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Security report for mainenotices.com

Maine Press Association · Other · United States

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.mainenotices.com serves as a public notice search platform primarily targeting the state of Maine. It is operated by the Maine Press Association and provides users with access to legal and public notices through a searchable database. The site offers filtering by county, city, and publication, catering to a general audience including legal professionals and the public interested in official announcements. The business model appears to be subscription or access-based, focusing on niche regional public notice services. Technically, the site is built on ASP.NET Web Forms with usage of jQuery and Microsoft AJAX technologies. It integrates Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity for user behavior tracking. The design and user experience are basic but functional, with moderate mobile optimization and clear navigation. However, the site lacks modern security headers and comprehensive privacy or cookie policies, which impacts its privacy compliance and security posture. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS but does not implement additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No vulnerabilities were detected in the visible content, but the absence of security best practices and missing WHOIS data raise concerns. The WHOIS lookup failed to retrieve registration details, which is inconsistent with the active website presence and may indicate privacy protection or domain registration issues. Overall, the site is functional and serves its business purpose but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security hardening, and transparency regarding domain registration to enhance trustworthiness and security posture.

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 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 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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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 Maine Press Association operates this website as a specialized service providing access to public notices in Maine. Its market positioning is niche, serving legal, governmental, and public sectors requiring official notice access. The business leverages a searchable database with advanced filtering to attract users needing precise legal information. Revenue likely derives from subscriptions or pay-per-access models. The absence of detailed company information and contact data limits transparency. The partnership with usalegalnotice.com suggests a broader network for public notices. Growth opportunities include expanding digital services and improving compliance to meet regulatory standards.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled but lacks critical security headers that protect against common web attacks. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting readiness for security events. The missing WHOIS data is a red flag for domain legitimacy and trust. User tracking via Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity is present but without clear privacy disclosures. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, requiring enhancements in security controls, transparency, and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to improve security posture.
  3. Publish contact information including security incident response contacts and data protection officer details.
  4. Investigate and resolve WHOIS registration data issues to improve domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Regularly update and audit third-party libraries and tracking scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Maine Press Association
Description
Website provides a searchable database of public notices for the state of Maine, targeting users interested in legal and public announcements.
Key services
Public notice search, Advanced search filters by county, city, publication, Popular search categories like Architecture, Foreclosure, Demolition
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET Web Forms, jQuery 2.2.4, Microsoft AJAX, Google Analytics, Microsoft ScriptResource.axd, Typekit fonts, Microsoft WebResource.axd, Microsoft UpdatePanel AJAX
Frameworks
ASP.NET Web Forms
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Microsoft Clarity
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
good
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is an ASP.NET Web Forms application providing public notice search for Maine.
  2. WHOIS data is missing, indicating possible domain registration issues or privacy protection.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. No explicit contact information such as emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Uses Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity for user tracking.
  6. No security headers detected; SSL is enabled but configuration details unknown.
  7. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  8. Navigation and search functionality are clear but design is basic.
  9. No social media links or business certifications found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on legacy ASP.NET Web Forms technology with integration of jQuery 2.2.4 and Microsoft AJAX components. It uses Typekit for fonts and Google Analytics plus Microsoft Clarity for analytics and user tracking. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices but has basic design and accessibility features. Performance is average with some potential for improvement by modernizing the tech stack and optimizing resource loading. The lack of a CMS or modern frameworks suggests technical debt and opportunities for modernization to improve maintainability and security.
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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