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Security report for filmlinc.org

Film at Lincoln Center · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) is a well-established nonprofit organization founded in 1969 dedicated to celebrating cinema as an essential art form and fostering a vibrant film culture. The organization operates a professional website that provides detailed information about film screenings, festivals such as the New York Film Festival (NYFF), membership programs, and cultural events. The site targets cinema enthusiasts and the broader film community, offering ticket sales and membership benefits to sustain its nonprofit mission. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies including React and Next.js frameworks, hosted likely on Vercel with Cloudflare CDN for performance and security. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with comprehensive metadata and structured data enhancing discoverability. Security best practices are observed with HTTPS enforcement and multiple security headers, and privacy compliance is supported by clear privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms. The security posture is strong with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the WHOIS data is unavailable due to a malformed response, which limits domain registration insights. Despite this, the website's professional presentation, consistent branding, and presence of trust indicators support its legitimacy. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access. Overall, FLC's website represents a mature digital presence for a nonprofit cultural institution with strong security and privacy practices. Strategic recommendations include publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contacts to further enhance trust and security transparency.

Scanned

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

5 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 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

  3. 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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  • Security score drift

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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
65
Security headers
35
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
67

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
205
Employees
0
Customers
205
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
11%

6 subdomains affected

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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

FLC holds a prominent position in the nonprofit film culture sector, leveraging decades of history and community engagement. Its business model centers on membership programs, ticket sales for film screenings and festivals, and patron support. The organization targets film lovers, cultural patrons, and the next generation of cinephiles through initiatives like the free FLC 25 & Under membership. Partnerships with sponsors such as Rolex and use of established ad networks support funding. The website's content and event scheduling indicate active growth and engagement. The absence of WHOIS data is a minor limitation but does not detract from the organization's evident market presence and operational transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a high level of security maturity with HTTPS enforced and comprehensive security headers implemented. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms align with GDPR compliance. However, no explicit security policy or incident response information is published, which could be improved. The use of third-party analytics and advertising scripts is balanced with privacy considerations. Overall, the security posture is robust for a nonprofit cultural website, with recommendations to formalize vulnerability disclosure and incident response processes.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a formal vulnerability disclosure policy to encourage responsible reporting.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts for security and privacy compliance.
  4. Enhance privacy policy details with explicit data retention and user rights information.
  5. Maintain and update security headers and SSL configurations to current best practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Film at Lincoln Center
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Film at Lincoln Center
Description
Founded in 1969, Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) is a nonprofit organization that celebrates cinema as an essential art form and fosters a vibrant home for film culture to thrive.
Key services
Film screenings, Film festivals (e.g., NYFF), Membership programs, Educational and cultural events
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Typekit Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Google DoubleClick, Cloudflare CDN
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries
  • Secure forms with focus and accessibility features

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics (via GTM)
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and event schedules
  2. No WHOIS data available due to malformed WHOIS response
  3. Strong branding and consistent messaging about nonprofit film organization
  4. Use of modern web technologies and security best practices
  5. Presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  6. No visible security or privacy red flags
  7. No suspicious or malicious external domains detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React/Next.js stack, likely hosted on Vercel with Cloudflare CDN, ensuring fast performance and global availability. It uses Typekit for fonts and integrates Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile-responsive and accessible, with semantic HTML and ARIA attributes. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags and Open Graph data. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were observed. The infrastructure supports scalability and security, suitable for the organization's needs.
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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