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Security report for passivehouseaccelerator.com

Passive House Accelerator, LLC · Energy · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Passive House Accelerator, LLC operates a specialized online platform dedicated to advancing Passive House design and zero carbon building practices. The website offers a rich array of educational content including articles, videos, podcasts, events, and a magazine, targeting building professionals and sustainability advocates. The business positions itself as a niche leader and catalyst in the sustainable building sector, with a focus on community engagement and knowledge sharing. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as Laravel Livewire, Bootstrap, and Cloudflare services, ensuring a responsive and moderately performant user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections in place, though improvements like DNSSEC and explicit security policies could enhance trust. Privacy compliance is partial, with privacy and terms pages present but lacking cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its mission, though some compliance and security best practices could be strengthened.

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

7 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. 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

    • 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

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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
65
Security headers
60
Email security
82
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
71

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

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention passivehouseaccelerator.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
17
Employees
0
Customers
17
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
12%

3 subdomains affected

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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

The company targets a specialized market segment focused on energy-efficient and sustainable building design, leveraging content marketing and event hosting as primary engagement and revenue channels. Partnerships with reputable organizations such as NYSERDA and Reimagine Buildings Collective enhance credibility and market reach. The business model centers on education, community building, and industry networking, supported by sponsorships and manufacturer partnerships. Growth indicators include regular content updates, upcoming events, and active community calls to action. The platform's digital maturity is moderate, with scope for enhanced privacy compliance and security transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain registration locked against unauthorized changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of publicly available security or incident response policies represent gaps. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party analytics and tracking scripts is moderate and should be regularly audited. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from enhanced DNS security and transparency in security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to enhance transparency.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding contact phone numbers and physical addresses to improve contact options and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Passive House Accelerator, LLC
Description
Provides expert resources and guides on Passive House design, sustainable building techniques, and energy-efficient architecture to help achieve low-impact, eco-friendly living solutions.
Key services
Educational articles, Videos, Podcasts, Events (Passive House Accelerator LIVE!), Magazine, Project submissions, Manufacturer and service partner networking
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare DNS, Bootstrap, jQuery, FontAwesome, Livewire (Laravel), Alpine.js, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare Zaraz
Frameworks
Laravel (inferred from Livewire usage)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain locked with multiple EPP status codes
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and Cloudflare Zaraz for analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare Zaraz
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Zaraz
Marketing tools
Cloudflare Zaraz
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 with consistent branding.
  2. Content is focused on Passive House and sustainable building education.
  3. Multiple reputable partners and sponsors are displayed.
  4. No privacy or cookie consent banner detected, which may affect GDPR compliance.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies publicly available.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Laravel Livewire, Bootstrap, jQuery, and FontAwesome, hosted behind Cloudflare CDN and DNS services. Performance is moderate with preloading of key assets and responsive design for mobile optimization. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is well addressed with meta tags and Open Graph data. The site uses Google Tag Manager and Cloudflare Zaraz for analytics and tracking. There is no CMS detected beyond a custom Laravel-based system. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and potential privacy compliance gaps. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and functional user experience.
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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