formal policies suggests a lean operational structure. Growth potential exists through enhanced compliance and security transparency.

Security posture

Citizen Connect maintains a good security posture with HTTPS enforced, domain status protections, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts are gaps. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. The site uses common third-party analytics and tracking tools, which require clear privacy disclosures to meet GDPR and other regulations. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but can be improved by adopting best practices in policy publication and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies including GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Provide explicit incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Citizenconnect.us
Description
Citizen Connect is a nonpartisan platform dedicated to helping Americans find ways to heal political divides and strengthen the nation by providing access to organizations, events, and content focused on civic action and democracy.
Key services
Civic event listings, Educational content on democracy, Resource aggregation from multiple organizations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Bootstrap 4, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an archived version with content preserved for informational purposes only.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Social media presence is strong across multiple platforms.
  4. Events and on-demand content are well organized and presented.
  5. No direct phone numbers or physical addresses found on the homepage.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. Uses modern WordPress-based tech stack with common plugins and Google analytics.
  8. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security improvement opportunity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with Bootstrap 4 and jQuery, leveraging Google Tag Manager and Analytics for tracking. Hosting is via GoDaddy with DNS managed by Cloudflare, though DNSSEC is not enabled. The site shows good mobile optimization and accessibility is basic but could be enhanced. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. The HTML is valid and SEO optimized with proper meta tags. The technical stack is modern and maintainable, but there is room for improvement in security configurations and privacy compliance.
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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