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Security report for fosi.org

Family Online Safety Institute · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) is a well-established international non-profit organization dedicated to making the online world safer for children and families. It operates through a balanced approach emphasizing policy advocacy, industry best practices, and parenting education. The organization maintains a strong market position with partnerships including major technology and media companies, and it offers a variety of resources, research publications, and events to its target audience of parents, caregivers, policymakers, and practitioners. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and integrates SEO and social media plugins to enhance visibility and engagement. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and moderate performance, with a professional design and clear navigation structure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses Google reCAPTCHA for form protection, and implements a cookie consent mechanism with opt-in compliance. However, it lacks some advanced security headers and does not publish a dedicated security policy or incident response contacts. The domain is privacy-protected but longstanding and consistent with the organization's profile, indicating legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a strong, trustworthy online presence with good compliance and security practices, though there is room for improvement in security policy transparency and DNS security enhancements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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 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. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • 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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
64

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 fosi.org, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

FOSI operates as a non-profit focused on online safety, leveraging policy influence, research, and educational programs to serve families and industry stakeholders. Its business model centers on membership, events, and resource dissemination rather than commercial sales. The organization benefits from a broad partnership ecosystem including major tech companies, enhancing its credibility and reach. Growth indicators include active event hosting and recent research publications. The website content and branding are consistent and professional, supporting its market positioning as a leader in online safety advocacy.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and clientTransferProhibited domain status. Use of Google reCAPTCHA and cookie consent mechanisms indicate attention to user data protection. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers like CSP or HSTS, and a public security policy or incident response contacts represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The organization should consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy and enhancing DNS security to strengthen its security culture and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and security.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly review and update privacy and cookie policies to maintain GDPR and other compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Family Online Safety Institute
Description
The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) is an international non-profit organization working to make the online world safer for kids and their families through policy, practice, and parenting resources.
Key services
Policy advocacy and consultation, Research and publications, Parenting programs and resources, Events and conferences, Membership and industry collaboration
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO Premium, Bootstrap, jQuery, Flow-Flow Social Stream Plugin, Mailchimp for WordPress, Google reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is rich, relevant, and targeted to parents, caregivers, and industry stakeholders.
  3. Strong presence of social media and industry partnerships.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented with opt-in mechanism.
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for scripting. SEO is enhanced via Yoast SEO Premium. Social media integration is robust with Flow-Flow plugin displaying live feeds. Performance is moderate, with some external dependencies on CDNs and social media platforms. The site is mobile optimized and accessible at a basic level. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security headers and DNS configuration. Hosting provider details are limited but registrar is Domain.com, LLC with privacy protection enabled.
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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