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Security report for psd.gov.sg

Public Service Division · Government · Singapore

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Public Service Division (PSD) is a Singapore government agency dedicated to nurturing, guiding, and supporting public officers to serve citizens effectively. The website reflects its role as a central government entity providing leadership, transformation initiatives, career development, and communication services. The site targets public officers and Singapore citizens, emphasizing a unified public service culture. Technically, the website is built on the Isomer platform, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and Snowplow Analytics. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with good performance metrics. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but lacks explicit security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and aligned with government standards, though it could enhance privacy compliance and security posture further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

4 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
0
Security headers
85
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
61

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 psd.gov.sg, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

PSD holds a strong market position as a key government agency in Singapore, focusing on public service leadership and workforce development. Its business model is non-commercial, centered on public administration and governance. The agency's digital presence supports transparency and citizen engagement through newsroom updates and transformation initiatives. Partnerships with other Singapore government entities like REACH and TechGov enhance its ecosystem. The website's content and structure indicate a mature digital strategy with consistent branding and clear communication channels, though direct contact details are limited to contact forms. The use of government domains and platforms reinforces credibility and trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency for security issues. Additionally, no security.txt file was found to facilitate vulnerability disclosure. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism, which may affect GDPR alignment. Overall, the security posture is good but can be enhanced by adopting recommended headers, formalizing security policies, and improving privacy controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen security posture.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and provide dedicated incident response contact information.
  4. Create and host a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Enhance contact information availability by including verified official emails and phone numbers for public inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Public Service Division
Description
The Public Service Division nurtures, guides and supports the health, well-being and performance of public officers. We steward One Trusted Public Service to serve Singaporeans.
Key services
Leadership guidance, Transformation initiatives, Work practices development, Career development, Newsroom and communications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Snowplow Analytics, jQuery, Modernizr, Babel Polyfill, Isomer platform
Platforms
Isomer
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Snowplow Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Snowplow Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Singapore government agency website with .gov.sg domain
  2. Uses HTTPS with no visible security issues
  3. No explicit cookie consent banner found
  4. Privacy policy and terms of use clearly linked
  5. Contact available via contact form, no direct emails or phone numbers found
  6. Modern web technologies and analytics tools in use
  7. No signs of suspicious or malicious content
  8. Good branding and consistent government identity
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Isomer platform, a government-supported CMS optimized for Singapore public sector websites. It uses modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Modernizr, and integrates analytics tools including Google Tag Manager and Snowplow Analytics. The site loads asynchronously for tracking scripts, improving performance. CSS and fonts are loaded from trusted CDNs, and the site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected. Hosting appears stable and aligned with government infrastructure. Opportunities exist to improve technical SEO further and implement advanced security headers to 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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