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Security report for adpemploymentreport.com

ADP Research Institute · Finance · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The ADP Employment Report website is a professionally designed and content-rich platform providing high-frequency labor market data and analysis based on anonymized payroll data from over 26 million U.S. employees. It is operated by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, positioning it as a credible and authoritative source in the employment data analytics space. The site targets business leaders, researchers, policymakers, and the public, offering detailed reports, data visualizations, and subscription services. Technically, the website leverages modern JavaScript libraries such as Highcharts for interactive data visualization, Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking, and a cookie consent SDK for privacy compliance. Hosting is via Akamai, a reputable CDN provider, ensuring good performance and availability. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with clear navigation and professional branding consistency. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and implements cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts, which are recommended for enhanced security posture. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong business credibility and privacy compliance stance, with excellent content quality and user experience. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and adding vulnerability disclosure information to further strengthen trust and security maturity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 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 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Security score drift

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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
67
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
68

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

ADP Research Institute holds a strong market position as a leading provider of private-sector employment data and labor market insights. Its collaboration with Stanford Digital Economy Lab adds academic rigor and credibility. The business model centers on leveraging aggregated payroll data to produce timely, independent employment reports and pay insights. Revenue streams likely include subscriptions and data services. The target customers are business leaders, policymakers, and researchers who require near real-time labor market data. The website ecosystem includes related domains such as adpresearch.com and payinsights.adp.com, indicating a broad partnership and service network. The company is enterprise-sized, founded in 2006, and a subsidiary of ADP, Inc., a well-known payroll and HR services provider.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced with a valid SSL configuration, and cookie consent mechanisms comply with privacy regulations. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security posture. No incident response or security contact information is published, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the content. The site uses reputable third-party services for analytics and consent management, which are industry standard. To improve, the organization should implement recommended security headers, publish a security policy, and provide incident response contacts to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response procedures.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing direct security contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are included.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ADP Research Institute
Description
The ADP National Employment Report is an independent, high-frequency measure of the U.S. private-sector labor market based on anonymized payroll data of over 26 million employees. It provides monthly and weekly insights on employment changes, wages, and labor market trends in collaboration with Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Key services
National Employment Report, Pay Insights, Data Lab, Labor market research and reports
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Highcharts, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Securiti.ai Cookie Consent SDK, Modernizr
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure cookies (SameSite=None; Secure)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
CaliberMind
Marketing tools
CaliberMind
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides detailed labor market reports and data visualizations.
  2. Strong collaboration with Stanford Digital Economy Lab enhances credibility.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main site.
  5. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. Good mobile and accessibility support.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response contact published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring Highcharts for interactive charts, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Google Analytics and Tag Manager for user tracking and analytics. It uses a cookie consent SDK from Securiti.ai to manage privacy compliance. Hosting is via Akamai CDN, providing reliable performance and scalability. The site appears to be powered by WordPress or a similar CMS, inferred from URL patterns and menu structures. The site is mobile responsive, accessible, and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve page load times. Opportunities exist to modernize further by reducing legacy jQuery usage and enhancing security headers.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 65/100Medium25 findingsView report
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