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Security report for sfconservancy.org

Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. is a US-based nonprofit organization founded in 2008 that provides legal and organizational support to Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects. The organization focuses on ethical technology advocacy, including ensuring users' rights to repair and modify software, and actively enforces copyleft licenses through legal actions such as the ongoing Vizio lawsuit. Their target audience includes open source developers, advocates, and related communities. The website reflects a mature digital presence with good content quality, clear navigation, and consistent branding. Technically, the site uses modern web standards with CSS frameworks and JavaScript, hosted under a reputable registrar, but lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain protections but could be improved with DNSSEC and published security policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and aligned with the organization's mission.

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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

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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
50

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 sfconservancy.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
11
Employees
0
Customers
11
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
45%

2 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 organization operates as a small non-profit entity in the technology advocacy sector, focusing on FLOSS legal support and community services. Their business model relies on donations, sustaining members, and legal advocacy. Market positioning is strong within the open source ecosystem due to their unique role in copyleft enforcement and project hosting. Partnerships with initiatives like Outreachy and FOSSY expand their ecosystem reach. The website content and structure support transparency and community engagement, which are critical for donor trust and advocacy effectiveness.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a reputable registrar and domain status protections, indicating a baseline secure posture. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents areas for improvement. No incident response or security policy information is published, which could hinder trust and responsiveness in case of security events. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be enhanced with better header configurations and published policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and improve privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance trust and preparedness.
  5. Regularly review and update technical stack and security configurations to maintain compliance and security posture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.
Description
Software Freedom Conservancy is a nonprofit organization centered around ethical technology. Their mission is to ensure the right to repair, improve and reinstall software. They promote and defend these rights through fostering free and open source software (FOSS) projects, driving initiatives that actively make technology more inclusive, and advancing policy strategies that defend FOSS such as copyleft.
Key services
Legal support for FLOSS projects, Copyleft compliance enforcement, Community outreach and education, Non-profit accounting services for member projects
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS (Tachyons), JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-maintained non-profit advocacy site for free and open source software.
  2. Content is rich with news, blog posts, and educational resources.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. No cookie consent mechanism despite presence of privacy policy.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  6. Social media presence is active and consistent with organizational branding.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or lightweight CMS with Tachyons CSS framework and JavaScript for interactivity. Hosting is likely managed via Gandi SAS, the domain registrar. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. There is no evidence of heavy analytics or tracking scripts, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. Technical debt appears low, but modernization opportunities include adding security headers and cookie consent. The site is well-structured and professional but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and performance optimizations.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 52/100Medium36 findingsView report
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