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Security report for visitlongbeach.com

Visit Long Beach · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Visit Long Beach operates as the official tourism website for Long Beach, California, providing comprehensive travel and visitor information including accommodations, events, dining, shopping, and museums. The site targets tourists and visitors seeking to explore Long Beach and positions itself as a key resource for travel planning in the region. The business model focuses on tourism promotion and visitor engagement, leveraging digital content and social media to attract and inform potential visitors. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and DoubleClick for advertising and tracking. It uses web font services and embeds social media content to enhance user experience. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good accessibility and SEO practices, contributing to a positive digital maturity level. From a security perspective, the website uses HTTPS and integrates controlled script loading via Google Tag Manager. However, it lacks visible security headers and formal security policies such as a security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page. Privacy compliance is weak, with no detected privacy or cookie policies or consent mechanisms, which could expose the site to regulatory risks. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy, although the website content and branding strongly suggest it is an official entity. Overall, the site is professionally designed and content-rich, but improvements in privacy compliance, security policy transparency, and domain registration verification are recommended to enhance trust and reduce risk.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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

  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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
72
Security headers
70
Email security
40
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
60

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

Visit Long Beach holds a strategic position as the official tourism portal for Long Beach, California, serving a broad audience of domestic and international tourists. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status and comprehensive content offerings that cover lodging, events, dining, and cultural attractions. The business likely generates revenue through partnerships, advertising, and promotional activities. The target customer segments include leisure travelers, event attendees, and cultural tourists. The website's integration with major social media platforms and advertising networks indicates an active marketing ecosystem. Growth indicators include extensive content updates and multimedia integration. Strategic observations suggest a need to strengthen compliance and security posture to maintain credibility and support sustainable growth.

Security posture

The current security posture of Visit Long Beach is moderate. The site benefits from HTTPS encryption and uses reputable analytics and advertising services. However, it lacks critical security headers that protect against common web vulnerabilities. There is no public incident response or security policy information, which limits transparency and preparedness for security events. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure program and security.txt file reduces opportunities for responsible vulnerability reporting. Privacy compliance gaps, including missing cookie consent and privacy policies, expose the site to regulatory risks under GDPR and similar frameworks. The security culture appears to prioritize user experience and marketing over formal security governance. Addressing these gaps will improve resilience and stakeholder trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Establish and publicize a security incident response plan and contact channels, including a security.txt file, to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident management.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS registration information to ensure domain legitimacy and transparency, reducing suspicion and improving trust.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and integrations to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Visit Long Beach
Description
Find vacation and travel information for Long Beach California. Your guide to Long Beach hotels, things to do, events, dining, shopping, museums, and more.
Key services
Travel information, Hotel accommodations, Events listings, Dining guides, Shopping guides, Museum information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, DoubleClick for Publishers (Google GPT), Flockler embed, WebFontLoader, Typekit fonts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager for controlled script loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, LinkedIn Insight
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
LinkedIn Insight
Marketing tools
Flockler embed
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and content-rich focused on Long Beach tourism.
  2. No WHOIS registration data found, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected in the provided HTML content.
  4. Multiple third-party analytics and advertising scripts are used, but no explicit consent mechanisms found.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. Website uses HTTPS and modern web fonts and analytics tools.
  8. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure leverages modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager for script management, Google Analytics for user tracking, and DoubleClick for advertising. It uses web font services (Typekit) and embeds social media content via Flockler. The site is responsive and optimized for mobile devices, with good accessibility and SEO practices evident in meta tags and structured data. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed by optimizing third-party scripts. The lack of a detected CMS suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML content. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts without visible security controls and missing security headers.
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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