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Security report for humanrightscareers.com

Human Rights Careers · Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Human Rights Careers is a specialized platform dedicated to providing comprehensive information and resources for individuals pursuing careers in human rights, humanitarian action, and international development. The website offers a variety of services including educational content, online courses, paid internships, job listings, and e-book sales, targeting changemakers and professionals globally. With a strong social media presence and a significant monthly audience, it holds a reputable position in its niche. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and leverages modern SEO tools such as Yoast SEO Premium, along with multiple advertising and analytics platforms including Google Analytics, AdThrive, and MailerLite. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and performance, supported by structured data for enhanced search engine visibility. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs consent management for privacy compliance, although explicit privacy and cookie policies are not directly found. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises some concerns about domain registration transparency, despite the professional and established nature of the website content. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong content quality and technical maturity, but would benefit from improved transparency in privacy policies and domain registration information to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

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 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. 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

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
100
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
59

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

Human Rights Careers operates in the non-profit sector, focusing on education and career development within human rights and social justice fields. Its business model revolves around content aggregation, educational offerings, and monetization through advertising and e-book sales. The platform targets students, professionals, and activists seeking career guidance and opportunities. Its competitive advantage lies in its niche specialization, extensive content library, and active community engagement via social media and newsletters. The presence of partner subdomains for jobs and e-books indicates a diversified service offering. Growth indicators include high monthly pageviews and a large social media following. Strategic partnerships with ad networks and marketing tools support its revenue streams and audience reach.

Security posture

The website maintains a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers likely in place. The use of a consent management platform indicates awareness of privacy regulations such as GDPR. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were identified in the source code. However, the lack of explicit privacy policy, terms of service, and incident response contact information represents a compliance gap. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a notable concern for domain legitimacy and trust. Overall, the site demonstrates good security hygiene but should enhance transparency and formalize security policies to improve compliance and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy accessible from the website footer or header.
  2. Add clear terms of service and security policy pages to inform users and comply with regulations.
  3. Provide explicit contact information for business and security inquiries, including incident response contacts.
  4. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data issue to improve domain registration transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Human Rights Careers
Description
We share reliable and well-researched information about human rights career opportunities and create engaging, simple and inclusive educational human rights content empowering millions of changemakers every year.
Key services
Human rights career information, Online courses, Paid internships, Job board, E-book sales, Newsletter subscription
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO Premium, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, AdThrive Ads, MailerLite, Prebid.js, Amazon Ads, Plausible Analytics
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of consent management platform
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
AdThrive, Amazon Ads, Google Ad Manager
Tracking pixels
ScorecardResearch, Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
MailerLite
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found, but consent management scripts are present.
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on main page.
  4. Strong SEO and structured data implementation.
  5. Multiple external ad and analytics scripts loaded, indicating monetization and tracking.
  6. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO Premium for SEO optimization, Google Analytics and Plausible for analytics, and AdThrive and Amazon Ads for monetization. It uses multiple external scripts for ads, tracking, and marketing automation, which are well integrated. The site shows good mobile responsiveness, accessibility features, and performance optimization techniques such as preconnect and preload hints. Structured data in JSON-LD format is implemented for enhanced SEO. No technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available from the data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and supports the business goals effectively.
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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