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Security report for solanocounty.com

Solano County · Government · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, DNS health and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Solano County's official website serves as a comprehensive portal for residents, businesses, and government stakeholders within Solano County, California. It provides access to key government services, board meeting information, employment opportunities, and volunteer programs. The site is well-branded and clearly positioned as a government entity, targeting local constituents and public service users. Technically, the site leverages modern web frameworks such as Next.js and integrates analytics and survey tools to enhance user engagement and data collection. The website is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident in metadata and structured data. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is minimal, typical for government domains, but the .gov TLD and consistent content strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy, though it would benefit from enhanced privacy disclosures and security header implementation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. 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

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 5 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

  3. 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 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';…

  4. 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

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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
65
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Solano County operates as a large government entity providing essential public services to its constituents. Its market position is that of a local government authority with a focus on transparency, community engagement, and service delivery. The business model is non-commercial, funded by public resources, and focused on governance, public safety, and community support. Key services include board governance, employment, bidding processes, and volunteer coordination. The website's partnership with governmentjobs.com and volunteernow.org indicates a strategic ecosystem for workforce and volunteer management. Growth indicators include active content updates and integration of user feedback mechanisms. The county's operations are aligned with public sector standards and community needs.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption ensuring data in transit protection. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces defense-in-depth capabilities. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness communication. Privacy compliance is partial, with no explicit GDPR or cookie consent mechanisms found. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a government site but could be enhanced by adopting additional security headers, publishing security and privacy policies, and improving incident response visibility.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure essential security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to strengthen protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  3. Provide explicit security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and user trust.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no vulnerable or privacy-invasive components are included.
  5. Enhance website accessibility and mobile responsiveness continuously to maintain high user experience standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Solano County
Description
Solano County website's home page
Key services
Board Meetings & Agendas, Board Members information, Employment Opportunities, Bids & RFPs, Volunteer Opportunities, News & Events, Emergencies, Services, Careers, Contact information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Next.js), FontAwesome icons, Survicate survey widget, Mixpanel analytics, TVSquared tracking
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

Analytics and tracking

Services
Mixpanel, TVSquared
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Mixpanel, TVSquared
Marketing tools
Survicate
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official government portal for Solano County, California.
  2. Content is comprehensive for local government services and information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found in the provided content.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the truncated content.
  5. Modern web technologies and analytics tools are used.
  6. No security headers detected in the provided data; SSL is present.
  7. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
  8. WHOIS data is minimal and does not provide registrar or registrant details.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Next.js, a modern React framework, indicating a contemporary and scalable technical infrastructure. It uses FontAwesome for icons and integrates third-party services such as Survicate for surveys, Mixpanel and TVSquared for analytics and tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, with preloading of key images and stylesheets. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or static site generation approach. Hosting provider details are not available from the data. The technical stack supports good SEO and user experience but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy 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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