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Security report for kansaspublicnotices.com

Kansas Press Association · Media · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

40/100

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

KansasPublicNotices.com is a specialized media website operated by the Kansas Press Association, providing a centralized repository for public and legal notices published across Kansas newspapers. The site serves as a free public service aimed at informing and engaging Kansas citizens by maximizing access to legally mandated public notices. The business model is non-commercial, supported by newspapers and press associations, with a focus on transparency and public information dissemination. Technically, the website employs a modern but straightforward technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for interactivity, and AmCharts for data visualization. Hosting appears to be supported by Azure DNS services. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile use, with basic SEO and accessibility features. Google Analytics is used for visitor tracking, but no advanced marketing or advertising tools are detected. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections in place, but lacks DNSSEC and important security headers, which could be improved to enhance security posture. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy and terms of service available but no cookie consent mechanism or GDPR-specific indicators. Contact information is limited to a phone number and physical address, with no contact emails or security incident contacts provided. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, serving an essential public function with a long domain history. Strategic improvements in security headers, DNSSEC, privacy compliance, and contact transparency would strengthen its security and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 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. 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. 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

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  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

    • 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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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
Email security
60
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
40

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

KansasPublicNotices.com occupies a niche market as the official statewide public and legal notice repository for Kansas, supported by the Kansas Press Association. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive aggregation of notices from numerous local newspapers, enabling citizens and professionals to search notices by county, city, and publication. The business operates as a free public service, with no direct revenue streams evident, relying on press association support. The target audience includes Kansas residents, legal professionals, government agencies, and media entities. The partnership ecosystem includes local newspapers and press associations, with external links to Kansas Press Association and public notice resource sites. The site demonstrates stable operations since 2003, indicating maturity and sustained relevance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and domain transfer protections are enabled, which are positive indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represent gaps that could expose the site to certain attacks. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no cookie consent mechanism or incident response contacts visible. The site would benefit from publishing a formal security policy and incident response procedures to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public information site but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Include verified contact email addresses for general and security inquiries to improve communication channels.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kansas Press Association
Description
This website hosts public and legal notices published in newspapers across Kansas. It is provided by Kansas's newspapers as a free service to inform and engage citizens by maximizing the availability of public notice information.
Key services
Searchable public and legal notices, Access to notices by county, city, and publication, Information about newspapers and public notices
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, AmCharts, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides a valuable public service for Kansas residents.
  2. Content is well-structured and relevant to the target audience.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  4. Security headers and DNSSEC are missing, representing moderate security improvement opportunities.
  5. Use of Google Analytics indicates some user tracking but no advanced marketing or advertising detected.
  6. No contact emails found; only phone and physical address provided.
  7. No social media links detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a clean and modern front-end technology stack centered on Bootstrap and jQuery, ensuring responsive design and interactive features such as date pickers and dynamic dropdowns. AmCharts is used effectively for visualizing public notice data by county. Hosting is supported by Azure DNS, indicating reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected, and mobile optimization is good. SEO is basic but present with meta description and title tags. Accessibility features are minimal but functional. The site does not appear to use a common CMS, suggesting a custom or bespoke platform. Opportunities exist to improve technical robustness by adding security headers and enhancing privacy compliance mechanisms.
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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