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Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. · Energy · United States

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a well-established non-profit electric utility cooperative serving primarily Louisiana with a history spanning 87 years. The cooperative provides a range of services including residential and commercial electric service, billing and payment options, and community engagement programs such as scholarships and educational grants. The website reflects a professional and community-focused organization with clear navigation and relevant content for its members and stakeholders. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using modern themes and plugins, with integration of Google Analytics and Tag Manager for user tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, though there is room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and secure login forms, but lacks some security headers and visible incident response contacts. Privacy policies are present and GDPR compliant, though no explicit cookie consent mechanism is implemented. WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection or query failure, which limits domain registration verification but is justified for this type of entity. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and serves its target audience 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. 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

  2. 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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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
90
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68

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

The cooperative operates in the energy sector as a non-profit membership corporation, focusing on electric utility services. Its market position is strong regionally with a long operational history. The business model centers on member ownership and community service, with revenue primarily from electric service fees. The cooperative actively engages with its community through educational grants, scholarships, and youth programs, enhancing its brand and trust. Partnerships include digital publication hosting and online billing services. The website content and structure support transparency and member engagement, which are critical for cooperative success. Growth indicators include recent news updates and new partnerships. The cooperative maintains a clear and consistent brand identity aligned with its mission.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and secure login forms. However, it lacks several recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain web-based attacks. No incident response or security contact information is publicly available, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. The use of third-party scripts like Google Analytics introduces moderate tracking but no visible cookie consent mechanism is present, which may affect privacy compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by implementing additional headers, incident response disclosures, and cookie consent mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a visible incident response or security contact email to improve transparency and readiness for security incidents.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and other privacy regulations given the use of tracking scripts.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to minimize vulnerabilities and ensure security best practices.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users and meet WCAG standards.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Description
Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a non-profit membership corporation providing electric utility services primarily in Louisiana. It offers residential and commercial electric services, payment and billing options, community programs including scholarships and educational grants, and outage management.
Key services
Electric service start/stop, Payment and billing options, Residential and commercial electric services, Community engagement programs, Outage management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Flatsome Theme, Hawthorne Plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure login form with POST method
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is relevant and professionally presented for an electric cooperative
  3. Multiple community engagement programs and news updates indicate active operation
  4. Secure login form for member account access uses POST and targets a subdomain
  5. Privacy and terms policies are present and linked in footer
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable, limiting domain registration verification
  7. Use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking with no visible cookie consent banner
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Flatsome theme and Hawthorne plugin, leveraging jQuery and Google Analytics for functionality and tracking. The site uses modern web technologies and is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate with prefetching of key scripts. The site lacks some advanced accessibility features but maintains basic compliance. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The technical infrastructure supports a stable and user-friendly experience but could benefit from enhanced security headers and privacy controls.
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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