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Security report for uscis.gov

Government · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website uscis.gov is currently inaccessible due to a Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) blocking mechanism, presenting an Access Denied error page. This prevents any direct analysis of the website's content, metadata, or business information. The domain is long-established since 2003 and registered through a government registrar with privacy protection and transfer lock, indicating a legitimate and secure registration profile. However, no privacy policies, contact information, or security documentation are accessible for review. The technical infrastructure appears to be hosted behind Cloudflare, which provides security and performance benefits but currently restricts access. Due to the blocking, the website's content quality, technical implementation, and security posture cannot be properly assessed, resulting in a low overall AI score.

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. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
0
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
56

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

USCIS.gov is a government domain likely representing the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The domain age and registrar align with a government entity. The lack of accessible content prevents detailed business intelligence analysis, but the domain's sector is government, and the size is enterprise. No partner or subsidiary domains were identified. The domain's privacy protection is justified given the sensitive nature of government operations. The website likely serves a broad audience including immigrants, legal professionals, and government officials.

Security posture

The security posture cannot be fully evaluated due to the blocked content. The domain uses Cloudflare as a hosting and security provider, which typically offers strong DDoS protection and WAF capabilities. The domain status includes serverTransferProhibited, which is a positive security control. DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a minor security shortfall. No security headers or SSL configuration details are available from the provided data. No vulnerabilities or incident response information is accessible. Overall, the domain registration and hosting setup indicate a moderate to strong security posture, but the lack of accessible content limits detailed assessment.

Recommendations

  1. Provide a publicly accessible landing page or informational page to allow content and security analysis.
  2. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security.
  3. Publish privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies to enhance transparency and compliance.
  4. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information.
  5. Ensure security headers and SSL/TLS configurations are properly implemented and publicly verifiable.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Cloudflare detected. Access Denied page served by Cloudflare with reference to errors.edgesuite.net, indicating WAF blocking or security challenge. These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Content quality
poor

Technology

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 blocked by Cloudflare WAF, showing an Access Denied error page.
  2. No actual website content, metadata, or business information is accessible.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found due to blocked content.
  4. No contact information or security policies are available on the page.
  5. Domain WHOIS data indicates a long-established domain with privacy protection and transfer lock.
  6. No scripts, forms, or external links except the error reference domain.
  7. No analytics, advertising, or tracking technologies detected.
  8. Content safety is rated safe as no adult or questionable content is present.
  9. Due to blocking, most technical, security, and business observations are unknown or poor.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted behind Cloudflare, which provides CDN and security services. The domain uses Cloudflare name servers and has serverTransferProhibited status. DNSSEC is not enabled. The HTML content is minimal and only shows an Access Denied message, indicating a WAF block. No CMS, frameworks, or scripts are detectable from the provided data. Performance, mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO cannot be assessed due to lack of content. The technical infrastructure appears modern but inaccessible for detailed evaluation.
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. 68/100Medium28 findingsView report
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