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Security report for baltimoreishiring.com

Baltimore City · Government · United States

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BaltimoreIsHiring.com is a government-operated recruitment portal launched in 2024 to facilitate employment opportunities within Baltimore City. It serves as a centralized platform for job seekers and current employees to access job listings, hiring events, and executive recruitment information. The site leverages WordPress with Elementor and integrates multimedia content such as Vimeo videos to engage visitors. The platform is hosted with Amazon Registrar and uses official Baltimore City branding and social media channels to establish trust and authenticity. While the site is well-designed and content-rich, it lacks formal privacy and cookie policies, which are critical for compliance and user trust. Security practices are basic with HTTPS enabled but missing DNSSEC and security headers, indicating room for improvement in hardening the site against threats.

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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
52
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
59

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 baltimoreishiring.com, 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 positions itself as a key government recruitment channel, targeting Baltimore residents and prospective employees. Its partnership with Baltimore City's official HR and job application platforms strengthens its market position. The business model is public service-oriented, focusing on employment facilitation rather than commercial revenue. The presence of executive recruitment and resume submission features indicates a comprehensive approach to talent acquisition. The site’s integration with social media and use of link shorteners like Bit.ly suggest active marketing efforts. Growth potential lies in expanding digital engagement and improving compliance to meet evolving regulatory standards.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a foundational security posture with HTTPS and domain status protections. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces its resilience against DNS spoofing and clickjacking attacks. No published security or incident response policies limit transparency and preparedness. The use of third-party plugins like Jetpack and Elementor introduces potential vulnerabilities if not regularly updated. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements to align with best practices for government websites handling personal data.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR and CCPA compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS-based attacks.
  3. Add essential security headers (CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to improve browser security.
  4. Publish incident response and security contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Baltimore City Government
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Baltimore City
Description
A government initiative website focused on promoting job opportunities and hiring events in Baltimore City, targeting potential employees and current employees seeking job openings and recruitment information.
Key services
Job listings, Hiring event announcements, Resume submission, Executive recruitment information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Vimeo Player, Jetpack, Presto Player
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jetpack Stats (stats.wp.com)
Marketing tools
Jetpack, Bit.ly (link shortener)
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 employment portal for Baltimore City.
  2. Content is rich with hiring events, job opportunities, and executive recruitment.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy detected, which is a compliance gap.
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  5. Uses WordPress with Elementor and Jetpack plugins.
  6. Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter (X), and Instagram with official Baltimore City accounts.
  7. No DNSSEC enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Contact information is clearly provided including email and phone.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder, leveraging jQuery and Vimeo for interactive content. Hosting appears to be on AWS infrastructure, providing scalability and reliability. Performance is moderate with some heavy multimedia content but generally good mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data, enhancing social sharing. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and better semantic markup. The technical stack is standard for government informational sites but would benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance optimizations.
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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