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Security report for detroitpbs.org

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Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.detroitpbs.org is currently inaccessible due to a Vercel security checkpoint that verifies the visitor's browser before granting access. This security measure blocks all actual website content, including metadata, business information, and contact details, preventing a full analysis of the site. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable or protected, with the raw WHOIS query returning a malformed request and no registrar or registrant information. The presence of Cloudflare Insights indicates some level of analytics tracking, but no privacy or cookie policies are exposed. Overall, the site’s security posture cannot be fully assessed due to the blocking mechanism, and the lack of WHOIS data reduces trustworthiness. The site appears to be hosted on Vercel and uses the Astro framework, but no CMS or other technologies are identifiable from the limited content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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. 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
75
Security headers
20
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention detroitpbs.org, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

Due to the security checkpoint blocking access, no business intelligence data such as company name, market position, business model, or target audience could be extracted. The domain appears to be related to Detroit Public Broadcasting Service, but no direct confirmation or business details are available. No contact information, certifications, or trust indicators are present. The lack of accessible content and WHOIS data limits insights into the company’s operations or partnerships.

Security posture

The security posture cannot be fully evaluated because the website content is blocked by a Vercel security checkpoint. No security headers or SSL configuration details are visible. The site uses HTTPS as indicated by the URL and Cloudflare Insights script, but no further security best practices can be confirmed. No forms or user inputs are present to assess input validation or secure handling. The absence of privacy, cookie, or incident response policies suggests compliance gaps. The WHOIS data is unavailable, which hinders domain legitimacy verification.

Recommendations

  1. Remove or configure the Vercel security checkpoint to allow legitimate users and security scanners to access the full website content for proper analysis.
  2. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies to demonstrate GDPR and other privacy compliance.
  3. Expose contact information including security incident response contacts to improve trust and compliance.
  4. Ensure WHOIS data is complete and publicly accessible to enhance domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Implement and verify security headers and SSL configurations to strengthen security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Vercel Security Checkpoint detected. Website content is blocked behind a Vercel security checkpoint page verifying the browser. Minimal content is available, no actual site content is accessible. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Technology

Stack
Vercel, Cloudflare Insights
Frameworks
Astro
Platforms
Vercel

Analytics and tracking

Services
Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
moderate

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Insights

Site quality

Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website is inaccessible due to a security checkpoint by Vercel
  2. No actual website content or metadata is available for analysis
  3. No contact, policy, or business information is exposed
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable or protected
  5. Cloudflare Insights script is present indicating analytics usage
  6. No security headers or SSL configuration details are visible
  7. No forms or user input fields detected
  8. External links limited to Vercel and Cloudflare domains
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Vercel and uses the Astro framework. The only external script detected is Cloudflare Insights for analytics. The site currently serves a minimal HTML page with a security verification spinner and no actual content. No CMS or other third-party technologies are detected. The site’s performance, SEO, accessibility, and mobile optimization cannot be assessed due to the blocking page. The technical infrastructure appears modern but is inaccessible for detailed evaluation.
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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