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Security report for lisc.org

Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a well-established non-profit organization focused on community development across the United States. It connects local groups with capital and technical expertise to foster inclusive, resilient communities. The organization operates in multiple sectors including affordable housing, economic development, education, health, and sustainability. LISC has a strong market position as a national leader with a history dating back to 1979 and operates several affiliate investment companies to bridge funding gaps in under-resourced communities. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Facebook Pixel, with evidence of a Python-based CMS platform. The site is well-optimized for mobile and accessibility, with good SEO practices. Performance is moderate, and the site uses HTTPS with secure forms, though some security headers are not explicitly detected. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and CSRF protection on forms. However, it lacks visible security headers and an explicit cookie consent mechanism, which are recommended for enhanced security and privacy compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection, but the domain and website content align with a legitimate, large non-profit entity. Overall, LISC's website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, supporting its mission and business model effectively. Strategic recommendations include implementing cookie consent, enhancing security headers, and publishing explicit security and incident response policies to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

6 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 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

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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
51

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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Total records
30
Employees
0
Customers
5
Third parties
25
Weak passwords
20%

2 subdomains affected

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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

LISC operates as a large non-profit entity with a comprehensive community development model targeting under-resourced communities in the US. Its competitive advantage lies in its extensive network, capital access, and technical assistance capabilities. Revenue streams likely include grants, loans, donations, and investment returns from affiliate companies. The target customers are local community groups, investors, donors, and policy makers. Growth indicators include ongoing partnerships, certifications, and a broad program portfolio. The partnership ecosystem includes investment companies and corporate/foundation donors. The organization maintains a strong market presence with consistent branding and professional content.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and secure form handling. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which could be improved. Privacy compliance is partial, with a comprehensive privacy policy but no visible cookie consent mechanism. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Add and enforce security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish explicit security policies and incident response procedures on the website to increase transparency and trust.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt page to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Description
LISC connects local groups across America with the capital and technical know-how to help build inclusive, resilient communities of opportunity. They invest in overlapping program areas that reach into every corner of community life including affordable housing, child care, economic development, education, health, income and wealth building, safety and justice, small business, sports and recreation, and sustainability.
Key services
Lending, Capacity Building, Impact Notes, Investment Companies, Policy & Research, Community Partnerships
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Fancybox, Slick Carousel, Typekit Fonts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
good

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 professional design
  2. Strong presence of social media and partner links
  3. No WHOIS data available due to malformed request or privacy protection
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page
  6. Contact information is available via contact page and phone number
  7. Multiple certifications and trust badges displayed
  8. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and widely supported technology stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Fancybox, and Slick Carousel. Fonts are served via Adobe Typekit. The CMS appears to be Python-based, likely Django, indicated by CSRF tokens and URL structures. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and lazy loading of images. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with clear navigation. There is no explicit hosting provider detected from the HTML content. Technical risks are low but could be further reduced by updating security headers and cookie management.
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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