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Security report for alachuacounty.us

Alachua County, FL · Government · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Alachua County, Florida operates an official government website providing comprehensive information and services to residents, businesses, and visitors. The site serves as a portal for public records, county commission activities, emergency notifications, business resources, and community programs. It targets a broad audience within the county and surrounding areas, fulfilling a public service role with transparency and accessibility. The website is built on Microsoft SharePoint technology, leveraging AngularJS, jQuery, and Foundation frameworks to deliver content and interactive features. While the site demonstrates good content quality and navigation, mobile optimization is basic and could be improved. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, but lacks DNSSEC and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a basic privacy/accessibility policy but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, reflecting the legitimacy of a government entity.

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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
85
Security headers
75
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
72

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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Dark web exposure

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Total records
3
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
0%

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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

Alachua County holds a stable position as a local government authority with a long-established domain since 2002. Its business model focuses on public service and information dissemination rather than commercial revenue. The website supports multiple county departments and partner organizations, indicating a collaborative ecosystem. Key services include public records access, emergency management, business development resources, and community engagement programs. The presence of multiple county office contacts and directories supports transparency and accessibility. The site’s partnership with related county entities and external trusted domains enhances its operational reach. Growth indicators include active news updates and event scheduling, reflecting ongoing community involvement.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline with HTTPS enforced and secure form submission tokens to prevent CSRF attacks. However, the absence of DNSSEC reduces DNS security, and no Content Security Policy headers were detected, which could mitigate XSS risks. The site does not publish a dedicated security policy or incident response contacts, which limits transparency in security governance. Tracking scripts from Google Tag Manager and Dynatrace are present, but no cookie consent mechanism was found, potentially impacting privacy compliance. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were visibly detected. Recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, implementing CSP headers, publishing security policies, and adding cookie consent to enhance compliance and security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and security.
  2. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate cross-site scripting risks.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and inform users.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Alachua County, FL
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alachua County, FL
Description
Alachua County government website providing information about county offices, services, news, events, public records, and community resources.
Key services
Public records requests, County commission information, Emergency notifications, Business resources, Parks and open space, Community services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Microsoft SharePoint 2013/2016, jQuery, AngularJS 1.x, Google Tag Manager, Google Translate, Foundation 5, Underscore.js, SPServices
Frameworks
AngularJS, Foundation
Platforms
SharePoint
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries
  • Secure form with anti-forgery token (__REQUESTDIGEST)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Dynatrace mPulse
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Dynatrace (ruxitagentjs), Akamai mPulse
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government portal for Alachua County, Florida.
  2. Content is comprehensive for county services and public information.
  3. Uses Microsoft SharePoint as CMS platform.
  4. Includes accessibility features and policy.
  5. No privacy or cookie policy explicitly found on main page but accessibility policy references privacy.
  6. No visible terms of service or security policy pages.
  7. Contact information is clearly provided with emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
  8. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  9. Uses multiple external trusted services for analytics and performance monitoring.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature Microsoft SharePoint platform integrated with AngularJS and jQuery libraries, providing a stable and extensible content management environment. Use of Foundation framework supports responsive design, though mobile optimization is basic and could be enhanced. Performance is moderate, with multiple external scripts and tracking pixels that may impact load times. The site uses Google Tag Manager and Dynatrace for analytics and monitoring, indicating a focus on performance and user behavior insights. Accessibility features are implemented, including an accessibility mode toggle and compliance information. SEO is basic with canonical links and meta tags but lacks advanced structured data like JSON-LD for enhanced search visibility. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization and optimization for mobile and SEO.
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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