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Security report for floridapublicnotices.com

Florida Public Notices · Government · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

59/100

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

Florida Public Notices operates a specialized online platform providing access to public and legal notices published in Florida newspapers. The website serves residents, legal professionals, and government entities by offering searchable databases of notices including foreclosures, estate filings, and legal actions. The platform supports user registration for notifications and archives notices up to three years. The business is well-established with a domain age dating back to 1998, indicating a stable market presence in the government and media sectors. Technically, the website leverages modern frontend technologies such as React and Redux, hosted via Amazon Cloudfront CDN for performance. The design is professional and mobile-optimized, providing a good user experience with clear navigation. However, accessibility features are basic and SEO optimization is moderate. The site uses Google Analytics for tracking but lacks visible cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies, which are compliance gaps. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which reduces its security posture. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms impacts privacy compliance negatively. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained but would benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy compliance improvements to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 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. 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

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

  2. Network security

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

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • 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
95
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
59

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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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Total records
11
Employees
0
Customers
11
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain 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

Florida Public Notices occupies a niche market providing essential public and legal notice information mandated by law. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive database, long domain history, and integration with official legal sources. The business model is based on providing free access to notices with optional user registration for alerts, likely funded through partnerships or service fees. The target customers include Florida residents, legal professionals, and government agencies. The presence of multiple law firms and official court references in notices suggests strong partnerships within the legal ecosystem. Growth potential exists in expanding notification services and improving digital compliance. The company demonstrates operational stability with a long-established domain and consistent branding. However, the lack of explicit business registration details and privacy policies may limit trust for some users. Strategic partnerships with legal firms and government entities enhance credibility and service quality.

Security posture

The website's security posture is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and the domain status clientTransferProhibited protects against unauthorized domain transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC leaves the domain vulnerable to DNS spoofing attacks. No security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, or HSTS were detected, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. The site does not expose sensitive data in the HTML or scripts, and no vulnerable libraries were identified. Forms appear standard but lack explicit security policy references. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies and no consent mechanism, which could expose the business to regulatory risks under GDPR or similar laws. Incident response and security policy information are not published, indicating limited transparency in security governance. Overall, the site is functional and secure enough for its purpose but requires improvements in security headers, DNSSEC, and privacy compliance to enhance its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to inform users and obtain consent for tracking technologies.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Florida Public Notices
Description
Database of public and legal notices published in newspapers in Florida.
Key services
Searchable public and legal notices, Archived notices access, Text/Email notification sign-up, User account login and registration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Redux, Bootstrap, Cloudfront CDN
Frameworks
React
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides a specialized service for Florida public and legal notices.
  2. Content is rich with legal notices and official information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Use of modern frontend technologies (React, Redux).
  5. No visible security headers or advanced security configurations.
  6. Domain is old and stable, indicating trustworthiness.
  7. No adult or questionable content detected.
  8. Google Analytics is used for tracking without visible cookie consent.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based frontend with Redux state management, styled with Bootstrap CSS, and served via Amazon Cloudfront CDN for performance optimization. The HTML is well-structured with meta tags for viewport and description, supporting responsive design. JavaScript libraries are loaded asynchronously to improve load times. The site supports user login and registration, search forms with multiple filters, and date range pickers. However, accessibility features are basic, with some ARIA roles but no advanced accessibility enhancements. SEO is basic with meta description but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data detected. The site lacks advanced CMS or backend technology indicators. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and asset optimization. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security hardening.
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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