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Security report for opaguam.org

Guam Office of Public Accountability · Government · United States

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Guam Office of Public Accountability (OPA) is a government agency dedicated to ensuring public trust and good governance through independent audits and procurement appeals administration. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for audit reports, procurement appeals, announcements, and resources targeted at government officials, auditors, and the general public of Guam. It positions itself as the official auditing authority for the Government of Guam, providing transparency and accountability services. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 7 with a moderate performance profile and good mobile optimization. It uses common web technologies including jQuery, MediaElement.js, and Font Awesome, with hosting and DNS services linked to PublicDomainRegistry.com and Cloudflare. The site employs HTTPS and Google Analytics for tracking but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates basic good practices such as HTTPS and domain transfer protection but lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and privacy/cookie policies. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the domain registration details align well with the website's government purpose, indicating legitimacy. However, improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and incident response readiness are recommended. Overall, the site is a trustworthy government resource with good content quality and business credibility but could enhance its privacy and security posture to meet modern standards and regulatory compliance more fully.

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
65
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention opaguam.org, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

OPA operates as an essential government entity in Guam, focusing on auditing and accountability services. Its market position is strong as the official public auditor, providing key services such as performance and financial audits, procurement appeals, and ethics programs. The business model is government-funded and service-oriented, targeting government agencies and the public. The website reflects a medium-sized organization with a history dating back to 2011. Partnerships with local government entities and educational institutions are evident through linked domains and audit subjects. The presence of a mobile app indicates digital maturity and outreach efforts. The agency maintains transparency through frequent updates, announcements, and detailed reports, supporting its credibility and public trust.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is moderate. HTTPS is properly implemented, and the domain status clientTransferProhibited adds a layer of domain security. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security robustness. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact emails are provided. The use of Drupal 7, an older CMS version, may pose risks if not regularly updated. Google Analytics is used for tracking, but privacy compliance is minimal due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, while no critical vulnerabilities are evident, the site would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency to improve its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  4. Establish and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Upgrade Drupal core and modules to the latest supported versions and apply security patches regularly to reduce vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Guam Office of Public Accountability
Description
Guam Office of Public Accountability (OPA) ensures public trust and good governance through audits and procurement appeals administration, independently and with integrity.
Key services
Performance Audits, Financial Audits, Procurement Appeals, Citizen-Centric Reports, Ethics in Government Program
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 7, jQuery, MediaElement.js, Font Awesome, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website for Guam Office of Public Accountability
  2. Comprehensive audit and procurement appeals information available
  3. Mobile app promoted for accessibility
  4. Multiple recent announcements and audit reports published
  5. No privacy or cookie policy explicitly found
  6. No security policy or incident response contact found
  7. Good use of Drupal CMS and standard web technologies
  8. No WAF or blocking detected, site fully accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 7 CMS with a combination of jQuery and MediaElement.js libraries, supported by Font Awesome icons and Google Analytics for tracking. Hosting is managed via PublicDomainRegistry.com with DNS services provided by Cloudflare, though DNSSEC is not enabled. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and basic accessibility features such as text size adjustment and high contrast mode. Performance is moderate, with multiple CSS and JS files loaded asynchronously. SEO is supported by meta tags and canonical links. However, the site lacks modern security headers and uses an older CMS version, which may pose technical debt and security risks. Overall, the infrastructure is stable but would 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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