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Security report for cbp.gov

Government · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The domain cbp.gov is a long-established government website registered since 2003, likely representing U.S. Customs and Border Protection or a related government entity. The domain is hosted behind Akamai's DNS and CDN services, indicating a robust technical infrastructure. However, the website content is currently inaccessible due to a Web Application Firewall or security mechanism, presenting an Access Denied error page. This blocking prevents any direct analysis of website content, metadata, or business information. Security posture cannot be fully assessed due to lack of accessible data, but the use of Akamai and a reputable registrar suggests a baseline of security. Privacy policies, contact information, and other compliance indicators are not visible, limiting the ability to evaluate GDPR or other regulatory compliance. Overall, the site appears legitimate but inaccessible for detailed analysis.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

6 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 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

    • 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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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
80
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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

Given the domain and WHOIS data, the website belongs to a government entity, likely involved in customs and border protection services. The domain age and hosting provider support a stable and authoritative presence. No business or marketing content is accessible to analyze market positioning, revenue streams, or partnerships. The lack of accessible content limits insights into customer segments or growth indicators. The domain's privacy protection is justified for a government site. No related or partner domains were identified from the limited data.

Security posture

The security posture assessment is limited by the blocked content. The domain uses Akamai DNS servers, which provide CDN and security services, indicating a strong infrastructure. However, no security headers or SSL configuration details were available. The presence of a WAF or security blocking mechanism is confirmed by the Access Denied page, which enhances protection but also limits transparency. No vulnerability disclosures, incident response contacts, or security policies are visible. Recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing security policies, and ensuring accessible security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy, cookie, and security policies accessible to users.
  3. Implement and expose standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Ensure website content is accessible without WAF blocking for transparency and analysis.
  5. Establish and publicize incident response and vulnerability disclosure contacts.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Generic detected. Access Denied page with minimal HTML content and reference to edgesuite.net error page indicates WAF or security blocking. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor

Technology

Analytics and tracking

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is inaccessible due to WAF or security restrictions.
  2. No visible metadata, structured data, or business content available for analysis.
  3. No contact information, policies, or forms are present on the landing page.
  4. Domain WHOIS data indicates a long-established government domain with privacy protection.
  5. Hosting and DNS are managed by Akamai, a reputable CDN and security provider.
  6. No security headers or SSL configuration details available from provided data.
  7. No analytics, advertising, or tracking scripts detected due to blocked content.
Technical notes

Notes

The domain is hosted using Akamai's DNS infrastructure, a leading CDN and security provider, which suggests a modern and resilient technical setup. However, no CMS, frameworks, or analytics technologies could be detected due to the blocked content. The website returns an Access Denied page with minimal HTML, indicating a WAF or security challenge is active. No metadata, structured data, or scripts are present in the accessible content. Performance, mobile optimization, SEO, and accessibility cannot be evaluated. The domain registration is consistent with a government entity, with privacy protection enabled and a long registration period.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 68/100 +23Medium28 findingsView report
  2. 45/100High26 findingsView report
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