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Security report for humanitiestexas.org

Humanities Texas · Education · United States

Medium risk. 7 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

Humanities Texas is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the humanities within the state of Texas through educational programs, exhibitions, grants, and public outreach. The organization targets educators, students, and the general public interested in Texas history and culture. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with a focus on accessibility and educational content. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses asynchronous loading for analytics scripts, but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection, which is common for non-profits but limits domain trust verification. Overall, the website is trustworthy, safe, and well-maintained, though it would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security headers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

7 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 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Humanities Texas operates as an important entity within the education and non-profit sectors, focusing on cultural and historical education in Texas. Its business model revolves around providing grants, educational programs, and exhibitions to support humanities education. The organization maintains a strong presence on multiple social media platforms, enhancing outreach and engagement. The website's content and structure indicate a medium-sized organization with a clear mission and target audience. The lack of detailed WHOIS data and contact information on the site suggests a cautious approach to privacy, typical for non-profits. There are no indications of commercial activities beyond educational grants and programs. The organization appears well-positioned within its niche, with opportunities to improve transparency and compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and no visible sensitive data exposure. The use of Google Tag Manager and Analytics is implemented asynchronously, reducing performance impact. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security robustness. No forms collecting sensitive personal data beyond a basic search form are present, minimizing attack surface. The lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies may pose compliance risks, especially under GDPR. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are not provided, which could hinder timely security issue reporting. Overall, the site is secure for general use but would benefit from enhanced security headers and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently on the website to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to strengthen security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and designate an incident response contact or team.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Humanities Texas
Description
Humanities Texas is a non-profit organization focused on promoting the humanities in Texas through education, exhibitions, grants, and programs. It offers professional development for teachers, public programs, and digital archives.
Key services
Teacher professional development programs, Exhibitions rental, Grant programs, Public programs and radio series, Digital archives
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.4.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Bootstrap Icons, Drupal CMS
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Analytics with asynchronous loading

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on education and humanities in Texas.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage or main content.
  4. Social media presence is strong with official accounts on major platforms.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable, indicating possible privacy protection or query failure.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  7. Use of Drupal CMS and modern JavaScript libraries.
  8. No visible security headers detected in the provided data.
  9. No forms collecting sensitive personal data except a basic search form.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, utilizing jQuery 3.4.1 and Bootstrap Icons for UI elements. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for user tracking and marketing analytics, loaded asynchronously to optimize performance. The site includes responsive design CSS files and conditional stylesheets for legacy Internet Explorer versions, indicating attention to cross-browser compatibility. The site loads multiple CSS files for styling and uses JSON-LD structured data for SEO and semantic clarity. Performance is moderate, with no evident blocking scripts. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA attributes are present, enhancing usability. However, no hosting provider information is discernible from the HTML content. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with room for modernization and security enhancements.
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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