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Security report for apprenticeship.gov

Office of Apprenticeship · Government · United States

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Apprenticeship.gov is an official U.S. Department of Labor website serving as a comprehensive resource for apprenticeship opportunities, benefits, and industry support. It targets career seekers, employers, and educators, providing tools such as apprenticeship job finders, verification services, and educational resources. The site is well-branded with consistent government identity and offers a professional user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10, integrates Google Analytics and government analytics tools, and uses modern web technologies ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and secure forms, though explicit security headers and policies are not published. Privacy compliance is limited by the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy, authoritative, and serves its government mandate effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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

    • 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
0
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention apprenticeship.gov, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 website operates as a government essential entity under the U.S. Department of Labor, focusing on workforce development through apprenticeships. It holds a strong market position as the official apprenticeship resource in the United States, offering a wide range of services including job finding, employer program support, and educational engagement. The business model is service-oriented, funded by government resources, and targets a broad audience including job seekers, employers, and educators. The site demonstrates growth potential through ongoing investments and initiatives highlighted in its content. Partnerships with other government domains and public delivery services reinforce its ecosystem. The lack of commercial advertising and affiliate programs aligns with its public service mission.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, secure form handling with CSRF tokens, and participation in government-wide analytics programs that respect privacy. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options which could enhance protection against common web attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, which limits transparency and readiness communication. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The site would benefit from publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve security culture and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a visible cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Add security headers like CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Office of Apprenticeship
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Office of Apprenticeship
Description
Apprenticeship.gov is the one-stop source to connect career seekers, employers, and education partners with apprenticeship resources. Discover apprenticeships across industries, how programs are started by employers, and how to become an apprentice.
Key services
Apprenticeship job finder, Employer apprenticeship program resources, Educator engagement, Verification of apprenticeship, Resource hub with fact sheets, videos, research
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Universal Federated Analytics (digitalgov), Glider.js carousel, Font Awesome icons
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens
  • Participation in US government analytics program with privacy considerations

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Universal Federated Analytics (digitalgov)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Universal Federated Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official US government apprenticeship resource site
  2. Comprehensive apprenticeship information for career seekers, employers, and educators
  3. Secure HTTPS with modern CMS and analytics integration
  4. No visible privacy or cookie policies explicitly linked
  5. No visible terms of service or security incident response information
  6. No WAF or blocking detected
  7. No suspicious or malicious content found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging modern front-end libraries such as Glider.js for carousels and Font Awesome for icons. It integrates multiple analytics services including Google Analytics and the US government's Universal Federated Analytics, managed via Google Tag Manager. The site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate ensuring secure communications. Performance is moderate with preloaded fonts and asynchronous script loading. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, including skip links and responsive design. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags and Open Graph data. There is no indication of technical debt or outdated libraries in the provided content. Hosting provider details were not explicitly found in the content.
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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