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Security report for nnaweb.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

50/100

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 supporting and advocating for community newspapers across the United States. Founded in 1885, it offers a broad range of services including government relations, education, industry news, postal consulting, and events such as conventions and webinars. The website reflects a mature digital presence with consistent branding and a clear focus on its target audience of community newspaper publishers, journalists, advertisers, and policy officials. Technically, the website employs a mix of legacy and modern technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Analytics. It is hosted via GoDaddy with domain privacy protection enabled. The site is mobile optimized and provides a good user experience, though some technical improvements such as updating outdated libraries and enabling DNSSEC could enhance security and performance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and domain status protections but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended best practices. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, which poses a risk in jurisdictions with strict data protection laws. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, serving a niche non-profit media sector effectively. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security hardening would strengthen its posture and user trust.

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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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 holds a strong market position as a leading advocate and resource hub for community newspapers, a niche but vital segment of the media industry. Its business model revolves around membership fees, events, educational programs, and allied member partnerships. The organization leverages a network of trusted vendors and partners to provide value-added services. Growth indicators include active event promotion, webinars, and a comprehensive allied member directory. The partnership ecosystem includes media syndicators, advertising networks, and technology providers. The organization's longevity and consistent branding reinforce its credibility and influence in the community newspaper sector.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and domain registration protections are in place, but the absence of DNSSEC and security headers reduces resilience against DNS attacks and common web vulnerabilities. The use of an outdated jQuery version introduces potential risks. No explicit privacy or cookie policies limit compliance with GDPR and similar regulations. Incident response readiness and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident. The organization should prioritize updating libraries, enabling DNSSEC, implementing security headers, and publishing privacy and security policies to improve its security culture and compliance posture.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and enhance domain security.
  2. Update all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other data protection laws.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  5. Establish and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and security 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, Education and training, Industry news and research, Events and conventions, Postal consulting, Advertising and marketing resources
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, SWFObject 2.2, Flowplayer 3.0.6
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

Ad networks
Interlink, Bluefin, King Features
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 fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  3. Uses outdated jQuery version which may pose security risks
  4. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a recommended security enhancement
  5. Active social media presence and clear contact phone number
  6. WHOIS privacy protection used but justified for this business type
  7. No visible security headers detected in HTML content
  8. Google Analytics used for tracking without visible privacy disclosures
  9. Multiple external trusted domains linked for resources and partners
  10. No signs of adult or questionable content
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of legacy and modern front-end technologies including jQuery 1.11.1, Bootstrap 4.3.1, and FontAwesome icons. It is hosted on GoDaddy infrastructure with domaincontrol.com nameservers. The site loads multiple external resources from trusted CDNs and uses Google Analytics for user tracking. Performance is moderate with mobile optimization in place. The CMS appears custom or proprietary, indicated by lvsys scripts. There is room for modernization by updating JavaScript libraries and improving SEO and accessibility features. No major technical debt is evident but security-related technical debt exists due to outdated libraries and missing DNSSEC.
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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