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Security report for saltlakecountyarts.org

Salt Lake County Arts & Culture · Government · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Salt Lake County Arts & Culture is a government agency dedicated to fostering arts and cultural engagement within the Salt Lake County community. The organization provides a variety of services including event promotion, venue management, community outreach programs, and ticketing services through partnerships. The website reflects a well-established entity with over 40 years of history, targeting residents and visitors interested in arts and culture. The business model is focused on public service and community enrichment rather than commercial profit. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with a modern but somewhat dated technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and various tracking pixels for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly, with good content quality and navigation. However, some technical improvements could be made to enhance security headers and update libraries. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes common tracking and analytics scripts. While no critical vulnerabilities were detected, the absence of advanced security headers and a cookie consent mechanism indicates room for improvement in privacy compliance and security posture. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to privacy protection, which is typical for government domains but limits domain age and registrant verification. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for a government arts agency, with solid business credibility and good user experience. Strategic improvements in security and privacy compliance would further strengthen its posture and user trust.

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

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 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';…

  2. 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

    • 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
62
Security headers
25
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
69

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

Salt Lake County Arts & Culture occupies a stable position as a government arts agency serving the Salt Lake County region. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing community presence, official government backing, and comprehensive service offerings including venue rentals, event ticketing, and public arts programs. Revenue streams are likely government-funded supplemented by ticket sales and venue rentals. The target customer segments include local residents, tourists, artists, and cultural organizations. The partnership ecosystem includes ticketing platforms like ArtTix and design agencies. Growth indicators include active event promotion and community engagement initiatives. The organization operates transparently with clear contact information and social media presence, supporting its market credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options suggests potential vulnerabilities to clickjacking, MIME sniffing, and cross-site scripting attacks. The use of an older jQuery version may introduce risks if not patched. Privacy compliance is partial, with no cookie consent banner detected, which could be a compliance gap under GDPR or similar regulations. Incident response and security policy documentation are not publicly found, indicating limited transparency in security governance. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but could benefit from enhanced controls and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Update all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to reduce risk of exploitation.
  3. Deploy a cookie consent banner and privacy management tools to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  4. Develop and publish security policies and incident response procedures to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate vulnerabilities proactively.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Salt Lake County Arts & Culture
Description
We are a Salt Lake County agency, dedicated to building deep and engaging connections and dialogue around the arts and culture in our community. For more than forty years, we have been an active participant in the arts community, providing the spaces, places and services to create and perform great art.
Key services
Event listings and ticketing (ArtTix), Venue rentals and management, ArtReach community programs, Art in Public Places program, Public tours and arts education, Volunteer usher program
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 5.7.12, jQuery, Bootstrap 3.3.4, Slick Carousel, Fancybox, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, TikTok Pixel, Facebook Pixel, Bing Ads
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by WordPress environment)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Bing Ads
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Bing Ads Pixel, Aeg Presents Tracking
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government arts and culture agency site for Salt Lake County
  2. Content is rich with event listings, venue info, and community programs
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and tracking scripts
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  5. WHOIS data is not publicly available, likely due to privacy protection
  6. No cookie consent banner detected, potential GDPR compliance gap
  7. Security headers could be improved
  8. Mobile and SEO optimizations are good
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress 5.7.12 with a combination of jQuery, Bootstrap 3.3.4, Slick Carousel, and Fancybox for UI components. It integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, and Bing Ads. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced search engine understanding. Performance is moderate, with some asynchronous script loading to optimize page load times. The use of multiple external CDNs and tracking services indicates a mature digital marketing approach but also increases the attack surface. Technical debt is present in the form of older library versions and missing advanced security headers, suggesting opportunities for modernization and hardening.
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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