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Security report for imb.org

International Mission Board · Non-profit · N/a

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

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The International Mission Board (IMB) operates as a large non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Southern Baptists in missionary and discipleship efforts worldwide. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with a clear mission statement and relevant content tailored to their target audience. The technical infrastructure is based on WordPress with modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Visual Website Optimizer, indicating a mature digital marketing approach. Security posture is generally strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure; however, the absence of security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies suggests room for improvement in security best practices and compliance transparency. The domain WHOIS data is unavailable or privacy protected, which is common for non-profit entities but slightly reduces trust from a domain registration perspective. Overall, the website is well-constructed, trustworthy, and serves its business purpose effectively, though enhancements in privacy compliance and security headers are recommended.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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 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

  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. 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
    • 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

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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
52
Security headers
70
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
74

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

IMB holds a significant position in the religious non-profit sector, focusing on missionary work and outreach for Southern Baptists. Their business model revolves around supporting missionary activities and providing resources for global discipleship. The website's content and structure indicate a focus on engagement with supporters and potential missionaries. The use of advanced marketing and analytics tools suggests an emphasis on data-driven outreach and donor engagement. The lack of explicit contact information and privacy policies may reflect organizational priorities or oversight but should be addressed to improve stakeholder trust. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident from the data, indicating a focused organizational structure.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing scripts, which are common in modern web environments. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security posture. There is no evidence of published security policies, incident response plans, or vulnerability disclosure programs, which are important for organizational security maturity and transparency. The extensive use of third-party scripts necessitates regular security audits to mitigate supply chain risks. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers and publishing security-related policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security incident response plan and vulnerability disclosure policy to demonstrate security maturity and transparency.
  4. Audit and monitor third-party scripts regularly to reduce supply chain risks and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
  5. Improve accessibility features and compliance to broaden audience reach and meet legal requirements.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
International Mission Board
Description
The IMB’s mission is to serve Southern Baptists in carrying out the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations.
Key services
Missionary support, Discipleship, Gospel outreach, Resource provision for missions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Bootstrap 5, Swiper.js, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Bing Ads, Marketo Munchkin, Visual Website Optimizer (VWO), Algolia Search
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security and analytics scripts with consent mechanisms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Visual Website Optimizer, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Bing Ads, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads, Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, VWO
Marketing tools
Marketo, Algolia Search, Visual Website Optimizer
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 challenge detected.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable or privacy protected, limiting domain trust analysis.
  3. Website uses extensive third-party analytics and marketing tools.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in provided content.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  6. Website is well-branded and professionally designed with good SEO metadata.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data; recommend adding for improved security.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information found.
  9. No data protection officer or GDPR compliance statements found.
  10. Content is focused on missionary work and religious outreach.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with Bootstrap 5 framework, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as Swiper.js for UI components. It uses a variety of marketing and analytics tools including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Bing Ads, Marketo Munchkin, and Visual Website Optimizer, indicating a sophisticated digital marketing infrastructure. Performance is moderate with optimizations for mobile devices evident. SEO is enhanced by Yoast SEO plugin and structured data in JSON-LD format. The site uses multiple external CDNs and tracking domains, which require careful management for privacy and security. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Overall, the technical setup is modern and capable but requires ongoing maintenance to ensure security and compliance.
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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