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Security report for essexcountynj.org

Government

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.essexcountynj.org is currently inaccessible due to a Sucuri Website Firewall block that restricts access based on geographic location. This results in a complete lack of visible website content, preventing any meaningful analysis of the business, services, or user experience. The domain WHOIS data is malformed and unavailable, which further limits the ability to verify ownership, registration dates, or legitimacy. The site appears to be government-related based on the domain name, but no direct evidence is accessible to confirm this. Technically, the site is protected by a third-party security provider (Sucuri), indicating some level of security awareness, but the lack of accessible content and metadata severely limits any further technical or security evaluation. Overall, the site’s security posture cannot be fully assessed, and the lack of transparency reduces trust and credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

  3. 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

  4. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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
57
Security headers
65
Email security
65
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
69

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

Due to the WAF block and absence of accessible content, no detailed business intelligence can be derived. The domain name suggests a government entity serving Essex County, New Jersey, but no business model, market positioning, or service details are available. No contact information, certifications, or partnership data are present. The lack of WHOIS data further obscures ownership and operational details, limiting competitive or strategic insights.

Security posture

The presence of a Sucuri Website Firewall indicates an active security measure to protect the site from unauthorized access or attacks, including geo-blocking. However, the inability to access the site content or security headers prevents a full security assessment. No security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosures are visible. The malformed WHOIS data and lack of registrant transparency are concerns for trust and legitimacy. Overall, the security posture is partially obscured but shows some defensive controls in place.

Recommendations

  1. Work with Sucuri to whitelist legitimate IP ranges to reduce user access issues.
  2. Ensure WHOIS data is properly published and accessible to improve transparency.
  3. Publish clear contact information and security policies on the website.
  4. Implement a user-friendly error or challenge page to improve user experience during blocks.
  5. Regularly review and update firewall rules to balance security and accessibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Sucuri detected. Access denied by Sucuri Website Firewall with block reason: Access from your Country was disabled by the administrator. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor

Technology

Stack
Sucuri Website Firewall

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is fully blocked by Sucuri WAF with geo-blocking enabled
  2. No meaningful website content is accessible for analysis
  3. No contact information or business details are present in the HTML
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, preventing domain age and ownership verification
  5. External links only point to security provider domains
  6. No privacy, cookie, or terms policies found on the site itself
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected
  8. No forms or data collection mechanisms present
  9. Website is likely government-related based on domain name but cannot confirm
  10. Security posture cannot be fully assessed due to lack of accessible content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is protected by Sucuri Website Firewall, which is a recognized security technology. No CMS, hosting provider, or additional technologies are detectable due to the block. The HTML content is minimal and only serves the firewall block message. No analytics, tracking, or advertising scripts are present. Performance, SEO, and accessibility cannot be evaluated. The site lacks visible metadata, structured data, or forms. The technical implementation is limited to firewall protection with no other detectable infrastructure details.
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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