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Security report for climateresolve.org

Climate Resolve · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Climate Resolve is a medium-sized non-profit organization focused on advancing equitable climate solutions primarily in the Los Angeles area. The organization builds collaborations among communities, organizations, and policymakers to address climate change through local action. Their key services include initiatives such as Keeping Cool, transportation solutions, outreach, climate planning and technical assistance, nature-based solutions, climate science, wildfire mitigation, smart growth, and zero emissions transit. The website reflects a strong market position as a local climate advocacy leader with a clear mission and impactful community engagement. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and Yoast SEO, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS, and integrates various marketing and analytics tools including Facebook Pixel and Klaviyo. While the site is well-designed and content-rich, performance is somewhat slow due to a high number of resources. Security posture is basic with valid SSL and SPF/DMARC records but lacks advanced DNS security features like DNSSEC and CAA records. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism despite tracking pixels. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could improve in security and privacy practices.

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

3 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 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

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
57
Security headers
80
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
68

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

Climate Resolve operates in the non-profit sector with a focus on energy, transportation, and environmental advocacy. Their business model centers on advocacy, education, technical assistance, and community engagement to promote climate resilience and equity. The organization leverages partnerships with local and regional entities, as evidenced by affiliated sites and collaborative projects. Revenue streams likely include donations, grants, and possibly government funding. The target audience includes community members, policymakers, and organizations interested in climate action. The website demonstrates strong branding consistency and trust indicators such as testimonials and impact statistics. The presence of job listings and events indicates active community involvement and growth orientation.

Security posture

The website maintains a valid SSL certificate ensuring HTTPS encryption, which is mandatory for secure communications. SPF and DMARC DNS records are configured to protect email integrity and reduce spoofing risks. However, the absence of DNSSEC and CAA records indicates potential vulnerabilities in DNS security and certificate issuance control. The SSL certificate details lack clarity on the algorithm used, and HSTS is not enabled, which could expose users to downgrade attacks. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is found, limiting transparency in security incident handling. Forms are present and appear to be standard, but no explicit security measures like CAPTCHA or input validation details are visible. Overall, the security posture is basic with room for improvement in DNS security, SSL hardening, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent DNS spoofing or cache poisoning.
  3. Add CAA DNS records to restrict which certificate authorities can issue certificates for the domain.
  4. Clarify and upgrade SSL certificate algorithm and key length details to industry best practices.
  5. Introduce a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  6. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response.
  7. Optimize website performance by reducing resource count and improving load times.
  8. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  9. Enhance form security with CAPTCHA or other anti-bot measures to prevent abuse.
  10. Maintain up-to-date privacy compliance with GDPR and other relevant regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Climate Resolve
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using the Elementor page builder and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a mature and flexible technical infrastructure. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS, which provides DNS management and potential CDN services. The site uses Google Fonts and integrates multiple third-party scripts including Facebook Pixel, Klaviyo, and Instagram Feed plugins for marketing and social media engagement. Performance analysis shows a slow load time (~13.8 seconds) with a high number of resources (297) and large page size (~463 KB), suggesting optimization opportunities. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and accessibility features are adequately implemented. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC, missing HSTS, and no CAA records, which could impact security and trust. Overall, the technical stack is robust but could benefit from performance and security enhancements.
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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