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Security report for mlcommons.org

MLCommons Association · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

MLCommons Association operates a leading AI benchmarking and collaborative research platform aimed at accelerating AI innovation globally. The organization provides industry-standard benchmarks, open datasets, and community-driven working groups to improve AI accuracy, safety, speed, and efficiency. Their market position is strong, supported by over 125 members including startups, companies, academics, and non-profits. The website reflects a mature, professional digital presence with excellent content quality and user experience. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools such as HubSpot and Google Tag Manager. It is well optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, and SEO. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced, CAPTCHA protection on forms, and no visible vulnerabilities, though DNSSEC is not enabled and explicit security policies are not published. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved with formal incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Privacy compliance is strong with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers is noted but mitigated by a contact form and social media presence. The risk assessment is low with no critical issues detected. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing security policies, adding vulnerability disclosure info, and enhancing direct security contact channels.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 100 · Low
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
    • 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

  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
57
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
75

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

MLCommons is positioned as an essential non-profit entity in the AI technology sector, focusing on benchmarking and collaborative innovation. Their business model revolves around open collaboration with industry and academia, providing benchmarking suites, datasets, and research infrastructure. The organization benefits from a large and diverse membership base, enhancing its influence and reach. Growth indicators include recent benchmark releases and expanded working groups. The partnership ecosystem is broad but no explicit partner domains were identified in the website content. The company maintains a consistent brand and professional content that supports its credibility and market leadership.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and clientTransferProhibited domain status. Use of CAPTCHA (Cloudflare Turnstile) on forms reduces automated abuse risk. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the lack of DNSSEC and absence of published security or incident response policies represent gaps. No direct security contact emails or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms were found, which could hinder incident reporting and response. Overall, the security culture appears proactive but could benefit from formalized policies and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
  4. Add direct security contact emails (e.g., security@mlcommons.org) for incident reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MLCommons Association
Description
MLCommons aims to accelerate AI innovation to benefit everyone. It's philosophy of open collaboration and collaborative engineering seeks to improve AI systems by continually measuring and improving the accuracy, safety, speed and efficiency of AI technologies. We help companies and universities around the world build better AI systems that will benefit society.
Key services
AI performance benchmarks, AI risk and reliability working groups, Open datasets and data standards, Community-driven AI research and tooling
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Gravity Forms, jQuery, Swiper.js, GSAP, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot Analytics, GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin, Cloudflare Turnstile captcha
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of CAPTCHA on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
HubSpot Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
HubSpot Analytics
Marketing tools
HubSpot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained
  2. Strong focus on AI benchmarking and collaborative research
  3. Active community engagement and multiple working groups
  4. Good privacy and cookie compliance with consent mechanisms
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools
  7. No signs of blocking or security challenges
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and trustworthiness
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Swiper.js for sliders, and GSAP for animations. It integrates Google Fonts and analytics tools including HubSpot and Google Tag Manager. The site uses Gravity Forms with Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA for form security. Performance is optimized with asynchronous script loading and preconnect hints. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented. Hosting details are limited but the domain registrar is Gandi SAS. The technical infrastructure supports a fast, secure, and user-friendly experience with room for DNS security improvements.
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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