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Security report for arttix.org

Salt Lake County Arts & Culture · Government · United States

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Salt Lake County Arts & Culture operates as a government-affiliated organization dedicated to promoting arts and cultural events within Salt Lake County, Utah. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for event listings, ticketing, venue information, and community engagement programs. It targets residents and visitors interested in cultural activities, providing a centralized platform for arts-related information and services. The business model is primarily government-supported, focusing on cultural enrichment and community outreach rather than commercial profit. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern technology stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and various plugins such as Yoast SEO and Google Tag Manager. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though performance is moderate. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and reCAPTCHA integration, reflecting a solid security posture. However, the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies indicates room for improvement in privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site shows no signs of vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The use of privacy protection in WHOIS data is typical for such organizations and does not raise immediate concerns. The lack of incident response or vulnerability disclosure information suggests an opportunity to enhance transparency and preparedness. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and safe for general audiences. Strategically, the organization should prioritize publishing clear privacy and cookie policies to align with GDPR and other regulations, implement a vulnerability disclosure mechanism, and enhance accessibility features. These steps will strengthen compliance, user trust, and security culture, ensuring the site remains a reliable resource for the community.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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 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

    • 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

  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
62
Security headers
25
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
69

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

Salt Lake County Arts & Culture holds a strong position as a government-supported cultural promoter within the local arts ecosystem. Its partnership with external ticketing services like ArtTix (my.arttix.org) enables efficient event management and ticket sales. The organization leverages digital platforms to engage diverse audiences, including families, arts patrons, and community members. Revenue streams likely include government funding and ticket sales commissions. The website's comprehensive event listings and venue information indicate a well-established operational framework. Growth potential exists through enhanced digital marketing, expanded community programs, and improved privacy and security practices. The partnership ecosystem includes local arts organizations, venues, and cultural groups, fostering a collaborative environment.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, multiple security headers present, and integration of Google reCAPTCHA v3 to mitigate automated abuse. No exposed credentials or sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of vulnerable or outdated libraries is a positive indicator. However, the lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure program limits transparency and user assurance. Compliance with privacy regulations is partial due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is secure for typical user interactions but would benefit from formalizing security governance and incident management processes.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve privacy compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency and facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance website accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and broaden audience inclusivity.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate security risks from outdated software.
  5. Add clear incident response contact information to improve security communication and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Salt Lake County Arts & Culture
Description
Salt Lake County Arts & Culture provides information and ticketing for arts events, venues, and cultural programs in Salt Lake County, Utah. It serves as a hub for arts-related events, community engagement, and cultural outreach.
Key services
Event listings and ticket sales, Venue information and rentals, Community arts programs, Volunteer usher program
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.7.12, jQuery 3.5.1, Bootstrap 3.3.4, Slick Carousel, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Yoast SEO plugin
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA v3
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Security headers present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar
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-affiliated arts and culture portal for Salt Lake County.
  2. Content is rich with event listings, venue info, and community programs.
  3. No WHOIS data available, likely due to privacy protection or query failure.
  4. No privacy or cookie policy explicitly found on the events page.
  5. Site uses modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  6. No security incident or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. Contact information includes a contact form and official email address.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using version 5.7.12, supported by jQuery 3.5.1 and Bootstrap 3.3.4 frameworks. It employs modern front-end libraries such as Slick Carousel for UI components and integrates Google Tag Manager and Hotjar for analytics and user behavior tracking. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and includes SEO enhancements via the Yoast SEO plugin. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve page load times. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies were identified, though updating to newer versions of WordPress and Bootstrap could further improve security and performance.
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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