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Security report for troyohio.gov

City of Troy · Government · United States

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The City of Troy official website serves as a comprehensive portal for municipal services, community news, and government information targeting residents, businesses, and visitors. The site is well-branded and consistent with government standards, providing key services such as agendas, utility billing, public bids, and event calendars. The technical infrastructure is modern, leveraging CivicPlus CMS, jQuery, AlpineJS, and telemetry tools like Google Analytics and Microsoft Application Insights. The site is mobile responsive and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and anti-forgery tokens implemented, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some security headers are missing. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of privacy and cookie policies and lack of consent mechanisms. Overall, the domain is legitimate, long-standing, and consistent with official government use.

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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
67

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 website positions the City of Troy as a transparent and service-oriented municipal government entity. It leverages partnerships with CivicPlus for CMS and Microsoft for hosting and telemetry. The business model is public service with no commercial intent. The site supports community engagement through social media and notification sign-ups. Growth indicators include active news updates and project links. The ecosystem includes links to local amenities and government resources, enhancing community connectivity.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and anti-forgery tokens protect forms. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no advanced security headers were detected in the HTML content. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which limits transparency. The use of telemetry and analytics is extensive but lacks clear privacy disclosures. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data in the HTML. The site would benefit from enhanced security headers and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen domain name system security.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR and privacy compliance.
  3. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to inform users and obtain consent for tracking.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  5. Create and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
City of Troy
Description
This is the official website of the City of Troy, located in Miami County, Ohio. Information on City departments, elected officials, and City services.
Key services
City departments information, Elected officials information, City services, News and announcements, Event calendar, Forms and documents, Utility billing, Public bids, Maps/GIS
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.4, jQuery Migrate 1.4.1, AlpineJS 3.14.1, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, CivicPlus CMS platform, Google Fonts
Platforms
CivicPlus CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Anti-forgery token implemented in forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of telemetry and error tracking

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Application Insights
Marketing tools
Microsoft Application Insights
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 municipal government site for City of Troy, Ohio.
  2. Content is comprehensive for city services, news, and community information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage or footer.
  4. Site uses multiple analytics and telemetry tools.
  5. No forms with email fields detected; only search and sign-in related forms.
  6. Social media presence includes Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Nextdoor.
  7. Site is mobile responsive and uses modern JavaScript libraries.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack with CivicPlus CMS, jQuery, AlpineJS, and Google Fonts. It integrates Google Analytics and Microsoft Application Insights for monitoring and analytics. The site is hosted on Microsoft Online infrastructure, indicated by the nameservers. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and deferred JavaScript. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with basic features. SEO is basic with meta descriptions and keywords but lacks advanced structured data like JSON-LD. There is room for technical improvements in security headers and privacy compliance.
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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