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Security report for secretservice.gov

Government · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website secretservice.gov is a government domain established in 2001, indicating a long-standing presence likely related to the United States Secret Service or a similar government entity. However, the website content is currently inaccessible due to a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or security challenge, specifically Cloudflare protection, which blocks direct access and prevents content analysis. This limits visibility into the organization's public-facing digital assets, policies, and contact information. From a technical perspective, the domain uses Cloudflare DNS and protection services but lacks DNSSEC, which could enhance domain security. The absence of accessible content means no metadata, forms, or scripts can be analyzed, and no privacy or security policies are publicly visible. The domain registration is privacy protected, which is typical for sensitive government domains, and the domain age supports legitimacy. Security posture evaluation is constrained by the lack of accessible content, but the use of Cloudflare and domain transfer protection status are positive indicators. No vulnerabilities or security headers can be assessed. Overall, the site is secure in terms of access control but lacks publicly available information for comprehensive security and compliance evaluation. The overall risk assessment is low for malicious activity but high for transparency and accessibility. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing privacy and security policies, and providing accessible contact information to improve trust and compliance.

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

6 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 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
80
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
72

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 secretservice.gov domain represents an essential government entity, likely involved in national security or law enforcement. The business model is government-funded and focused on public safety and protection services. Market positioning is unique as a federal agency with no direct commercial competitors. The target audience includes government officials, law enforcement partners, and the general public seeking official information. The domain's longevity since 2001 indicates stable operations. No subsidiaries or parent companies are publicly identified. The partnership ecosystem is unknown due to lack of accessible content. Growth indicators and revenue streams are not applicable in the traditional commercial sense.

Security posture

The current security posture is characterized by strong perimeter defense via Cloudflare WAF, preventing unauthorized access and potential attacks. However, the lack of DNSSEC and absence of visible security headers or policies limit the assessment of internal security maturity. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which is common for sensitive government sites. Compliance with GDPR or other privacy regulations cannot be confirmed due to inaccessible content. The domain registration protections and transfer prohibitions enhance trustworthiness. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but opaque.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen domain name system security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve transparency and compliance.
  3. Provide accessible contact information including security incident response contacts.
  4. Implement and expose standard security headers to enhance browser security.
  5. Consider providing a public security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Cloudflare detected. Access Denied page served with Cloudflare DNS and error reference URL indicating WAF blocking or security challenge. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare DNS

Analytics and tracking

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
low

Key observations

  1. Website content is inaccessible due to WAF or security restrictions.
  2. No metadata, forms, or contact information available on the landing page.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected.
  4. Domain is government-related and long-established.
  5. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity.
  6. Cloudflare is used for DNS and likely for WAF protection.
  7. No analytics, advertising, or tracking scripts detected due to blocked content.
  8. No social media or external business links found in the HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure relies on Cloudflare for DNS and security, indicating a modern approach to perimeter defense. However, the absence of DNSSEC is a technical gap. The website content is blocked by WAF, preventing analysis of CMS, frameworks, or performance. No metadata or scripts are present in the accessible HTML, suggesting minimal or no public-facing content at this URL. The domain is registered with get.gov, a registrar commonly used for government domains, supporting legitimacy. Technical debt or modernization needs cannot be assessed due to lack of content.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 71/100Medium27 findingsView report
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