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Security report for runforsomething.net

Run For Something · Non-profit · N/a

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Run For Something is a non-profit political action committee focused on recruiting and supporting young progressive leaders to run for state and local offices. The organization provides candidate recruitment, support systems, volunteer coordination, fundraising, and educational resources to build long-term political power. Their market position is niche and specialized within the progressive political landscape. The website is built on WordPress with a modern tech stack including Gravity Forms, Yoast SEO, and multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Mixpanel. Hosting and DNS services are managed via Cloudflare, providing good performance and security. The security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, and does not have a published security or incident response policy. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism despite extensive tracking. Contact information is available primarily via email and web forms, with no phone numbers or physical addresses listed. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-branded, serving its target audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

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 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
63

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

The organization operates as a medium-sized non-profit PAC founded in 2016, with a clear focus on progressive political candidates. Their business model centers on political support and fundraising, leveraging digital platforms for outreach and engagement. The presence of multiple subdomains for candidate directories, merchandise, and blogs indicates a diversified digital presence. Partnerships with payment processors like ActBlue and use of major social media platforms enhance their fundraising and community engagement capabilities. The website content and structure support their mission effectively, with good SEO and social media integration. Growth indicators include active candidate recruitment and strategic planning content. The organization maintains a consistent brand and trust signals such as privacy policies and secure domain registration.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections enabled. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security represents gaps that could be exploited. The use of honeypot fields in forms shows attention to spam prevention. No incident response or security policy is published, which limits transparency and preparedness. The extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing scripts increases the attack surface and raises privacy concerns, especially without a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit but could be improved to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy controls.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to minimize vulnerabilities and privacy risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Run For Something
Description
Run for Something recruits and supports talented, passionate young leaders to run for state and local office - we’re building long-term power.
Key services
Candidate recruitment, Candidate support system, Volunteer coordination, Fundraising, Educational resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Gravity Forms, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Mixpanel
Frameworks
Genesis Blocks, Atomic Blocks
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited and clientUpdateProhibited
  • Use of honeypot field in forms to prevent spam

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Mixpanel
Marketing tools
Mixpanel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based non-profit political action committee site
  2. Uses multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools
  3. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a minor security gap
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found despite use of tracking scripts
  5. Contact information is available but limited to email and forms
  6. No visible phone numbers or physical addresses
  7. Good SEO and social media integration
  8. No visible security or incident response policies published
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using popular plugins such as Gravity Forms for form management and Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. It leverages Google Tag Manager for analytics deployment and integrates multiple tracking and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Mixpanel. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site shows good mobile optimization and accessibility features, though accessibility could be improved. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained but lacks some advanced security configurations such as DNSSEC and security headers. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph tags effectively for SEO and social media sharing.
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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