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Security report for newmexicopublicnotices.com

New Mexico Press Association · Government · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.newmexicopublicnotices.com is operated by the New Mexico Press Association and serves as a public service platform providing free access to public notices published in legal newspapers across New Mexico. It targets citizens, taxpayers, and businesses who rely on public notices for government transparency and legal information. The site offers advanced search capabilities and an optional paid subscription service for expedited email delivery of customized public notice searches. Technically, the site is built on ASP.NET Web Forms with legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 2.2.4 and includes Google Tag Manager for analytics. The design is professional and content is relevant and well-structured, though mobile optimization and accessibility are basic. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacking modern security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms such as cookie consent and privacy policy. Contact information is limited to an administrative email address. Overall, the site is trustworthy and legitimate, consistent with its official operator, but could improve privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

8 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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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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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 New Mexico Press Association positions this website as the official repository for public notices in New Mexico, leveraging its media and government sector presence. The business model is primarily a public service with revenue potential from subscription-based expedited notice delivery. The target market includes government entities, contractors, and the general public interested in legal and governmental transparency. The site’s partnership with usalegalnotice.com and use of Google services indicates integration with broader legal notice networks and digital marketing tools. Growth opportunities exist in expanding subscription services and improving digital maturity. The lack of phone or physical address contact details may limit direct customer engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture with mandatory HTTPS enabled, protecting data in transit. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No evidence of incident response contacts or security policies is found, indicating potential gaps in security governance. The use of older JavaScript libraries like jQuery 2.2.4 may expose the site to known vulnerabilities if not properly patched. Forms use ASP.NET viewstate and hidden fields, but no explicit anti-CSRF tokens or advanced input sanitization details are visible. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is functional and secure enough for public information dissemination but requires enhancements to meet modern security and compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Add cookie consent banners/mechanisms to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Deploy security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Upgrade JavaScript libraries to latest secure versions and conduct regular vulnerability scans.
  5. Enhance mobile responsiveness and accessibility to improve user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
New Mexico Press Association
Description
This website is a public service by New Mexico’s newspapers to disseminate public notices published in legal newspapers across New Mexico. It provides free access to a wide variety of public notices including government meeting minutes, bid notices, election notices, zoning ordinances, delinquent property taxes, budgets, school report cards, amendments to the NM Constitution, and other important state and local government and court matters.
Key services
Public notice search and access, Expedited email delivery of customized public notice searches (Smart Search subscription)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET Web Forms, jQuery 2.2.4, Modernizr 1.7, Google Fonts, Google Translate, Google Tag Manager (gtag.js)
Frameworks
ASP.NET
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of hidden form fields and ASP.NET viewstate for form security

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government/media public service site for New Mexico public notices
  2. No privacy or cookie policy found, only terms of use
  3. Uses ASP.NET Web Forms technology with legacy libraries like jQuery 2.2.4
  4. Includes Google Tag Manager for analytics
  5. No security headers detected in provided content
  6. Contact email is admin@newmexicopublicnotices.com
  7. No phone numbers or physical addresses found in content
  8. No social media links detected
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET Web Forms, a mature but older web framework, with client-side scripting relying on jQuery 2.2.4 and Modernizr 1.7. Google Fonts and Google Translate are used for typography and multilingual support. Google Tag Manager is implemented for analytics and tracking. The site uses server-side form management with ASP.NET viewstate and postback mechanisms. Performance is moderate with some legacy scripts that could be optimized. The site lacks modern CMS features and advanced SEO optimizations but maintains clear metadata and structured data via JSON-LD. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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