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Security report for nvsos.gov

Nevada Secretary of State · Government · United States

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Nevada Secretary of State website serves as the official digital presence for the state's Secretary of State office, providing comprehensive information and services related to elections, business registration, licensing, and securities regulation. The site targets Nevada residents, businesses, voters, and investors, offering a wide range of resources including forms, news, and online services. The website is positioned as a trusted government resource with a large operational scale and consistent branding. Technically, the site employs AngularJS and jQuery frameworks, running on the Vision CMS platform. It demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, though performance is moderate. The site enforces HTTPS and includes session timeout mechanisms, indicating a mature security posture. However, explicit security headers are not detected, and there is no cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement. Security-wise, the site shows no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The lack of WHOIS data is typical for government domains and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Tracking is minimal, limited to Lucky Orange analytics, and privacy policies are present though GDPR compliance indicators are limited. Overall, the website is a professional, secure, and credible government portal with minor gaps in privacy compliance and security header implementation. Strategic enhancements in these areas would further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

8 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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  • 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
57
Security headers
20
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
58

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 Secretary of State operates as a government entity providing essential services to the public and businesses within Nevada. Its market position is authoritative and exclusive within the state jurisdiction. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on regulatory compliance, public information dissemination, and licensing. Revenue streams are typical of government operations, likely funded by state budgets and service fees. The target customers include voters, business owners, licensees, and investors. The site shows indicators of growth and modernization through ongoing updates and project releases (e.g., Project Orion). Partnerships with related Nevada state portals such as SilverFlume and NVJobs enhance service delivery. The ecosystem is tightly integrated within state government infrastructure, emphasizing transparency and accessibility. Strategic observations suggest a focus on digital transformation and user engagement through online services and social media.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS, session management, and XSS keyword filtering within its CMS. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options represents a potential area for enhancement to mitigate risks like clickjacking and cross-site scripting. Privacy compliance is partial; while a privacy policy exists, there is no cookie consent mechanism, which may impact GDPR and other privacy regulations. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, limiting transparency in security governance. The minimal use of tracking and analytics aligns with privacy best practices. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from formalized policies and additional technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner or mechanism to improve privacy compliance and user transparency regarding data collection.
  3. Publish detailed security policies and incident response procedures to increase trust and demonstrate security governance.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no vulnerabilities or privacy risks are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Nevada Secretary of State
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nevada Secretary of State
Description
Official site of the Nevada Secretary of State. Information on elections, businesses, licensing, and securities.
Key services
Business registration and management, Elections information and resources, Licensing services including notary and securities, Investor information and securities regulation, Online services such as business search and filings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
AngularJS, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Frameworks
AngularJS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Session timeout configured
  • XSS keyword filtering in CMS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Lucky Orange
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Lucky Orange
Marketing tools
Google Translate
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Nevada Secretary of State website with comprehensive information and services
  2. No WHOIS data available, typical for government domains
  3. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible
  4. Good technical implementation with AngularJS and Vision CMS
  5. HTTPS enforced with session management
  6. Privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism
  7. Contact info includes phone and physical address in footer
  8. Social media links to official Facebook and Twitter pages
  9. Tracking limited to Lucky Orange analytics
  10. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using AngularJS and jQuery, hosted on a CMS platform identified as Vision CMS. The technical infrastructure supports responsive design and accessibility features, providing a good user experience across devices. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading times and script management. The site uses modern HTML5 and CSS3 standards, with fallback scripts for older browsers. There is evidence of session timeout management and XSS keyword filtering, indicating attention to security in the application layer. However, the absence of explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms suggests some technical debt in security and privacy compliance. The integration with external domains is limited to official state portals and trusted social media platforms, minimizing risk exposure. Overall, the technical stack is stable 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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