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Security report for givegab.com

Bonterra · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bonterra is a leading provider of nonprofit software solutions focused on social impact, offering products for fundraising, case management, corporate giving, and grant management. Founded in 2021, it has quickly established itself as the second-largest social good software company globally, serving nonprofits, foundations, corporations, and government agencies. The company emphasizes a 'better together' approach, integrating multiple social good platforms under its brand. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript frameworks like React and GSAP, and integrates numerous marketing and analytics tools. However, a critical security gap exists due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS enforcement, which significantly impacts the site's security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, and the site demonstrates strong SEO and accessibility practices. Overall, Bonterra's digital presence is professional and content-rich but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and maintain trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

3 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"

  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

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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
50
Security headers
80
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Bonterra operates in the nonprofit software sector with a SaaS business model targeting social good organizations. Its portfolio includes well-known subsidiaries such as GiveGab, EveryAction, and CyberGrants, indicating a broad ecosystem approach. The company leverages partnerships and acquisitions to expand its market reach and product offerings. The presence of multiple social media channels and marketing integrations suggests a mature digital marketing strategy. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX, and targets a large enterprise customer base including Fortune 500 companies. The website content and client logos reflect strong brand positioning and trust within the nonprofit and CSR markets.

Security posture

The website currently lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, resulting in no HTTPS encryption. This is a critical security vulnerability that exposes users to potential data interception and undermines trust. While several security headers are implemented, including a robust Content Security Policy and XSS protections, the absence of HTTPS severely limits overall security. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published on the site. The site uses multiple third-party marketing and analytics scripts, which increases the attack surface and necessitates strong security controls. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues is essential to improve the security posture and comply with industry standards.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable and enforce modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Activate HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling to improve certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  5. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  6. Regularly audit third-party scripts and minimize tracking to reduce security risks and improve privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bonterra LLC
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern front-end stack including React and GSAP for animations and interactivity. It uses Bootstrap for responsive design and Splide.js for carousels. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare, providing CDN and caching services. SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO plugin with structured data (JSON-LD) for rich snippets. Performance metrics are not available, but the site uses lazy loading for images and prefetching for DNS to optimize load times. Accessibility features such as screen-reader text and keyboard navigation hints are present. However, the lack of HTTPS is a major technical deficiency. The site integrates multiple marketing and analytics tools, indicating a mature digital infrastructure but also increasing complexity and potential security risks.
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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