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Security report for mostateparks.com

Missouri Department of Natural Resources · Government · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Missouri State Parks website is an official government platform managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, providing comprehensive information about state parks, historic sites, activities, reservations, and visitor resources. The site targets a broad audience including residents, tourists, and outdoor enthusiasts, positioning itself as the primary authoritative source for Missouri State Parks. The business model is a government-operated public service with a large scope and long-established presence since 1999. Technically, the website is built on Drupal CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Maps API, and various JavaScript libraries for enhanced user experience. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site uses third-party analytics and monitoring tools such as Google Analytics and New Relic, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and has domain transfer protections but lacks DNSSEC and visible security headers like CSP or HSTS. There is no visible privacy or cookie policy, which is a compliance gap. No incident response or security contact information is provided. No WAF or blocking mechanisms are detected, and no suspicious content or vulnerabilities are apparent. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security hardening. The risk level is low, but improvements in security headers, DNSSEC, and privacy disclosures are recommended.

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

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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
90
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
73

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

Missouri State Parks operates as a government entity providing public access to natural and historic resources. Its competitive advantage lies in official status, comprehensive park coverage, and integration with state tourism and natural resource departments. Revenue streams are likely government-funded with supplementary income from reservations and merchandise sales. The target customers are diverse, including families, outdoor enthusiasts, and educational groups. The partnership ecosystem includes state agencies and reservation service providers. The website reflects a stable, mature operation with strategic focus on visitor engagement and resource preservation.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and domain transfer is protected, but the absence of DNSSEC and security headers reduces defense-in-depth. The lack of published privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and similar regulations. No incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure policies are visible, limiting transparency. The use of third-party analytics introduces potential privacy risks. Overall, the site is secure for general use but should enhance security controls and compliance documentation to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other privacy laws.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the site against common attacks.
  4. Provide explicit security incident response contact information and consider a vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate risks from vulnerable libraries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Description
Official website providing information about Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites, including park locations, activities, reservations, events, and visitor resources.
Key services
Park information and descriptions, Reservation system for camping, lodging, shelters, tours, Event listings, Customer rewards program, Online store for park merchandise
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, jQuery, Google Maps API, Google Tag Manager, New Relic Browser monitoring, RoyalSlider, Colorbox
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security monitoring scripts (New Relic)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, New Relic Browser
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
New Relic
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website for Missouri State Parks
  2. Comprehensive park and activity information available
  3. No visible privacy or cookie policies
  4. Use of multiple third-party analytics and monitoring tools
  5. No security headers detected in HTML content
  6. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  7. Good content quality and user experience
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal CMS with a suite of JavaScript libraries including jQuery, RoyalSlider, and Google Maps API for interactive features. Google Tag Manager and New Relic are employed for analytics and performance monitoring. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and uses CDN-hosted scripts for performance. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no advanced security headers are detected, indicating room for technical security improvements. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets, suggesting moderate complexity but no evident technical debt or deprecated technologies.
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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