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Security report for lasc.org

Louisiana Supreme Court · Government · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Louisiana Supreme Court website serves as the official online presence of Louisiana's highest judicial authority. It provides comprehensive information about the court's justices, court actions, legal resources, and public services such as e-filing and oral argument livestreams. The site targets legal professionals, government officials, and the general public interested in Louisiana judiciary matters. The business model is government service-oriented, focusing on transparency, legal administration, and public information dissemination. Technically, the website employs a mature technology stack including ASP.NET MVC, jQuery, Kendo UI, Bootstrap, and FontAwesome, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. The site is mobile optimized and includes SEO best practices, although accessibility could be further enhanced. Performance is moderate with room for improvement. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism, but lacks explicit security headers and incident response information. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain registration analysis, but the domain and content strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-suited for its government judiciary role. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response contacts, and improving accessibility features to further strengthen security posture and user trust.

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

4 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 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
35
Email security
55
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
66

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

The Louisiana Supreme Court holds a unique market position as the apex judicial authority in Louisiana, serving a broad audience including legal professionals, government entities, and citizens. Its competitive advantage lies in authoritative content, official court actions, and public legal resources. The business model is non-commercial, focused on governance and legal administration. Revenue streams are government-funded. The site demonstrates growth indicators through active updates, press releases, and public engagement tools like alerts and livestreams. Partnerships with legal organizations such as the Louisiana State Bar Association are evident. Operationally, the court maintains transparency and public trust through comprehensive online resources and communications.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain attack vectors. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, indicating a gap in security transparency. The use of third-party libraries is current but should be regularly audited for vulnerabilities. Data protection practices appear adequate with no exposed sensitive information. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with opportunities for improvement in policy publication and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish an incident response policy and provide clear security contact information on the website.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance website accessibility to meet WCAG standards for broader inclusivity.
  5. Maintain transparency by adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Louisiana Supreme Court
Description
The Louisiana Supreme Court is Louisiana's highest court and is domiciled in the City of New Orleans. The Louisiana Supreme Court is composed of seven justices elected from districts throughout Louisiana.
Key services
Court rulings and actions, Judicial administration, Public legal resources, E-filing services, Oral argument livestream, Judicial financial disclosures, Judiciary commission oversight
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Kendo UI, Bootstrap 3.3.7, FontAwesome 5.11.2, Moment.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with explicit acceptance
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure cookies with samesite=lax

Analytics and tracking

Services
Clicky
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Clicky
Marketing tools
Constant Contact
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official Louisiana Supreme Court site with comprehensive legal and judiciary information
  2. No WHOIS data available due to malformed request or privacy protection
  3. Site uses modern web technologies and is mobile responsive
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanism
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on homepage; contact likely via /Contact page
  6. No social media links detected in provided content
  7. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure policy found
  8. No incident response or security contact information found
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
  10. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a robust ASP.NET MVC framework utilizing modern front-end libraries such as jQuery, Kendo UI, and Bootstrap 3.3.7, ensuring responsive design and interactive UI components. The use of CDN-hosted resources improves load times and reliability. Performance is moderate, with potential gains from updating Bootstrap to a newer version and optimizing scripts. The site includes SEO-friendly meta tags and language options, enhancing reach. Accessibility is basic and could benefit from ARIA roles and improved keyboard navigation. Hosting details are not explicit, but the presence of HTTPS and CDN usage suggests a professionally managed infrastructure.
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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