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Security report for cityofalachua.com

City of Alachua, FL · Government · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The City of Alachua, FL website serves as the official municipal portal providing residents and visitors with access to city services, government information, and community resources. The site features sections for service requests, utility outage reporting, city commission details, recreation, and employment opportunities, positioning itself as a comprehensive local government resource. The website targets local citizens and stakeholders seeking municipal information and services. Technically, the website employs a modern but somewhat dated technology stack including AngularJS, jQuery, Bootstrap 3.4.1, and a proprietary Vision CMS platform. It integrates Google Analytics and Tag Manager for visitor tracking and performance monitoring. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, though SEO and security header implementations could be enhanced for better performance and protection. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses some XSS filtering within its CMS. However, it lacks explicit HTTP security headers and does not provide visible privacy, cookie, or incident response policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. The absence of WHOIS registration data is a notable anomaly that detracts from domain trustworthiness despite the professional and official nature of the content. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from improved transparency in privacy and security policies, enhanced security headers, and clarification or correction of domain registration information to strengthen trust and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

7 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 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
    • 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

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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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
67

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The City of Alachua operates as a local government entity providing essential municipal services to its community. Its market position is that of a small government authority focused on public service delivery rather than commercial revenue generation. The business model is service-oriented, funded by public resources, and aimed at community engagement and support. Key services include utility management, public safety, community development, and recreational programs. The website supports these functions by offering online payments, service requests, and informational resources. The partnership with Granicus for website hosting and HUD for housing information indicates collaboration with established government service providers. Growth indicators are not applicable given the government nature, but the site reflects ongoing community engagement through news and events. The ecosystem includes social media outreach and digital service delivery platforms.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and some CMS-level XSS protections. However, it lacks comprehensive HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are standard best practices. No visible vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are published, limiting transparency and preparedness communication. The use of Google reCAPTCHA public keys suggests some bot mitigation efforts. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. The absence of WHOIS data raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, which is a critical trust factor. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but requires enhancements to meet modern compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR and privacy compliance.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact channels to improve transparency and security readiness.
  4. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS registration data to ensure domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance SEO metadata and structured data to improve search engine visibility and user engagement.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
City of Alachua, FL
Description
Official municipal government website providing information and services for the City of Alachua, Florida.
Key services
Service Requests, Utility Outage Reporting, Public Services, Recreation & Culture, Online Payments, Employment Opportunities, City Commission Information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
AngularJS, jQuery, Bootstrap v3.4.1, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics (GA4), Vision CMS
Frameworks
AngularJS, Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA public key
  • XSS keyword filtering enabled in CMS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (GA4), Akamai mPulse
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Akamai mPulse
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 focused on municipal government services and information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage content.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented in the footer with phone numbers and physical addresses.
  5. Use of modern web technologies but some SEO and security headers could be improved.
  6. No forms with personal data collection detected on the homepage content.
  7. Social media presence includes Facebook link.
  8. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are used for tracking.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  10. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and reduces domain trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a combination of AngularJS and jQuery with Bootstrap 3.4.1 for styling, indicating a somewhat legacy but stable front-end framework. It uses Vision CMS, a specialized content management system tailored for government websites. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics (GA4) are integrated for analytics and tracking. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and some preloading optimizations. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design elements and mobile-specific navigation. Accessibility features such as skip navigation links and ARIA attributes are present. However, the site could benefit from modernization of frameworks and improved SEO practices. The lack of HTTP security headers and incomplete privacy compliance are technical debt areas that should be addressed to reduce 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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