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Security report for nemicroelectronics.org

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative · Technology · United States

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

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) is a regional technology hub under the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, focused on advancing microelectronics innovation and industry leadership in the Northeastern United States. The website highlights grant programs such as the PROPEL Program, membership opportunities, workforce development, and industry news, positioning NEMC as a key facilitator in the semiconductor ecosystem. The organization appears to be relatively new, founded in 2023, with a clear mission to support semiconductor companies and stakeholders through funding and collaboration. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager for analytics and Google reCAPTCHA for form security. The site is mobile-optimized and includes accessibility features, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with good SEO and navigation clarity. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has implemented spam prevention on forms. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and security headers are not explicitly detected, indicating room for improvement. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and privacy compliance mechanisms such as cookie consent banners are absent, which may pose compliance risks. Overall, the website demonstrates a professional and trustworthy presence with strong business credibility. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security posture by enabling DNSSEC and security headers, publishing privacy and security policies, and implementing cookie consent mechanisms to improve compliance and user trust.

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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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

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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
77
Security headers
80
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention nemicroelectronics.org, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

NEMC operates as an important regional technology coalition within the microelectronics sector, supported by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Its business model centers on providing grants, membership services, and workforce development to semiconductor companies and stakeholders. The coalition leverages partnerships with other MassTech hubs and government entities to expand its reach and impact. The website content and linked domains indicate a well-established partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include recent federal awards and active grant programs. The target customers are semiconductor companies, academic institutions, and government agencies in the Northeast US. The organization’s market position is that of a regional enabler and accelerator within the national Microelectronics Commons network.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from spam. The domain status clientTransferProhibited adds a layer of domain security. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which limits transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance is basic, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and detailed privacy policy content. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner to enhance GDPR and privacy compliance.
  4. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Description
The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) is part of the Microelectronics Commons program, a network of regional technology hubs focused on expanding the nation’s global leadership in microelectronics. NEMC provides grants, membership programs, workforce development, and supports semiconductor companies and projects in the Northeast US.
Key services
Grant programs (e.g., PROPEL Program), Membership and networking, Workforce development programs, Industry news and events
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA v2, Swiper.js (carousel), acsbapp accessibility widget
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and maintained using Drupal 10 CMS.
  2. Content is focused on microelectronics industry collaboration and funding.
  3. Clear contact information including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses provided.
  4. Use of Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA indicates attention to analytics and spam prevention.
  5. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  7. Domain registration is recent but consistent with business age and mission.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Accessibility features included via acsbapp widget.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, a modern and widely supported content management system. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and Google reCAPTCHA v2 for form security. The site includes a responsive design with mobile optimization and accessibility features via the acsbapp widget. Performance is moderate, with no major errors or broken elements detected. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting details are limited, but the registrar is Network Solutions, LLC. The site uses a swiper.js carousel for hero content and loads external scripts asynchronously to improve load times. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid with opportunities to enhance security and privacy 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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