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Alachua County Sheriff's Office · Government · United States

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Alachua County Sheriff's Office website serves as the official digital presence for the local government law enforcement agency in Alachua County, Florida. It provides comprehensive information about the Sheriff's Office, its organizational structure, community programs, public safety services, and resources for residents and visitors. The site targets the local community and stakeholders seeking law enforcement and public safety information. Technically, the website is built on WordPress, hosted on WordPress.com infrastructure, and uses several plugins including Jetpack, Instagram Feed, and Google Translate to enhance functionality and accessibility. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility compliance, and SEO practices. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses domain status protections but lacks DNSSEC and some advanced security headers. There is no visible vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, and cookie consent mechanisms are absent, indicating room for privacy compliance improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its government agency role, with a solid business credibility score and moderate technical sophistication.

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. 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';…

  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
42
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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

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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 Alachua County Sheriff's Office operates as a government entity providing essential law enforcement and public safety services. Its market position is that of a local government authority with a medium-sized operational footprint. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on community safety, crime prevention, jail management, and public engagement. Revenue streams are government-funded, with no commercial activities detected. The agency maintains active social media channels for community outreach and transparency. Growth indicators include ongoing community programs and digital engagement. The partnership ecosystem includes links to CityProtect for crime data and government job portals for recruitment. Strategic observations highlight a focus on accessibility, community trust, and public information dissemination.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain registration protections in place. However, the absence of DNSSEC and advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. The use of an exit notifier plugin to warn users about leaving the site is a positive security awareness feature. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy suggests limited formal incident response readiness. Privacy compliance is basic, with no cookie consent mechanism observed. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a government informational site but could be enhanced with additional controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to provide a clear vulnerability disclosure channel.
  3. Add or verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations like GDPR.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
Description
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement, public safety, jail services, and community programs for Alachua County, Florida.
Key services
Crime reporting and prevention, Jail and inmate services, Fingerprinting services, Public records requests, Community outreach and youth programs, Victim advocacy, Extra duty requests
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Cloudflare DNS, Jetpack plugin, Google Translate, Instagram Feed plugin, Exit Notifier plugin
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of clientDeleteProhibited and other domain status flags
  • Exit Notifier plugin to warn users when leaving site
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Jetpack Stats (implied), WordPress.com Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Jetpack, Google Translate
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website with clear organizational structure.
  2. Comprehensive contact information and community engagement.
  3. Use of multiple social media platforms for outreach.
  4. Good accessibility compliance statements and mechanisms.
  5. No evidence of malicious or suspicious content.
  6. Moderate technical sophistication with WordPress and Jetpack.
  7. No cookie consent banner detected, potential GDPR compliance gap.
  8. No explicit security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform hosted on WordPress.com infrastructure, leveraging plugins like Jetpack, Instagram Feed, and Google Translate for enhanced functionality. The site uses modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with jQuery. Performance is moderate, with some optimization possible. The site is mobile responsive and includes accessibility features aligned with ADA compliance. SEO is supported through proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Technical debt appears low, but the absence of DNSSEC and some security headers indicates areas for modernization. The site benefits from Cloudflare DNS but does not use Cloudflare's WAF or security challenge features. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively with room for security and privacy enhancements.
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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