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Security report for girlswhocode.com

Girls Who Code · Education · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Girls Who Code is a well-established non-profit organization founded in 2012, dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology by providing free coding education programs for teen girls and young women. Their offerings include clubs, summer immersion programs, college and career pathways, and specialized AI and emerging technology curricula. The organization has a strong market position with a large alumni base and consistent branding. Technically, the website is built on modern frameworks such as React and uses Craft CMS, hosted behind Cloudflare with good SSL and security headers. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and explicit privacy and cookie policies are not found in the provided content, which are areas for improvement. The site employs extensive third-party analytics and tracking pixels, indicating a moderate to extensive user tracking level. Overall, the website is professional, secure, and trustworthy, serving a general audience with safe content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

4 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 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

  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 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 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

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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
30
Email security
75
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
71

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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Leaked records that mention girlswhocode.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
538
Employees
10
Customers
488
Third parties
40
Weak passwords
8%

Latest record dated 2026-05-16 · 4 subdomains affected

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  • –hq.girlswhocode.com2026-05-16
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  • –hq.girlswhocode.com2025-07-20
  • –hq.girlswhocode.com2025-07-19
  • –hq.girlswhocode.com2025-07-02

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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

Girls Who Code operates as a large non-profit in the education sector, focusing on technology and coding education for girls and nonbinary individuals. Their business model is centered on free educational programs funded by donations and partnerships. The organization has a strong partnership ecosystem, including donation platforms and AI feedback tools. Their market positioning is strong due to their longevity, large user base, and comprehensive program offerings. The website content and structure support their mission and outreach effectively, with clear navigation and calls to action. Growth indicators include expanding AI curriculum reach and increasing student engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enforced, multiple security headers present, and no visible sensitive data exposure. The use of Cloudflare DNS and protection flags in WHOIS indicate domain security awareness. However, the lack of DNSSEC and absence of a published vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file are gaps. No explicit incident response contacts or security policies are found, which could impact incident handling readiness. The extensive use of third-party tracking scripts requires ongoing monitoring to ensure privacy compliance and security.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Provide explicit security incident contact information to improve incident response readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Girls Who Code
Description
Learn to code! Free summer programs and after-school clubs for teen girls. Explore coding in a fun and friendly environment. Find a program near you!
Key services
Clubs program for grades 3-12, Summer immersion programs, College and career pathways, AI and emerging technology curriculum, Online coding challenges and code-at-home resources
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, TikTok Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, YouTube iframe API, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
React
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of client-side analytics with consent mechanisms implied
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, TikTok Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, Snapchat Pixel, Hotjar
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Snapchat Pixel, Hotjar
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Analytics, LinkedIn Insight, Hotjar
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed non-profit educational platform.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages found in the provided content.
  3. Extensive use of third-party analytics and tracking pixels.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Strong branding and consistent messaging focused on coding education for girls.
  6. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  7. Domain WHOIS data is consistent and domain is well maintained.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based frontend with Craft CMS backend, hosted behind Cloudflare. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Analytics, LinkedIn Insight, Snapchat Pixel, and Hotjar. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple third-party scripts. The domain is well maintained with a long history consistent with the organization's founding date. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which require regular security audits and the lack of DNSSEC implementation.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 71/100Medium27 findingsView report
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