scec.org

We performed a comprehensive analysis of scec.org on 2026-07-01. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 12123ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 251 KB, and the site is served behind a CDN (Content Delivery Network). The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (DV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 3 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-09-28, which is 89 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 20/100 (poor). The following security headers are properly configured: Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS). However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 8 technologies across 8 categories powering scec.org. The detected stack includes WordPress 6.8.3, Bootstrap, Webpack, Google Analytics 4, New Relic, reCAPTCHA v3, Google Fonts, and jQuery. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, scec.org receives an overall trust score of 70/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, scec.org receives a trust score of 70/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt with 89 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, DMARC email authentication with a none policy, and a well-established domain registered for over 30.1 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, no X-Frame-Options header, which could allow the site to be embedded in malicious iframes (clickjacking), missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked scec.org against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers. The domain is registered through Network Solutions, LLC based in US, with a registration date of 1996-06-14 and expiration date of 2027-06-13.

Our technology detection engine scanned scec.org and identified 8 distinct technologies across 8 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CMS: WordPress (version 6.8.3) — manages the content and page structure for scec.org. CSS Framework: Bootstrap — provides the styling and responsive layout system for scec.org. Build Tool: Webpack — bundles and optimizes the JavaScript and CSS assets for scec.org. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for scec.org. Monitoring: New Relic — monitors application performance and errors for scec.org. Security: reCAPTCHA v3 — provides security features like bot detection and CAPTCHA for scec.org. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for scec.org. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for scec.org.

scec.org delivers its homepage in 12123ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 251 KB, and we detected 319 resource requests loading assets from 22 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 20 out of 47 CSS files and 18 out of 24 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 33 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. The site is served through a Content Delivery Network (CDN), which caches static assets at edge servers around the world. This means visitors from different geographic regions receive content from the nearest edge server, significantly reducing latency. CDN usage is particularly important for websites with a global audience, as it can reduce page load times by 40-60% for distant visitors. From an environmental perspective, each page view of scec.org produces approximately 0.12g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 251 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for scec.org. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

scec.org resolves to the IPv4 address 23.185.0.2 and also supports IPv6 (2620:12a:8001::2), demonstrating modern network infrastructure readiness. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 2 name servers: ns1.dnsbycomodo.net and ns2.dnsbycomodo.net. Having 2 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for scec.org is handled by Google Workspace with 7 MX records configured: aspmx.l.google.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com, and alt2.aspmx.l.google.com and 4 more. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a none policy — a monitoring-only setting that doesn't enforce any action on unauthorized emails. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for scec.org. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. The domain is registered through Network Solutions, LLC (US). It was first registered on 1996-06-14 and is set to expire on 2027-06-13, making it 30.1 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 2 active subdomains for scec.org: mail.scec.org and www.scec.org. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of scec.org contains 1,095 words of visible text content. This is a substantial amount of content that provides good opportunities for search engine indexing. The page is structured with 4 H2 headings, 1 H3 headings, 6 H4 headings. The page includes 47 images. 5 images (11%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 89% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 134 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 48 external links pointing to third-party websites. The high number of internal links suggests a well-interconnected site structure, which helps search engines discover and crawl all pages efficiently. There are 24 external JavaScript files, 47 CSS stylesheets, and 1 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: XML Sitemap (helps search engines discover all pages), robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior), Progressive Web App (PWA) manifest (enabling app-like installation), and RSS feed for content syndication. Notable missing features: Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 5 platforms: Facebook (@SCEC), Twitter (@scec), Instagram (@scec), Linkedin (@southern-california-earthquake-center-scec-), and Github (@newrelic). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for scec.org is well-optimized at 38 characters: "Statewide California Earthquake Center". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. No meta description is configured for scec.org. This is a critical SEO oversight — without a meta description, Google will auto-generate a snippet from page content, which may not accurately represent the page or entice users to click. Adding a unique, compelling meta description of 120-155 characters is strongly recommended. The canonical url is correctly set to https://www.scec.org/, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en-us, the meta robots directive is set to max-image-preview:large, and a favicon is configured. No Open Graph tags are configured. When someone shares a link to scec.org on social media, the platform will have to guess the title, description, and image — often producing unattractive or inaccurate previews. Adding OG tags is essential for social media marketing.