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Security report for gettingaroundillinois.com

Illinois Department of Transportation · Government · United States

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'Getting Around Illinois' is an official government portal managed by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). It provides comprehensive transportation-related information including road construction, traveler information, commercial truck routes, and various interactive maps to assist residents and travelers in Illinois. The site is well-branded with official state logos and social media links to IDOT's verified accounts, reinforcing its legitimacy and trustworthiness. The business model is a public service aimed at providing timely and accurate transportation data to the public. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery, Font Awesome icons, DataTables for tabular data, and Adobe Dynamic Tag Management alongside Google Analytics for tracking and analytics. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and a clear navigation structure, although SEO and accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with no critical errors or broken elements detected. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections in place, but lacks DNSSEC and visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security. There are no forms or inputs on the main page, reducing attack surface, but the absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps, especially regarding GDPR and user consent. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Overall, the website is a credible and professional government resource with a solid business foundation and good technical implementation. However, improvements in privacy compliance and security hardening are recommended to enhance user trust and regulatory adherence.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC 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 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
    • 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 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
56

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

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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Leaked records that mention gettingaroundillinois.com, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 Illinois Department of Transportation operates this portal as a key public service platform, positioning itself as the authoritative source for transportation data in Illinois. Its competitive advantage lies in official government backing, comprehensive data sets, and integration with partner sites such as the Illinois Tollway and regional traffic information providers. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on public information dissemination. The target audience includes Illinois residents, commuters, commercial drivers, and travelers. The site shows indicators of maturity with a domain age since 2005 and consistent branding. Partnerships with regional traffic and transportation entities enhance its ecosystem. Growth potential lies in expanding data services and improving user engagement through enhanced digital features.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate. The site benefits from HTTPS and domain transfer lock status, which protect against common threats. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers reduces resilience against DNS spoofing and clickjacking attacks. The absence of privacy and cookie policies is a compliance risk, especially under GDPR. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are visible, which may delay response to security issues. The use of third-party analytics and tag management introduces tracking but is standard for government informational sites. Overall, the site is secure enough for informational purposes but should enhance security controls and compliance documentation to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Add an incident response contact or vulnerability disclosure page to improve security transparency.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Illinois Department of Transportation
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Illinois Department of Transportation
Description
Getting Around Illinois is a web-based interactive mapping site providing transportation data for Illinois including road conditions, construction, traffic, and traveler information.
Key services
Road Construction Maps, Traveler Information, Traffic Counts, Commercial Truck Routes, Rest Areas, Road Condition Reports
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Font Awesome, DataTables, Adobe DTM (Dynamic Tag Management), Google Analytics, YouTube Iframe API
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Adobe DTM
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Adobe DTM
Marketing tools
Adobe DTM
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Illinois Department of Transportation website providing transportation data and maps.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. No forms detected on the main page; minimal data collection.
  4. Social media links point to official IDOT accounts.
  5. No security headers detected in HTML content; potential improvement area.
  6. Domain is secured with clientTransferProhibited status but DNSSEC is not enabled.
  7. Use of Adobe DTM and Google Analytics for tracking and analytics.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe and government-focused.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a stable and widely adopted technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, Font Awesome for icons, and DataTables for interactive tables. Adobe Dynamic Tag Management and Google Analytics are used for marketing and analytics purposes. The site is moderately performant with good mobile optimization but basic SEO and accessibility features. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or government-managed platform. Hosting details are not explicit but likely government infrastructure. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are needed to modernize the platform and reduce risk.
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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