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Security report for gohawaii.com

Hawaii Tourism Authority · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.gohawaii.com serves as the official tourism portal for the Hawaiian Islands, managed by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. It provides comprehensive travel information, cultural insights, and vacation planning resources targeting tourists and travelers interested in Hawaii. The site is well-branded, multilingual, and offers detailed content on islands, experiences, culture, and planning. Technically, it is built on Drupal 10 CMS and integrates multiple modern analytics and marketing tools such as Google Tag Manager, TikTok Analytics, and Facebook Pixel. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Security-wise, while HTTPS is implied and no critical vulnerabilities are evident, the absence of explicit security headers and privacy policies suggests room for improvement. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy or registry policies, but the website's government affiliation and content quality strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and authoritative in its domain.

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. 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 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';…

  2. 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

  3. 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

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 4 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
Security headers
55
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

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

The Hawaii Tourism Authority operates this site as a government entity to promote tourism in Hawaii. The business model focuses on information dissemination and tourism promotion rather than direct commercial transactions. The site targets a broad audience including families, foodies, culture enthusiasts, nature lovers, and first-time visitors. Its market position is strong as the official state tourism website, providing a competitive advantage through authoritative content and government backing. The partnership with invest.hawaii.gov and presence on major social media platforms enhance its ecosystem. The extensive use of tracking and advertising technologies indicates a mature digital marketing strategy aimed at maximizing visitor engagement and conversion.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security posture with HTTPS usage and no visible exposed sensitive data. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. The presence of multiple third-party scripts and tracking pixels introduces potential risk vectors that require regular auditing. No incident response or security policy pages were found, which could hinder transparency and readiness. The site should enhance its security headers, implement strict CSP, and provide clear security and privacy documentation to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and tracking technologies.
  4. Establish and publicize incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility including official emails and phone numbers for support and security.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hawaii Tourism Authority
Description
Official website providing travel information, cultural insights, and vacation planning resources for the Hawaiian Islands.
Key services
Travel guides, Island information, Experience categories, Cultural information, Trip planning resources
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Tag Manager, TikTok Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Boomtrain, RFI Hub
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by canonical link)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), TikTok Analytics, Facebook Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
AppNexus (adnxs.com)
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Pinterest Pixel
Marketing tools
Boomtrain
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Hawaii tourism website with comprehensive travel and cultural content.
  2. Uses Drupal 10 CMS with modern tracking and marketing technologies.
  3. No signs of WAF or content blocking detected.
  4. Extensive use of third-party analytics and advertising pixels.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided HTML snippet.
  6. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in snippet.
  7. Website is multilingual with alternate hreflang links for major languages.
  8. Good mobile optimization and accessibility features observed.
  9. WHOIS data unavailable, possibly due to privacy or registry restrictions.
Technical notes

Notes

The site is powered by Drupal 10, a modern and robust CMS platform, ensuring scalability and maintainability. Integration with Google Tag Manager, TikTok, Facebook, and Boomtrain indicates advanced marketing and analytics capabilities. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive images and accessible navigation. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple third-party scripts. The absence of explicit hosting provider information limits infrastructure assessment. Technical debt appears low given the use of current technologies, but improvements in security headers and privacy mechanisms are recommended to reduce risk and enhance compliance.
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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