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Security report for nvartscouncil.org

Nevada Arts Council · Government · United States

Medium risk. 10 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 Nevada Arts Council is a government-affiliated non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts and culture across the state of Nevada. Their website serves as a comprehensive resource for artists, educators, community members, and grant applicants, offering information on grants, programs, events, and educational initiatives. The organization positions itself as a key catalyst for artistic and cultural development within the state. Technically, the website is built on WordPress and leverages a variety of plugins and third-party services including Google Analytics, HubSpot, and Instagram Feed Pro to enhance functionality and user engagement. The site is mobile-optimized and includes SEO best practices such as structured data and meta tags, although some accessibility features could be improved. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and employs standard tracking and marketing scripts. However, it lacks visible security headers and formal security or incident response policies. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to a malformed request, but the domain appears legitimate and privacy protection is justified given the nature of the organization. Overall, the website is professional, content-rich, and trustworthy, but could benefit from enhanced privacy compliance measures and improved security configurations to further strengthen its posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

10 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 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

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • 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
50
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 Nevada Arts Council operates as a state government arts agency and non-profit entity focused on fostering arts and culture in Nevada. Its business model revolves around grant distribution, artist support services, educational programming, and community arts development. The organization targets artists, educators, cultural institutions, and the general public within Nevada. It maintains a strong partnership ecosystem through social media and community engagement. The website reflects a mature digital presence with consistent branding and a clear mission, indicating stable operations and a solid market position within the government and non-profit sectors.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces its defense-in-depth. There is no evidence of published security policies, incident response plans, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The use of third-party scripts introduces potential risk vectors that require ongoing monitoring. Compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR is not clearly indicated, and cookie consent mechanisms are missing. Overall, while the site is not at high risk, improvements in security best practices and compliance transparency are recommended.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies along with a cookie consent banner to enhance GDPR compliance.
  3. Establish and publish a security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nevada Arts Council
Description
The Nevada Arts Council serve as a catalyst to stimulate artistic, creative, cultural, and economic activity across the state, enliven its breadth of communities, ensure lifelong learning in the arts for all Nevadans, and to encourage public and private support for the arts.
Key services
Grant offerings and management, Artist services and fellowships, Arts learning programs, Community arts development, Folklife documentation, Public events and educational resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress CMS, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, HubSpot scripts, Instagram Feed Pro plugin, Events Calendar Pro plugin, Event Tickets plugin, Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and analytics scripts loaded asynchronously
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, HubSpot Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Ads Pixel, HubSpot Analytics
Marketing tools
HubSpot Collected Forms
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with multiple plugins for events, social feeds, and SEO
  3. Strong focus on arts and cultural programs in Nevada
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content
  5. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in the provided content
  6. Social media links to Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, and YouTube are present
  7. Multiple external scripts loaded from trusted domains
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  9. No visible security headers detected in HTML content
  10. Good SEO metadata and structured data present
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress platform using a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and HubSpot integrations. It employs multiple plugins for event management, social media feeds, and SEO optimization. The site is mobile responsive and includes structured data for enhanced search engine visibility. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility features and security configurations. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the organization's mission effectively but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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