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West Virginia Press Association · Media · United States

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The West Virginia Press Association is a longstanding nonprofit organization serving as the voice and support system for newspapers in West Virginia. It provides legislative advocacy, legal resources, training programs, and advertising services to its members. The website reflects a professional and content-rich platform targeting media professionals and the general public interested in press and public notices. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and SEO tools, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS, and uses HTTPS with good security practices, though DNSSEC is not enabled. Security posture is solid but could be enhanced with additional policies and disclosures. Privacy compliance is lacking due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-branded, 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

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 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 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

    • 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
65
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
66

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 WVPA operates in the media and nonprofit sectors, focusing on supporting newspapers through advocacy, legal help, and training. Its business model relies on member dues and advertising networks. The organization has a strong market position as a state press association with a history dating back to 1869. Partnerships with legal advertising platforms and use of industry-standard tools indicate a mature operational ecosystem. The website's content and structure support its role as an information hub for members and the public.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses domain status protections to prevent unauthorized domain changes. It employs ProCaptcha for form security and integrates ad networks responsibly. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security.txt files, along with missing privacy and cookie policies, represent compliance and security gaps. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Incident response contacts and security policies are not publicly disclosed, limiting transparency. Overall, the security posture is good but can be improved to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to meet GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  4. Implement and display explicit incident response and abuse contact information on the website.
  5. Review and enhance HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy and X-Frame-Options.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
West Virginia Press Association
Description
The West Virginia Press Association serves as the voice of the state’s newspapers, supporting the industry with legislative, legal and training programs, among other initiatives. A nonprofit agency supported by members’ dues, the Association has helped newspapers fulfill their vital public service role since 1869.
Key services
Legislative advocacy, Legal resources and hotline, Training programs, Public notices and advertising networks, Scholarships and awards, Events and conventions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Yoast SEO plugin, WPZOOM Prime News theme, jQuery, SearchWP Live Ajax Search, Leaky Paywall plugin, AdButler ad network, 3D Flipbook plugin, Prosopo ProCaptcha
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited domain statuses
  • Use of ProCaptcha for forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
AdButler
Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional nonprofit press association site serving West Virginia newspapers.
  2. Content is rich with news, legal resources, events, and member services.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Security posture is good but can be improved with DNSSEC and security.txt.
  5. Use of modern WordPress plugins and SEO tools indicates active maintenance.
  6. No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe for general audiences.
  7. Advertising is present but limited to relevant industry ads.
  8. No WAF or blocking detected; full content accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using a premium theme and several plugins for SEO, paywall, search, and interactive content. It uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with some external dependencies like ad networks and analytics. Accessibility is basic but functional. The technical stack is well-maintained with up-to-date libraries and scripts, though some improvements in security headers and DNS configuration are recommended.
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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