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Security report for doc.gov

U.S. Department of Commerce · Government · United States

High risk. 20 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website www.commerce.gov represents the U.S. Department of Commerce, a federal government agency responsible for promoting economic growth and trade. However, the website content is currently inaccessible due to a Cloudflare Turnstile human verification challenge, preventing direct content analysis. The domain uses Cloudflare services for security and performance, but no metadata, contact information, or business details are visible in the provided HTML content. The lack of WHOIS data further limits the ability to verify domain registration details. Overall, the site appears legitimate given the .gov TLD and domain name, but the security challenge restricts comprehensive evaluation.

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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

20 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: Telnet

      Port 23 (Telnet) is publicly accessible - Telnet - Unencrypted remote access

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Telnet using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: SMB

      Port 445 (SMB) is publicly accessible - SMB - Windows file sharing, high risk

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to SMB using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MSSQL

      Port 1433 (MSSQL) is publicly accessible - MSSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MSSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: Oracle

      Port 1521 (Oracle) is publicly accessible - Oracle - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Oracle using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
35
Average
53
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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
656
Employees
30
Customers
380
Third parties
246
Weak passwords
13%

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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 U.S. Department of Commerce operates as a government entity providing regulatory and economic services to businesses and the public. Its market position is authoritative within the government sector, focusing on economic development and trade promotion. The business model is non-commercial, funded by government budgets. No partner or subsidiary domains were identified in the provided content. The website's current state limits visibility into growth indicators or partnership ecosystems.

Security posture

The website employs Cloudflare's security platform including Turnstile CAPTCHA to mitigate automated access and potential abuse. However, no security headers or SSL configuration details were available for review. The absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates limited transparency. The security posture is difficult to assess fully due to blocked content but appears to rely heavily on Cloudflare's protective measures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish clear privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies accessible without security challenges.
  2. Provide visible contact information including security incident response channels.
  3. Implement and disclose security headers and SSL/TLS configuration details.
  4. Consider reducing or customizing WAF challenges to allow legitimate user access and content indexing.
  5. Publish vulnerability disclosure and data protection officer information to enhance trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Cloudflare detected. Website content is blocked by Cloudflare Turnstile challenge page requiring human verification. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Company
U.S. Department of Commerce
Description
The U.S. Department of Commerce is a federal government agency focused on promoting economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development in the United States.
Key services
Economic analysis, Trade promotion, Business development support, Regulatory oversight
Content quality
poor
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare Turnstile, Cloudflare CDN, JavaScript

Analytics and tracking

Services
Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cloudflare Insights
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is inaccessible due to Cloudflare Turnstile human verification challenge.
  2. No visible metadata such as Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data present.
  3. No forms or contact information visible in the HTML content.
  4. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided content.
  5. Website uses Cloudflare services for security and performance.
  6. No email addresses, phone numbers, or social media links found in the provided HTML.
  7. No security headers or SSL configuration details available from the provided data.
  8. WHOIS data is unavailable or blocked; no registrar or domain dates extracted.
  9. Content safety rating is safe with no adult or explicit content detected.
  10. AI scoring is heavily impacted by blocked content and lack of accessible data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is protected by Cloudflare, utilizing Turnstile CAPTCHA for bot mitigation. No CMS or frameworks were detected in the provided HTML. The site lacks visible metadata and structured data, limiting SEO and accessibility. Performance and mobile optimization cannot be assessed due to blocked content. The technical infrastructure prioritizes security but at the cost of content accessibility and transparency.
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. 49/100High41 findingsView report
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