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Security report for louisianassbci.com

Louisiana Economic Development · Government · United States

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

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Louisiana Small Business Credit Initiative website serves as an official state government platform aimed at facilitating access to capital for small businesses and startups within Louisiana. It provides detailed information about various financial programs including Seed Capital, Collateral Support, Loan Guaranty, Micro Lending, and the Louisiana Growth Fund. The site is well-positioned as a trusted government resource, backed by Louisiana Economic Development, and targets small business owners seeking financial assistance to grow and create jobs. The content is professionally presented with clear navigation and calls to action, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern frameworks such as Foundation and employs common libraries like jQuery and jQuery UI. SEO is well-implemented with Yoast SEO plugin usage and structured data in JSON-LD format. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with moderate performance. Security-wise, HTTPS is enforced, and no sensitive data is exposed. However, explicit security headers are not detected, and no published security or incident response policies are available, indicating room for improvement in security posture. The WHOIS data is notably missing or inaccessible, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy. Despite this, the website's content, branding, and official contact details strongly suggest it is a legitimate government initiative. The site includes cookie consent mechanisms and complies with privacy regulations, enhancing user trust. Overall, the site presents a low-risk profile but would benefit from enhanced transparency in domain registration and security policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

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

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
55

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 website represents a government-backed financial assistance program targeting small businesses and startups in Louisiana. It operates under Louisiana Economic Development, providing multiple loan and capital access programs to stimulate economic growth and job creation. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on facilitating credit access rather than direct commercial sales. The site’s partnership with official state domains and social media accounts strengthens its market position. Revenue streams are likely government-funded grants and program allocations. The target customers are small business owners and financial institutions participating as providers. Growth indicators include program expansion and active outreach via newsletters and social media. The partnership ecosystem includes state agencies and financial institutions. Strategic observations highlight a focus on accessibility, transparency, and user education to maximize program uptake.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive information. The use of cookie consent banners indicates awareness of privacy compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response plan, which limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, reducing avenues for responsible vulnerability reporting. The WHOIS data absence is a concern for domain legitimacy and trust. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but should be enhanced with formal policies and technical headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  3. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to ensure domain registration transparency and legitimacy.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Maintain and regularly update cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies to ensure ongoing compliance with GDPR and other regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Louisiana Economic Development
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Louisiana Economic Development
Description
SSBCI is a federal program that helps states support creditworthy small businesses and startups to access capital to grow their businesses and create jobs.
Key services
Seed Capital, Collateral Support, Loan Guaranty, Micro Lending, Louisiana Growth Fund
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, WordPress, Yoast SEO, Foundation framework
Frameworks
Foundation
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of official email addresses
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
CookieYes Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed government program site for Louisiana Small Business Credit Initiative
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with clear calls to action
  3. No signs of adult or malicious content
  4. Uses modern web technologies and SEO best practices
  5. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation
  6. Includes social media links to official Louisiana Economic Development accounts
  7. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform utilizing the Foundation front-end framework and common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and jQuery UI. SEO is enhanced through the Yoast SEO plugin with proper meta tags and structured data in JSON-LD format. The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs and integrates marketing and analytics tools including Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag. Performance is moderate with mobile optimization and accessibility features implemented. The site uses HTTPS exclusively, ensuring encrypted communications. However, there is no explicit evidence of advanced security headers or HTTP/2 usage. The technical infrastructure is modern and stable but could benefit from additional security hardening and performance tuning.
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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