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Security report for sistersofmercy.org

Sisters of Mercy · Non-profit · United States

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

84/100

Risk levelLow

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

The Sisters of Mercy website represents a well-established non-profit religious organization focused on Catholic faith, social justice, and community service. The domain has been registered since 1997, indicating a longstanding presence. The website offers rich content about their ministries, spirituality, and ways to get involved, targeting a broad audience interested in faith and social causes. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern tracking and monitoring tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, New Relic, and LiveChat, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with consistent branding and professional design. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection, but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
95
Security headers
90
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
84

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 Sisters of Mercy operates as a medium-sized non-profit religious congregation with a focus on Catholic women and social justice advocacy. Their business model centers on community service, spiritual resources, and advocacy programs. The website reflects a strong market position within the faith-based non-profit sector, offering diverse ministries including education, healthcare, and retreat centers. The organization engages its audience through stories, calls to action, and volunteer opportunities. The domain's longevity and consistent branding support credibility. The absence of explicit business contact details on the homepage suggests a focus on community engagement rather than commercial transactions. The organization leverages partnerships and external domains for donations and volunteer coordination but does not expose direct payment processors or partners in the analyzed content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enabled and domain status set to clientTransferProhibited, reducing risks of unauthorized domain transfers. The use of New Relic monitoring indicates active performance and error tracking. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options represents areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and preparedness communication. Privacy compliance gaps, including missing privacy and cookie policies, may expose the organization to regulatory risks, especially under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to inform and obtain user consent for tracking.
  3. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen domain name system security.
  4. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Provide clear security incident response and vulnerability disclosure contact information or a security.txt file.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Sisters of Mercy
Description
Sisters of Mercy are Roman Catholic women of faith who commit our lives to God & serving those in need. Learn about our initiatives and get involved today.
Key services
Mercy for Justice initiatives, Spirituality and Faith resources, Ministries including education, healthcare, pastoral services, Retreat and Spiritual Centers, Advocacy and social justice programs, Volunteer and donation opportunities
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, jQuery 3.7.0, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, New Relic Browser monitoring, LiveChat tracking
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security monitoring scripts (New Relic)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, New Relic Browser
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
New Relic Browser, LiveChat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. Content is rich and relevant to the organization's mission
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage
  4. Use of modern tracking and monitoring tools
  5. No visible security incident or vulnerability disclosure information
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML
  7. Domain is well-established and registered with a reputable registrar
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress 6.7.2 and uses jQuery 3.7.0, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, New Relic Browser monitoring, and LiveChat tracking scripts. The site uses modern web fonts and preloads them for performance. The HTML structure is valid and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for SEO with meta tags, Open Graph tags, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and website. Hosting details are limited but the registrar is Network Solutions, LLC. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in caching and asset optimization. No critical technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected.
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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