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Security report for county-taxes.com

Grant Street Group · Government · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Grant Street Group is a specialized technology provider offering cloud-based tax collection and revenue management solutions primarily targeting government entities such as county treasurers and tax collectors. Their flagship product, TaxSys®, is a comprehensive web-based system for tax calculation, billing, collection, and distribution, complemented by integrated products including electronic payment processing and tax lien auctions. The company positions itself as a modern alternative to legacy tax collection systems, emphasizing efficiency and adaptability. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and leverages common web technologies including jQuery, Modernizr, and Google Analytics via the MonsterInsights plugin. Hosting appears to utilize Amazon S3 for media assets, indicating a cloud-based infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation and SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. No major technical issues or vulnerabilities are evident from the front-end analysis. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks visible security headers and does not provide explicit security or incident response policies. Privacy compliance is partial; while a Terms of Use page is present, no dedicated cookie consent mechanism or GDPR compliance indicators are found despite use of tracking scripts. WHOIS data is unavailable or indicates the domain is not found in the registry, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for a niche government technology provider but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, clearer security policies, and verification of domain registration details to improve trust and reduce risk.

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

5 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"

  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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
85
Security headers
45
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
72

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
652
Employees
0
Customers
652
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
34%

47 subdomains affected

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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

Grant Street Group operates in the government technology sector, focusing on tax collection and revenue management solutions. Their business model is B2G SaaS and service provision, targeting county and municipal tax offices. The company leverages patented auction technology as a competitive advantage and maintains a portfolio of integrated products to address diverse tax collection needs. The presence of client case studies and references to multiple counties indicates a stable client base and market penetration. Their partnership ecosystem includes related service domains such as auctions.grantstreet.com. Growth indicators include recent client go-lives and ongoing product development. The company’s digital presence is professional but could improve transparency and compliance disclosures to strengthen market trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security or incident response policies limit the overall maturity. Privacy compliance is incomplete, with no cookie consent mechanism despite active tracking scripts, which may expose the company to regulatory risks under GDPR or similar frameworks. The WHOIS data inconsistency is a notable concern, potentially indicating domain registration issues. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly visible. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public-facing informational site but requires improvements to meet higher compliance and trust standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies, including contact channels for security issues.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Grant Street Group
Description
Grant Street Group provides a full suite of hosted, web-based revenue collection services including TaxSys®, a tax calculation, billing, collection, cashiering, and distribution system, along with integrated products such as electronic payment processing and tax lien auctions.
Key services
TaxSys® tax collection and billing system, Integrated products for tax collection, Electronic payment processing, Tax lien certificate auctions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics (MonsterInsights plugin), jQuery, Modernizr, WordPress CMS, AddThis social sharing
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights Google Analytics plugin, AddThis social sharing
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 rich content and navigation
  2. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on this page
  3. Uses HTTPS with no visible security warnings
  4. No cookie consent banner detected despite use of tracking scripts
  5. WHOIS data unavailable or domain not found in registry
  6. Social media presence on Facebook and LinkedIn confirmed
  7. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins
  8. No explicit security or privacy policies beyond Terms of Use found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery and Modernizr for feature detection. It uses Google Fonts and hosts images on Amazon S3, indicating cloud-based hosting infrastructure. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts and deferred emoji scripts. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data, though structured data (JSON-LD) is not present. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility is basic. There is no evidence of technical debt or outdated libraries. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms to reduce risk and enhance user trust.
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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