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Security report for joinbaltimorepd.org

Baltimore PD · Government · United States

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website joinbaltimorepd.org serves as the official recruitment portal for the Baltimore Police Department, offering information about diverse career paths within the department including patrol, investigations, and specialized units. The site targets individuals interested in law enforcement careers in Baltimore, positioning itself as a government recruitment platform. The content is professionally presented with clear branding and consistent messaging aligned with public safety and community service. Technically, the site is built on WordPress using Elementor and Yoast SEO, with monitoring via Google Tag Manager and New Relic, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly but lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which impacts privacy compliance. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and domain status protections, but absence of DNSSEC and security headers suggests room for improvement. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security hardening.

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

9 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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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
60
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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

Baltimore PD operates in the government sector focusing on law enforcement recruitment. The website acts as a direct channel for attracting candidates to various police roles, supporting the department's operational needs. The business model is public service employment, with no commercial transactions evident. The site leverages social media channels on Facebook and Instagram to extend outreach. The domain's recent registration date may reflect a new recruitment campaign or site relaunch. The site demonstrates consistent branding and good content relevance, supporting its market position as an authoritative source for Baltimore police careers. There are no indications of partnerships or subsidiaries from the domain or content analysis.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and has domain status protections clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited, which are positive indicators. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected in the provided data. There is no visible privacy policy or cookie consent mechanism, which is a compliance gap. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is present. The use of reputable monitoring tools like New Relic and Google Tag Manager suggests active performance and error monitoring. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved by implementing recommended security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing clear privacy and security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  4. Provide clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure contact information to improve transparency and security readiness.
  5. Regularly review and update the domain registration information and monitor for any suspicious activity given the recent domain creation date.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Baltimore PD
Description
Step into a career that’s more than just a badge—step into a world of opportunities. The Baltimore Police Department offers diverse career paths. From patrol and investigations to specialized units like K-9, bomb squad, detectives, and SWAT, there’s a role for your skills and ambitions. Baltimore needs leaders, problem-solvers, and protectors to serve its vibrant communities. Baltimore is ready. Are you?
Key services
Police recruitment, Career information for various police units, Community service and protection
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Google Tag Manager, New Relic Browser monitoring
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, New Relic Browser
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
New Relic
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a recruitment portal for Baltimore Police Department.
  2. Content is professionally presented with good SEO metadata.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage content.
  5. Uses modern web technologies and monitoring tools.
  6. No security headers detected in provided data; DNSSEC not enabled.
  7. Domain is newly registered which may warrant monitoring for legitimacy over time.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with Elementor page builder and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a modern and widely supported CMS infrastructure. It uses Google Tag Manager and New Relic for analytics and performance monitoring. The hosting registrar is Squarespace Domains LLC, with DNS hosted on Google Domains, suggesting reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and has good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with no critical errors detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers indicates some technical debt in security hardening. The site could benefit from improved accessibility features and enhanced privacy compliance implementations.
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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