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Security report for kandrive.org

Kansas Department of Transportation · Transportation · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website kandrive.gov is the official Kansas Department of Transportation portal providing real-time traffic and road condition information including traffic incidents, winter road conditions, construction updates, traffic speeds, oversize load alerts, station alerts, and weather radar. It serves residents and travelers in Kansas, positioning itself as a critical government service for transportation information. The site uses modern web technologies including Google Maps API and Google reCAPTCHA to deliver interactive and secure content. The technical infrastructure is solid with good mobile optimization and accessibility, though some SEO and security header improvements are possible. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and a strict Content Security Policy, but lacks some additional headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. No WHOIS registrant data is publicly available, consistent with .gov domain privacy norms, and the site shows no signs of malicious activity or suspicious content. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, though it would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and clearer contact information.

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

7 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  2. 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

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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
77
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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

As a government entity, the Kansas Department of Transportation operates this site to provide essential transportation information to the public. Its market position is authoritative and essential within the state of Kansas. The business model is service-oriented, funded by government resources, focusing on public safety and information dissemination. The site leverages partnerships with Google for mapping and analytics services but does not show commercial advertising or affiliate programs. The target audience includes commuters, commercial drivers, and residents needing up-to-date road and traffic information. The site’s content and technology choices reflect a mature digital presence with room for growth in privacy and security transparency.

Security posture

The site demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive Content Security Policy restricting scripts and styles to trusted sources. The use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 helps mitigate automated abuse. However, the absence of additional security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security hardening. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML snapshot. The lack of explicit security or incident response contact information and vulnerability disclosure policies is a gap in compliance and transparency. Overall, the site is secure but could improve in security communication and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional security headers including X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  3. Add explicit contact information for security incidents and vulnerability reporting to foster transparency and trust.
  4. Incorporate structured data (JSON-LD) for organization and contact details to improve SEO and trust signals.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerabilities or outdated libraries are present.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kansas Department of Transportation
Description
Reports regarding traffic incidents, winter road conditions, traffic cameras, active and planned construction, etc.
Key services
Traffic incident reports, Winter road conditions, Traffic cameras, Construction updates, Traffic speeds, Oversize load information, Station alerts, Weather radar
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Maps API, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA v3, JavaScript ES Modules
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy with strict script and style sources
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection
  • No inline scripts without nonce or hash
  • No object-src allowed

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Kansas Department of Transportation website providing traffic and road condition information.
  2. No WHOIS registrar or registrant data publicly available, consistent with .gov domain privacy.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in the provided HTML snapshot.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and Google APIs for map and traffic data.
  6. Security headers partially implemented; CSP is present but other headers missing.
  7. No signs of malware, phishing, or suspicious content.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML snapshot.
  9. No social media links explicitly present in the HTML snapshot.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based frontend with ES modules and integrates Google Maps API extensively for geospatial and traffic data visualization. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts, and analytics are implemented via Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip navigation links and focus outlines. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of caching via service workers. No CMS or hosting provider information is directly discernible from the HTML snapshot. The technical stack is modern and well-implemented but could benefit from enhanced SEO metadata and structured data for better search engine visibility.
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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