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Security report for coopertype.org

Type@Cooper · Education · United States

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Type@Cooper is an educational program specializing in typeface design, operated under The Cooper Union. It offers postgraduate certificate programs, workshops, and free public lectures led by industry professionals. The website serves as an information hub for prospective students and the typography community, highlighting upcoming events and educational offerings. Technically, the site is hosted by DreamHost and uses Matomo for analytics, reflecting a moderate level of digital maturity with room for improvement in security headers and privacy compliance. The security posture is generally good with HTTPS enabled and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks advanced security headers and formal privacy policies. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-branded, targeting a niche educational market. Strategic recommendations include implementing privacy and cookie policies, enhancing security headers, and publishing incident response information to improve compliance and trust.

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

9 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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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
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
45

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

Type@Cooper occupies a niche market in education focused on typeface design, leveraging its affiliation with The Cooper Union to establish credibility. Its business model centers on certificate programs and public events, targeting postgraduate students and design professionals. The program benefits from partnerships with related organizations such as Typographics and the Herb Lubalin Study Center, enhancing its ecosystem. The website content is professionally curated, supporting brand consistency and trust. Growth potential lies in expanding digital presence and formalizing compliance frameworks. Revenue streams likely include tuition, workshop fees, and event sponsorships. The organization maintains a small but focused operational size with a clear educational mission.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, limiting transparency and preparedness. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies, which could pose regulatory risks under GDPR or similar frameworks. The use of Matomo analytics suggests some privacy awareness, but without explicit consent mechanisms, compliance is incomplete. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, with clear opportunities for improvement to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, Strict-Transport-Security) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Type@Cooper
Description
Type@Cooper is a typeface design education program offered by The Cooper Union, providing postgraduate certificate programs, workshops, and a free lecture series focused on typeface design principles, history, and technology.
Key services
Extended postgraduate certificate program, Condensed postgraduate certificate program, Public workshops, Free lecture series
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Matomo Analytics, Custom CSS, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Mailing list via Buttondown
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with email and physical address.
  4. Website uses Matomo analytics, indicating some privacy-conscious tracking.
  5. No security headers detected; opportunity for security improvement.
  6. Content is professionally presented and relevant to education in typeface design.
  7. Multiple external links to reputable educational and event-related domains.
  8. No forms detected on the main page; mailing list subscription is via external service.
  9. No explicit or adult content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a simple, custom-built infrastructure without a detected CMS, hosted on DreamHost. It employs Matomo analytics for user tracking, indicating a preference for privacy-friendly tools. The site is mobile responsive with good navigation and professional design. Performance is moderate, likely due to custom scripts and external resources. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. SEO practices are adequate with proper meta tags and structured navigation. The lack of advanced frameworks or CMS reduces complexity but may limit scalability. Technical debt appears low, but security and compliance gaps present modernization opportunities. Overall, the technical setup supports the business needs but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy features.
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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