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Security report for visiblealliance.org

Visible Studio · Non-profit · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Visible Studio was a small, US-based 501(c)3 non-profit creative agency focused on providing pro-bono creative services and paid residencies to support BIPOC businesses, non-profits, and emerging designers. The organization operated from 2016 to 2021 and was founded by The Beauty Shop. The website serves as an archive of their work and highlights their mission to increase equity within the creative industry. Technically, the site is built on Squarespace, leveraging standard web technologies and fonts, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections, but lacks DNSSEC and HSTS. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, indicating compliance gaps. Contact information is clearly presented, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

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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
35
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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 business positioned itself as a niche non-profit creative agency with a mission-driven model focused on equity and activism. Their key services included pro-bono branding, logos, and website design, targeting underserved communities and BIPOC creatives. Partnerships with reputable organizations and sponsors strengthen their ecosystem. The domain age aligns with their recent web presence, and privacy protection on WHOIS is justified. The lack of privacy and cookie policies suggests room for compliance improvement. The site does not engage in advertising or extensive tracking, consistent with non-profit values.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic but sound security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain status flags preventing unauthorized changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC and HSTS reduces DNS and transport layer security. No security policies or incident response contacts are published, which is a gap for transparency. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected. The site does not collect user data via forms, minimizing attack surface. Overall, security is adequate for an informational archive site but could be enhanced with additional headers and policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  3. Publish a privacy policy and cookie policy to improve compliance and user trust.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  5. Consider adding incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
2500 NE Sandy Blvd.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Visible Studio
Description
Visible Studio was a 501(c)3 non-profit creative agency dedicated to increasing equitable access to professional creative services and improving equity within the creative industry. Provided pro-bono creative services to support underserved communities, causes, and non-profits from 2016–2021. The website serves as an archive of their work.
Key services
Pro-bono logos, Branding, Website design, Paid residencies for emerging designers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, Typekit fonts, Google Fonts, JavaScript, CSS
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain transfer and update protection enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an archive of a now-closed non-profit creative agency.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with email, phone, and physical address.
  4. Site uses Squarespace platform with standard scripts and fonts.
  5. No forms detected on the site for data collection.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  8. Security practices are basic but adequate for a non-profit archive site.
  9. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Squarespace, a reputable platform providing managed hosting and CMS capabilities. The tech stack includes standard JavaScript libraries, Typekit and Google Fonts for typography, and compressed CSS and JS assets for performance. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessible navigation. SEO is supported with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, aligning with privacy-conscious practices. Performance is moderate, typical for Squarespace sites. Technical debt is minimal due to platform management, but opportunities exist to enhance security headers and compliance documentation.
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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