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Security report for bea.gov

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · Government · United States

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is a U.S. government agency responsible for providing official economic statistics such as GDP, personal income, international trade, and investment data. The website serves a broad audience including government officials, researchers, journalists, and the general public by offering comprehensive economic data, interactive tools, APIs, and research publications. The BEA holds a primary position as the authoritative source for U.S. economic statistics. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 CMS and integrates modern technologies such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Font Awesome icons. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although performance is moderate. The infrastructure appears stable and professionally maintained. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are recommended for enhanced security and privacy compliance. The WHOIS data is incomplete, likely due to the nature of .gov domains, but the overall trustworthiness is high given the official branding and content. Overall, the BEA website is a professional, trustworthy, and authoritative source of economic data with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security header implementation.

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

2 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 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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  • 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
90
Security headers
80
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
79

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

BEA operates as a government entity under the U.S. Department of Commerce, providing essential economic data that supports policy making, research, and public information. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status and comprehensive data offerings. The business model is non-commercial, focused on data dissemination and transparency. The target customers include government agencies, economists, journalists, and the public. The website reflects a mature digital presence with partnerships evident through linked government domains and social media channels. Growth indicators include frequent data updates and expanding data tools. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining data integrity and enhancing privacy compliance.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and no visible sensitive data leaks. The absence of explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are notable gaps. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. The integration of trusted analytics services is done securely. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from adopting additional best practices such as security headers, security.txt, and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information for security issues.
  5. Enhance the privacy policy with explicit GDPR compliance statements and data retention details.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Description
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) provides official economic statistics including GDP, personal income, international trade, and investment data. It serves government, researchers, journalists, and the public with comprehensive economic data and analysis.
Key services
Economic data dissemination, Interactive data tools, APIs for data access, Research publications, News releases
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Analytics, Font Awesome 6, Google Tag Manager, USA.gov search integration
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, DigitalGov Analytics Program
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
DigitalGov Analytics Program
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official U.S. government website with .gov domain
  2. Comprehensive economic data and news releases
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  4. No visible privacy or cookie consent banners
  5. No exposed sensitive information
  6. Modern CMS and analytics integration
  7. Clear contact and social media presence
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 10 CMS, a modern and secure content management system. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. Font Awesome 6 is used for icons, and the site includes responsive design elements for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate, likely due to the complexity of data and interactive tools. The site is well-structured with proper meta tags and accessibility features. There is no indication of outdated or vulnerable libraries. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance to reduce technical risk.
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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