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Security report for nna.org

National Newspaper Association · Media · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The National Newspaper Association (NNA) is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, promoting, and enhancing community newspapers since 1885. The website serves as a comprehensive resource hub offering advocacy, educational programs, industry news, membership benefits, and postal consulting services targeted at community newspaper publishers, advertisers, and policy officials. The organization maintains a strong market position as a leader in community newspaper advocacy with a medium-sized operational scale based in the United States. Technically, the website employs a moderately modern technology stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, FontAwesome, and Google Analytics, hosted via GoDaddy with a custom CMS. The site is mobile-optimized and offers good user experience and navigation clarity. However, some technical debt is evident with the use of an outdated jQuery version and lack of DNSSEC, which could pose security risks. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and domain registration protections but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. No explicit privacy, cookie, or security policies are published, indicating compliance gaps especially regarding GDPR and data protection best practices. The absence of incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure policies further highlights areas for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, updated security practices, and improved transparency on data protection. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, updating libraries, publishing privacy and cookie policies, and implementing security headers to strengthen the security posture and compliance standing.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
53

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

NNA operates as a non-profit membership association serving community newspapers across the US. Its competitive advantage lies in its long history, comprehensive advocacy programs, and extensive member resources including events, educational webinars, and postal consulting. Revenue streams likely include membership dues, event fees, and advertising. The target customers are community newspaper publishers, editors, advertisers, and policy makers. Growth indicators include active event scheduling, ongoing content updates, and partnerships with allied vendors. The organization maintains a partner ecosystem with allied members and vendors, enhancing its service offerings. Operationally, NNA demonstrates a stable market presence with consistent branding and a clear mission focus.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain status protections in place. However, the lack of DNSSEC, absence of security headers, and use of outdated JavaScript libraries present vulnerabilities that could be exploited. No published security or incident response policies limit transparency and readiness for security events. Compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The site collects user data via newsletter subscription forms but does not clearly communicate data handling practices. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires enhancements to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR and privacy compliance.
  3. Update JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  4. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to reduce attack surface.
  5. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact channels to improve security transparency and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
National Newspaper Association
Description
National Newspaper Association has been protecting, promoting and enhancing community newspapers since 1885, through active and effective government relation programs that addresses the issues affecting community newspapers, through education of readers, advertisers, and policy officials; and by providing information, solutions and strategies
Key services
Government relations advocacy, Educational programs and webinars, Industry news and research, Membership benefits and resources, Events and conventions, Postal consulting services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.11.1, jQuery UI 1.11.2, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Bootstrap 4.3.1, FontAwesome 5.5 and 5.14, Google Fonts (Source Sans Pro), SWFObject 2.2, Flowplayer 3.0.6
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of clientDeleteProhibited and other domain status flags to prevent unauthorized changes

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Mailchimp
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 well-structured with clear navigation.
  2. Content is relevant and focused on community newspaper advocacy and resources.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  4. No explicit security policies or incident response information published.
  5. Use of outdated jQuery version may pose security risks.
  6. No DNSSEC enabled on domain, a potential security improvement area.
  7. Social media presence is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
  8. Multiple external links to trusted domains and partner sites.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of legacy and modern web technologies including jQuery 1.11.1, Bootstrap 4.3.1, and FontAwesome. The CMS appears custom-built with administrative scripts under /admin/js. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness is good, leveraging Bootstrap's grid system. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph tags present but no structured data like JSON-LD detected. Accessibility features are minimal but present. Hosting is via GoDaddy with domain nameservers domaincontrol.com. The site uses Google Analytics for tracking and Mailchimp for newsletter subscriptions. Technical debt is noted in outdated libraries and missing DNSSEC, which should be addressed to reduce risk.
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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