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Security report for la.gov

Louisiana State Government · Government · United States

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Louisiana.gov serves as the official digital gateway for the Louisiana state government, providing residents and visitors with access to a wide range of government services, information, and resources. The website consolidates services from executive, legislative, and judicial branches, offering key functionalities such as driver's license services, hunting and fishing permits, unclaimed property searches, tax refunds, and a comprehensive agency directory. It targets a broad audience including citizens, businesses, and government employees, positioning itself as a trusted and authoritative source for state-related information. Technically, the website employs a modern frontend stack including Bootstrap 4.3.1, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and various UI libraries such as Slick Carousel and DataTables. The site is mobile responsive and incorporates accessibility features, ensuring usability across devices and for users with disabilities. While HTTPS is enforced, the site lacks some recommended security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers and a vulnerability disclosure policy indicates room for enhancement in security posture and transparency. The WHOIS data is incomplete, lacking registrar and creation date information, but the domain expiry date and content strongly support the legitimacy of the site as an official government portal. Overall, Louisiana.gov is a well-structured, content-rich government website with strong business credibility and good technical implementation. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance mechanisms, and WHOIS transparency would further strengthen its trustworthiness and security stance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • 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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
69

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

Louisiana.gov operates as a critical government portal, centralizing access to state services and information. Its market position is that of an essential public service provider with no direct commercial competition. The business model is non-commercial, funded and operated by the state government to serve citizens and stakeholders. The site supports a wide ecosystem of state agencies, educational institutions, and public services, reflecting a complex partnership network. Growth indicators include continuous updates to agency information and integration of online services. The portal's extensive external linking to official state domains underscores a robust partnership ecosystem. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining high availability, security, and compliance to serve a diverse user base effectively.

Security posture

The security maturity of Louisiana.gov is moderate to good. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communications. The site avoids exposing sensitive data in its HTML content and uses reputable third-party libraries without known vulnerabilities. However, the lack of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which could hinder coordinated security improvements. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism detected despite tracking scripts. Overall, the site is secure for general use but would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to strengthen browser security.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance WHOIS data transparency by ensuring registrar and creation date information is publicly available or documented.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Louisiana State Government
Description
Louisiana’s state government website provides a gateway to services provided by the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Key services
Drivers Licenses, Hunting and Fishing licenses, Unclaimed Property search, Tax Refunds, Agency directory and contact information, Online services portal
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4.3.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Slick Carousel, DataTables, FontAwesome, Google Fonts, Chatbot.com widget
Frameworks
Bootstrap
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 in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Custom Search Engine, Chatbot.com
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official state government website with comprehensive agency directory and services.
  2. No WHOIS registrar or creation date data available; expiry date present.
  3. HTTPS enforced with modern frontend technologies.
  4. No detected security headers in provided data; recommend adding.
  5. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite use of tracking scripts.
  6. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond privacy policy found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  9. Multiple external links to official Louisiana state agencies and services.
  10. Use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a mature and widely adopted technology stack centered on Bootstrap 4.3.1 and jQuery, supplemented by UI components like Slick Carousel and DataTables for rich interactive content. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are used for visitor tracking and analytics. The site is mobile responsive and includes accessibility features such as an accessibility toolbar. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of CDNs for common libraries. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. Technical debt appears low, but modernization opportunities include upgrading to newer frontend frameworks and improving security headers. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a stable and user-friendly experience aligned with government website standards.
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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