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Security report for pro-actionherts.org

Pro-Action Hertfordshire · Non-profit · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pro-Action Hertfordshire is a small non-profit charity organization dedicated to supporting children and young people across Hertfordshire by partnering with other charities and organizations. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image, targeting local community stakeholders, volunteers, and donors. The technical infrastructure is based on WordPress CMS with Elementor and SEO plugins, providing a moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy and functional but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

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 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
27
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
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

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 pro-actionherts.org, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 charity operates in the non-profit sector focusing on youth support services within Hertfordshire. Its business model revolves around partnerships, memberships, donations, and volunteer engagement. The organization maintains active social media channels to engage its audience. The domain age and registration details align with a legitimate and established charity. The website content is relevant and well-structured, supporting its mission and community outreach. There is no evidence of commercial advertising or affiliate programs, consistent with a non-profit model.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has domain status flags to prevent unauthorized transfers or updates, indicating a baseline security awareness. However, the lack of DNSSEC and absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security represent areas for improvement. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could hinder timely handling of security issues. No forms or sensitive data collection points were detected in the analyzed content, reducing immediate risk exposure.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to protect against common web attacks.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Add incident response contact information or a security policy page to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  5. Regularly review and update website security and privacy practices to maintain compliance and protect user data.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pro-Action Hertfordshire
Description
A charity working in partnership with organisations across Hertfordshire to support children and young people.
Key services
Supporting charities and organisations working with young people, Membership, Donations, Volunteering opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, Google Fonts, Elementor, All in One SEO
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
All in One SEO
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a charity focused on supporting children and young people in Hertfordshire.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage HTML content.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML content.
  4. Social media links to Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn are present and consistent with the charity's branding.
  5. Website uses WordPress CMS with Elementor and All in One SEO plugins.
  6. No evidence of security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  7. No incident response or security contact information found.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. Website is accessible without WAF or security challenge blocking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with Elementor page builder and All in One SEO plugin, indicating a modern and widely supported CMS environment. Google Fonts are used for typography, and the site is optimized for mobile devices with responsive design. Performance is moderate, with no critical errors detected in the HTML content. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but DNS is managed via interdns.co.uk. There is no evidence of advanced caching or CDN usage in the provided data. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO metadata is well implemented with Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data for organization and webpage information.
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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