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Security report for conservationalliance.com

The Conservation Alliance · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Conservation Alliance is a well-established non-profit organization founded in 2000, focused on protecting North America's wild places and outdoor spaces through strategic advocacy, grantmaking, and partnerships with businesses and grassroots organizations. Their business model leverages memberships from outdoor industry companies to fund conservation efforts and influence policy. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on WordPress with modern SEO and analytics tools, providing rich content and clear navigation tailored to their target audience of businesses and conservation advocates. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security best practices like security headers and incident response disclosures are missing. Privacy compliance is partial with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, supporting the organization's credibility and mission.

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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

6 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 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

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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
85
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
54

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 Conservation Alliance occupies a strong position in the non-profit conservation sector, distinguished by its network of influential outdoor industry members including major brands. Their revenue streams primarily come from membership dues and donations, facilitated through partners like Givelively. The organization demonstrates growth through new member additions and active advocacy campaigns. Their partnership ecosystem includes environmental certification bodies and transparency organizations, enhancing trust. The website's content and structure support effective communication of their mission and successes, aiding stakeholder engagement and fundraising efforts.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and domain transfer lock status, indicating basic security hygiene. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers reduces resilience against DNS spoofing and clickjacking attacks. No public security policy or incident response contacts are provided, which limits transparency and preparedness communication. Analytics scripts from Matomo, Google, and LinkedIn are used, suggesting moderate user tracking but no explicit cookie consent mechanism is present, posing potential GDPR compliance risks. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. Overall, security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in domain security, header implementation, and privacy compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and preparedness.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Conservation Alliance
Description
We harness the collective power of business and outdoor communities to fund and advocate for the protection of North America’s wild places.
Key services
Grantmaking for conservation projects, Advocacy for protection of wild places and outdoor spaces, Building partnerships between businesses and grassroots organizations
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Matomo Analytics, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Swiper.js
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed non-profit conservation organization site.
  2. Content is rich, relevant, and well-structured with clear navigation.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on homepage or footer.
  4. Privacy policy is present and comprehensive; cookie policy and consent mechanism are missing.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  6. Uses multiple analytics and tracking scripts including Matomo and Google Analytics.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
  8. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is well aged.
  9. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security gap.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with Yoast SEO, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries like Swiper.js for UI components and multiple analytics platforms for user tracking. Hosting and DNS are managed via 1API GmbH and wpdns.host respectively. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility at a basic level. SEO is well addressed with comprehensive meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). The site uses asynchronous loading for analytics scripts to reduce impact on page load. Technical debt appears low, but enabling DNSSEC and security headers would modernize the security posture. The site is well maintained with recent content and active social media integration.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 54/100Medium33 findingsView report
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