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Security report for pigments.org

Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc. · Manufacturing · United States

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc. (CPMA) is a well-established industry association serving the color pigments manufacturing sector in North America since 1925. The organization provides advocacy, membership benefits, committee collaboration, and industry resources to its members. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence targeting industry professionals and stakeholders. It offers event information, news updates, and educational resources relevant to the pigments industry. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Bootstrap and jQuery frameworks, leveraging plugins such as MetaSlider and Contact Form 7. It employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration and integrates Google Analytics for user tracking. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with good SEO practices and basic accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks important security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are recommended for enhanced security and privacy compliance. The absence of WHOIS data limits full trust verification, but the website's content and contact information support its legitimacy. Overall, the site presents a low-risk profile with good business credibility and technical implementation. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and incident response documentation would further strengthen its security posture and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

9 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

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
47
Security headers
20
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
56

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

CPMA occupies a niche market position as the authoritative voice for the color pigments manufacturing industry in North America. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing history since 1925, strong industry connections, and comprehensive advocacy efforts. The business model focuses on membership services, regulatory influence, and industry collaboration. Revenue streams likely include membership dues, event sponsorships, and educational materials. The target customer segments are pigment manufacturers, processors, and related stakeholders. Growth indicators include active event scheduling and ongoing news updates. The partnership ecosystem includes industry conferences and resource providers. Operationally, CPMA maintains a focused digital presence supporting its advocacy and member engagement objectives.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive information. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. There is no published incident response or security policy, which limits transparency and preparedness. GDPR compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and explicit privacy controls. The site uses reputable plugins and frameworks but should ensure timely updates to mitigate vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an informational site but requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Establish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security communication.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins, themes, and platform components to reduce risk of exploitation.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc.
Description
Serving the Color Pigments Industry since 1925
Key services
Advocacy, Membership benefits, Industry committees, Events and networking, Information resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Analytics, MetaSlider plugin, Contact Form 7, Theme My Login, Feedzy RSS Feeds
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (Theme My Login)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, 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 fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to the pigments manufacturing industry
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable due to malformed WHOIS response
  4. Site uses HTTPS and modern web technologies
  5. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR relevance
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  7. Contact information is clearly provided in footer
  8. Social media presence includes LinkedIn and Facebook; Twitter link is empty
  9. Multiple external domains linked for events, resources, and analytics
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature WordPress CMS platform using Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. It integrates several plugins for enhanced functionality including sliders, contact forms, and login management. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts and optimized image sizes. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and better keyboard navigation support. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, but the site uses HTTPS with a valid certificate. Technical debt appears low, though security enhancements and cookie management are recommended to modernize the infrastructure.
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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