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Security report for brevardfl.gov

Brevard County Board of County Commissioners · Government · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Brevard County Government operates the official website for Brevard County, Florida, providing residents, businesses, and visitors with access to a wide range of local government services, community programs, emergency alerts, and public meeting information. The site serves as a comprehensive portal for county departments including parks and recreation, housing assistance, building permits, and utility services. It targets a broad audience including local citizens and government stakeholders, positioning itself as the authoritative source for county governance and public resources. Technically, the website is built on the Sitefinity CMS platform and leverages modern web technologies such as Bootstrap 5, jQuery, and FontAwesome for responsive and accessible design. It integrates Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA v3 for analytics and security. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, though performance is moderate. The infrastructure supports dynamic event calendars and interactive feedback forms, enhancing user engagement. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs reCAPTCHA to protect user input forms. While explicit security headers are not fully confirmed, no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of a cookie consent banner and a published security or incident response policy are areas for improvement. WHOIS data is incomplete, lacking registrar and registrant details, which slightly reduces trust, but the .gov domain and consistent government branding strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and user-friendly interface for government services. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance with cookie consent mechanisms, publishing security policies, and improving WHOIS transparency to bolster trust and compliance.

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

5 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.

    • 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  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. 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1

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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
32
Security headers
65
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
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

Brevard County Government holds a strong market position as the official government entity serving Florida's Space Coast. Its business model focuses on public service delivery, community engagement, and regulatory compliance. Revenue streams are primarily government-funded, with services aimed at residents, businesses, and visitors. The website reflects a mature digital presence with partnerships linking to transit, employment, legal notices, and environmental programs. Growth indicators include active event calendars and community programs. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving multiple government and third-party service providers. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining transparency, accessibility, and security to support public trust and operational efficiency.

Security posture

The security posture of the Brevard County Government website is solid, with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 to mitigate automated abuse of feedback forms. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the HTML content. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and Referrer-Policy suggests room for enhancement. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency in security governance. Privacy compliance is partial, with no visible cookie consent mechanism, which may pose regulatory risks. Overall, the site demonstrates a moderate to high security maturity level appropriate for a government portal but should address compliance and policy visibility gaps.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Add explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy, and Referrer-Policy.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Improve WHOIS registration transparency to enhance domain trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Brevard County Board of County Commissioners
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Brevard County Board of County Commissioners
Description
Official website for Brevard County, Florida government providing local services, community resources, emergency updates, and information about county departments, programs, and public meetings.
Key services
Community Programs, Housing Assistance, Parks and Recreation, Building Permits, Emergency Management, Public Meetings, Vendor Registration, Utility Services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5, jQuery 3.7.1, FontAwesome Pro 7.2.0, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Sitefinity CMS 15.2.8422.0, ArcGIS mapping services
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Sitefinity CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 for feedback form
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Feedback form uses CSRF protection via X-Requested-With header
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website with comprehensive public service information
  2. Uses modern web technologies and CMS (Sitefinity)
  3. No visible security or content blocking issues
  4. Lacks explicit cookie consent mechanism
  5. WHOIS data incomplete and missing key registration details
  6. Strong branding and consistent design
  7. Multiple external trusted government and partner links
  8. Includes accessible feedback form with reCAPTCHA v3 protection
Technical notes

Notes

The website utilizes a modern technology stack centered on Sitefinity CMS, Bootstrap 5, and jQuery, enabling responsive and accessible design. Integration with Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA v3 supports analytics and security needs. The site includes dynamic features such as event calendars fetched via API and interactive feedback forms. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in loading times. The site is well-structured with proper meta tags and SEO elements. Accessibility features are present but could be further enhanced. Technical risks are minimal but include reliance on multiple external domains and the need for improved security header implementation.
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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