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Security report for sashawilmoth.com

Sasha Wilmoth · Education · Australia

Partial score · DNS & email only

73/100

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

The website sashawilmoth.com is a personal academic site for Sasha Wilmoth, a Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. It serves as a platform to share research, publications, and educational resources related to Australian Indigenous languages and linguistics. The site targets academics, students, and Indigenous language communities, providing open access to scholarly work and community engagement. Technically, the site is hosted on WordPress.com, leveraging standard WordPress technologies and plugins, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and content-rich, but could improve in privacy and security transparency.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

3 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.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
42
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
Average
73

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Sasha Wilmoth operates as an individual academic professional with a focus on linguistics research and Indigenous language documentation. The business model is centered on academic dissemination and community support rather than commercial activities. The website reflects a strong academic reputation with affiliations to the University of Melbourne and ARC research centers. There are no commercial partnerships or subsidiaries indicated. The site’s content and external links reinforce its position as a credible educational resource. Growth indicators include recent publications and ongoing research projects. The partnership ecosystem includes academic institutions and research data archives.

Security posture

The website benefits from HTTPS encryption and domain transfer lock, ensuring basic transport security and domain integrity. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security represents missed opportunities to harden security. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which limits transparency in security management. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The site’s security posture is adequate for an academic personal site but could be enhanced to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance browser security.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Consider adding incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sasha Wilmoth
Description
Sasha Wilmoth is a Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Melbourne School of Languages and Linguistics, focusing on Australian Aboriginal languages, linguistic typology, morphology, syntax, and language documentation. The website provides academic and research information, publications, and contact details.
Key services
Linguistic research, Academic publications, Educational resources, Community language support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Jetpack, Google Fonts, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
Gutenberg
Platforms
WordPress.com
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
WordPress.com Stats
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
WordPress.com Stats
Marketing tools
Jetpack, WordPress.com Action Bar
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal academic site hosted on WordPress.com
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and focused on linguistics research
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present
  5. No contact phone numbers or physical addresses found, only email contact
  6. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected
  7. Uses standard WordPress.com plugins and fonts
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress hosted by Automattic Inc., using Gutenberg blocks and Jetpack plugins. It uses Google Fonts and standard JavaScript libraries for font loading and emoji support. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter Cards. Performance is moderate, typical for WordPress.com hosted sites. Accessibility features are basic but present. No custom or legacy scripts with known vulnerabilities were detected. The site lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for improved security posture.
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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