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Security report for gama.aero

General Aviation Manufacturers Association · Transportation · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) operates a professional and well-structured website serving as an industry association for the global general aviation manufacturing sector. The site provides advocacy, data, publications, career resources, and event information targeting industry stakeholders, members, media, and students. The website demonstrates a mature digital presence with multilingual support and modern web technologies including WordPress CMS, Google Analytics, and Google Maps integration. SEO and content quality are good, with clear navigation and consistent branding. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes some security best practices such as nonce usage in logout URLs. However, it lacks explicit security headers and visible incident response or security policy pages. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no explicit privacy policy or terms of service detected in the provided content. WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy, showing consistent registration details aligned with the business entity and a long domain age appropriate for an established association. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional with moderate security posture and some room for improvement in privacy and security transparency. There are no indications of malicious or suspicious content, and the site is safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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. 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

  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

  3. 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';…

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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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
85
Average
55

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

GAMA holds a strong market position as a global trade association in the transportation sector, specifically general aviation manufacturing. Its business model focuses on member services, advocacy, data dissemination, and career development. The website supports this with resources like publications, job boards, internship databases, and event announcements. The target audience includes industry professionals, media, students, and job seekers. The association benefits from a consistent brand and a medium-sized organizational scale. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests controlled communication channels, likely to manage member interactions securely. The presence of multilingual homepages indicates a global reach and inclusivity. No direct revenue streams are visible but likely come from memberships and event sponsorships.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data in the HTML. The use of WordPress and multiple third-party plugins introduces potential risks if not regularly updated. Absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which could hinder transparency and readiness. Cookie consent is implemented, supporting privacy compliance. No vulnerabilities or suspicious domains were detected. Recommendations include adding security headers, publishing security policies, enabling DNSSEC, and auditing plugins regularly to enhance security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to enhance legal compliance and user trust.
  3. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
General Aviation Manufacturers Association
Description
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) exists to foster and advance the general welfare, safety, interests, and activities of the global business and general aviation industry. It promotes understanding of general aviation manufacturing, maintenance, repair, and overhaul and their role in economic growth and transportation needs worldwide.
Key services
Advocacy, Industry data and publications, Events and press conferences, Career and internship opportunities, Standards and consensus development
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Yoast SEO, Google Maps API, ShareThis, Custom Facebook Feed, Custom Twitter Feeds Pro, Magnific Popup
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce in logout URL

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
ShareThis
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO, ShareThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional industry association site for general aviation manufacturers.
  2. Content is well structured with clear navigation and multilingual support.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact form is primary contact method.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in provided content.
  6. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via a plugin.
  7. No visible security headers detected in HTML content.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a variety of plugins including Yoast SEO for search optimization, Custom Facebook and Twitter feeds for social media integration, and ShareThis for social sharing. It uses jQuery and Google Maps API for interactive features. The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs and tracking services like Google Analytics and Tag Manager. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancement. Hosting provider details are not explicit but domain registrar is Tucows. The site could benefit from improved accessibility compliance and performance optimization. No critical technical debt or errors were detected in the provided content.
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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