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Security report for nafem.org

NAFEM · Manufacturing · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in DNS health, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

NAFEM is a well-established trade association representing over 600 commercial food service equipment and supplies manufacturers with a history spanning more than 70 years. The organization provides key services including advocacy, certification programs such as the Certified Foodservice Professional (CFSP), industry events like The NAFEM Show, and educational resources. Their market position is strong within the manufacturing and non-profit sectors, targeting industry professionals and manufacturers primarily in the United States. Technically, the website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform, utilizing reputable plugins such as Yoast SEO and Cookiebot for privacy compliance. The site employs Google Tag Manager and analytics tools, ensuring good SEO and performance optimization. Hosting infrastructure leverages Azure DNS, and the site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with a solid SSL configuration and employs cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. However, there is room for improvement by enabling DNSSEC, adding security headers, and publishing explicit security policies and incident response contacts. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations. The domain registration is consistent with the organization's history, enhancing legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing DNS security, publishing security policies, and expanding incident response transparency to further strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: nafemshowplace.org

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

  2. 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

  3. 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"

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  • Security score drift

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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
37
Security headers
25
Email security
98
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
68

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

NAFEM operates as a key industry association within the commercial food service manufacturing sector, leveraging its long-standing history and extensive membership base to provide advocacy, certification, and educational services. Their business model focuses on member engagement, industry events, and professional certification programs. The organization maintains strategic partnerships with event sites and certification portals, enhancing its ecosystem. Revenue streams likely include membership fees, event sponsorships, and certification program fees. The target customer segments are manufacturers, suppliers, and industry professionals seeking networking, advocacy, and professional development. Growth indicators include active event promotion and educational content. The partnership ecosystem is well integrated with related domains such as The NAFEM Show and CFSP certification site.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS enforcement and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism via Cookiebot, ensuring GDPR compliance. The domain status flags clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited add protection against unauthorized domain changes. No security.txt or explicit security policies were found, indicating an opportunity to improve transparency and incident response readiness. The absence of DNSSEC is a minor gap in DNS security. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the site aligns well with best practices but could enhance its security culture by publishing formal policies and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the nafem.org domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Create and publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response procedures and contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  4. Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for vulnerabilities and update them promptly to maintain a secure environment.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
NAFEM
Description
NAFEM is a trade association of 600+ commercial food service equipment and supplies manufacturers, entrenched in the industry for more than 70 years.
Key services
Advocacy, Certified Foodservice Professional (CFSP) Program, Industry events (The NAFEM Show), Educational resources and webcasts, Membership directories and networking
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 7.0.1, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, jQuery 3.7.1, Swiper.js, MiniOrange OAuth OIDC SSO plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Azure DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer and update prohibited domain status
  • Cookie consent with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Tableau
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

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. Strong privacy and cookie compliance with Cookiebot integration.
  3. Clear and consistent branding with professional design.
  4. Comprehensive contact information including phone, email, physical address, and contact form.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  6. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  9. Social media presence limited to LinkedIn.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress 7.0.1 with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO for search optimization, Cookiebot for cookie consent management, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing tags. The site uses jQuery 3.7.1 and Swiper.js for interactive UI components. Hosting infrastructure is supported by Azure DNS, indicating a reliable DNS provider. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and social media integration. Technical risks are minimal but include the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers. The site is well maintained with no visible technical debt or broken elements.
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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