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Security report for faithinpolitics.org.uk

Non-profit · United Kingdom

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 4 other checks.

Security score

41/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Faith in Politics is a UK-based non-profit organization focused on providing Catholic parliamentary and public affairs internships. The program offers interns a year-long experience engaging with political landscapes and the Church's social action efforts, primarily through placements with Members of Parliament and CAFOD. The website currently displays a maintenance page with minimal content, limiting full assessment of its digital maturity. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Bootstrap and uses HTTPS with CDN support, indicating a moderate level of infrastructure quality. Security posture is basic with HTTPS enabled but lacking security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms. No contact or policy information is present, which reduces trust and compliance scores. Overall, the site appears legitimate based on domain registration data but requires improvements in content availability, privacy compliance, and security practices to enhance credibility and user 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

11 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 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
45
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
41

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 organization operates in the non-profit sector, targeting individuals interested in faith-based political internships in the UK. Its niche focus on Catholic parliamentary affairs positions it uniquely within the non-profit internship market. The business model revolves around educational and social action internships, likely funded or supported by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference. The lack of visible contact details and policies on the site may limit outreach and trust-building with potential interns and partners. The domain age and registrar information support legitimacy, but the current maintenance mode restricts visibility into active business operations or partnerships.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which are critical for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy information is available, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is found. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of vulnerable libraries in the provided content, but the maintenance mode limits full security assessment. Overall, the security posture is basic and requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Establish an incident response policy and publish vulnerability disclosure guidelines or security.txt file.
  5. Enhance website content and navigation to improve user experience and trust, especially after maintenance completion.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Interns on the Bishops’ Conference ‘Faith in Politics’ scheme commit to a varied year exploring the political landscape and the Church’s involvement in social action, primarily through placements with Members of Parliament and CAFOD, the Church’s overseas aid agency.
Key services
Internship placements with Members of Parliament and CAFOD
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Bootstrap 3.3.7, jQuery, Typekit fonts, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is currently under maintenance with a placeholder page.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the landing page.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses are present on the accessible page.
  4. Social media icons are present but link to '#' placeholders, indicating no active social media presence linked.
  5. The site uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and Bootstrap for styling.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  7. No security headers detected in the HTML content.
  8. The site uses HTTPS with a CDN for content delivery.
  9. Content is minimal due to maintenance mode, limiting full analysis.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using Bootstrap 3.3.7 for responsive design and Typekit for fonts. It uses a CDN (faithinpolitics.b-cdn.net) for content delivery, which can improve performance and availability. The site is currently in maintenance mode, showing a placeholder page with minimal content. SEO metadata and JSON-LD structured data are present but limited. No analytics or tracking scripts are detected, indicating minimal user tracking. The site lacks advanced accessibility features and modern security headers. Performance is moderate, but mobile optimization and navigation clarity are basic due to the maintenance state. Technical debt appears low but modernization opportunities exist, especially in security 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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