The website 'Chattanooga Civics' is a Google Sites hosted platform dedicated to promoting civic engagement in Chattanooga through a podcast and newsletter. It targets local residents interested in city council proceedings, mayoral announcements, and community events. The business model centers on content creation and community outreach, leveraging popular podcast platforms and social media channels to reach its audience. The site is small-scale and focused on non-profit civic education and engagement.
Technically, the site uses Google Sites as its CMS and hosting platform, integrating Google Analytics and Tag Manager for visitor tracking. It embeds YouTube videos and links to major podcast platforms such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and basic accessibility but lacks advanced SEO and security headers beyond HTTPS. Performance is moderate, consistent with a Google Sites hosted page.
From a security perspective, the site benefits from HTTPS encryption and Google hosting infrastructure but lacks additional security headers and formal privacy or terms of service pages. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The cookie consent banner is present, indicating some privacy compliance, though GDPR compliance is not explicitly documented. Contact information is limited to an email address, with no phone or physical address provided.
Overall, the site is legitimate and trustworthy within its scope as a local civic engagement platform. Recommendations include adding privacy and terms of service pages, enhancing security headers, and improving accessibility features to strengthen compliance and user trust.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
Security headers
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High
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Forces HTTPS connections
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
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
52
Security headers
70
Email security
83
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
74
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 chattanoogacivics.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Chattanooga Civics operates as a local civic engagement media outlet, focusing on Chattanooga residents interested in municipal governance. Its competitive advantage lies in localized content and community involvement through podcasts and newsletters. Revenue streams likely include donations and Patreon support, as indicated by links to Patreon, PayPal, and Venmo. The target customer segment is civic-minded individuals and local government watchers. The partnership ecosystem includes major podcast platforms and social media networks. The business shows signs of grassroots community engagement with potential for growth through expanded content and outreach.
Security posture
The website exhibits a basic security posture with HTTPS enforced and hosted on Google's secure infrastructure. However, it lacks additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain web-based attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, indicating limited formal security governance. Privacy compliance is minimal, with a cookie consent banner but no detailed privacy policy. The absence of vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files suggests limited security transparency. Overall, the security maturity is basic but adequate for the site's scope and content.
Recommendations
Implement a comprehensive privacy policy page to improve privacy compliance and user trust.
Add terms of service to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
Enhance security by adding HTTP security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
Include accessibility improvements to meet WCAG standards and broaden audience reach.
Consider publishing a security policy or incident response contact to improve transparency and preparedness.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Description
A podcast and newsletter dedicated to promoting civic engagement in Chattanooga.
Google Sites, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts, YouTube embed
Platforms
Google Sites platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
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
moderate
Key observations
Website is hosted on Google Sites platform with no independent domain registration
Content is focused on Chattanooga civic engagement via podcast and newsletter
No privacy policy or terms of service pages found
Cookie consent banner present and functional
Contact email provided but no phone number or physical address
Social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube
Use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking
No security headers detected beyond HTTPS
No signs of malicious or suspicious content
Good mobile optimization and navigation clarity
Technical notes
Notes
The site is built on Google Sites, leveraging Google's hosting and content delivery infrastructure. It uses Google Fonts for typography and integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for visitor tracking and marketing analytics. The site embeds YouTube videos and links to external podcast platforms. The HTML is valid and modern, but SEO and accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, typical for a Google Sites page. There is no evidence of custom backend or advanced frameworks. The technical debt is low due to reliance on managed services, but opportunities exist to improve SEO, accessibility, and security headers.
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.
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