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Security report for flhsmv.gov

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles · Government · United States

High risk. 5 critical or high findings in DNS health, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is a state government agency responsible for regulating driver licenses, motor vehicle registrations, and highway safety enforcement in Florida. The website serves as an authoritative portal for residents and commercial drivers to access licensing services, safety information, and law enforcement resources. It holds a strong market position as the official state entity in transportation safety and regulation. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and analytics tools such as Yoast SEO Premium and Google Analytics. It uses standard web technologies including jQuery, Font Awesome, and integrates a virtual chat service via ServiceNow. The site is mobile optimized and demonstrates good performance and accessibility, though some accessibility features could be enhanced. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks visible security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is minimal due to the .gov domain nature but aligns with the legitimacy of a government entity. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its public service mission effectively. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, adding explicit cookie consent for privacy compliance, publishing security policies, and maintaining regular security audits to uphold trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      Domain Expired

      Domain expired 151 days ago

      What to do: Renew domain registration immediately

  2. 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"

    • 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';…
  3. 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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  • 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
85
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
25
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
61
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
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired · found on this site
  • 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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Leaked records that mention flhsmv.gov, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
6,591
Employees
2
Customers
6,533
Third parties
56
Weak passwords
73%

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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

FLHSMV operates as a large government entity focused on transportation safety and motor vehicle regulation. Its business model centers on providing regulatory and enforcement services to Florida residents and commercial operators. The agency leverages partnerships with public safety organizations and uses digital platforms to enhance service delivery. The website reflects a mature digital presence with clear navigation and comprehensive content targeting a broad audience including drivers, vehicle owners, and law enforcement personnel. The agency's use of social media and virtual chat indicates engagement with constituents and modern communication channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS and secure form handling. The absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms represents moderate compliance gaps, particularly regarding privacy regulations like GDPR. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were found. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the security maturity is good for a government site but could benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Description
State government agency responsible for highway safety, driver licenses, motor vehicle registrations, and law enforcement in Florida.
Key services
Driver Licenses & ID Cards, Motor Vehicles, Tags & Titles, Florida Highway Patrol, Safety Education, Online Services via MyDMV Portal
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress CMS, Yoast SEO Premium plugin, Google Analytics, MonsterInsights plugin, jQuery and jQuery UI, Font Awesome icons, Google Tag Manager, ServiceNow Virtual Agent
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with search input
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, MonsterInsights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Official Florida government website for highway safety and motor vehicles.
  2. Comprehensive navigation with clear sections for driver licenses, motor vehicles, highway patrol, safety, insurance, resources, and careers.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  5. No visible contact phone numbers or emails explicitly labeled, but contact forms and virtual chat available.
  6. No explicit cookie consent banner found, which may be a compliance gap.
  7. WHOIS data is minimal due to .gov domain nature.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, and MonsterInsights for analytics and SEO optimization. It uses jQuery and Font Awesome for UI components and icons. The site loads moderately fast and is mobile responsive with basic accessibility features. Hosting details are not explicit but the site uses multiple CDN and analytics services. The technical implementation is solid but could be improved by enhancing accessibility and adding security headers. The site architecture supports a large volume of content and user interactions such as search and virtual chat.
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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