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Security report for visitmt.com

Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development · Hospitality · United States

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Visit Montana is the official tourism website for the state of Montana, providing comprehensive travel guides, event information, and visitor resources to promote tourism within the state. The website serves as a key digital platform for the Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development, targeting tourists and travelers interested in exploring Montana's attractions. It holds a strong market position as the authoritative source for Montana travel information. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, GSAP, Slick Carousel, FontAwesome, and Laravel Livewire, supported by performance and error monitoring tools such as Bugsnag and Hotjar. The site is mobile-optimized and incorporates cookie consent management, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Hosting details are partially inferred, with domain registration through GoDaddy. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses domain status protections but lacks DNSSEC and advanced security headers like Content-Security-Policy. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, with consent mechanisms in place. Overall, Visit Montana presents a professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained online presence with moderate security posture and good privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security headers and incident response transparency would further strengthen its risk profile.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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. 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. 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 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. 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
52
Security headers
45
Email security
40
DNS health
55
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
88
Average
53

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 operates as a government entity's official tourism portal, focusing on hospitality and tourism sectors. Its business model centers on promoting Montana as a travel destination, providing informational content and event listings to attract visitors. The site targets a broad audience of domestic and international tourists. Revenue streams are likely government-funded with potential partnerships in the travel and hospitality industry. The domain's long history and consistent branding support a stable market presence. The partnership ecosystem includes major analytics and marketing tools but no direct commercial affiliates are evident. Strategically, the site benefits from official state backing, enhancing credibility and reach. Growth indicators include integration of modern analytics and user engagement tools. However, the absence of visible certifications or security policies suggests room for maturity in compliance and security governance.

Security posture

Visit Montana demonstrates a baseline security maturity with HTTPS enforcement and domain registration protections. The use of reCAPTCHA and cookie consent indicates awareness of bot mitigation and privacy regulations. However, the lack of DNSSEC and Content-Security-Policy headers exposes potential attack vectors such as DNS spoofing and cross-site scripting. No public incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are found, which limits transparency and responsiveness to security events. Compliance with GDPR is evident through cookie consent and privacy policy, but NIST or ISO 27001 frameworks are not referenced. The security culture appears functional but could be enhanced by publishing security policies, enabling DNSSEC, and implementing advanced HTTP security headers. Regular audits of third-party scripts are recommended to mitigate supply chain risks.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and security.
  2. Implement a comprehensive Content-Security-Policy header to reduce XSS risks.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development
Description
Official tourism website promoting travel and tourism in Montana, providing travel guides, events, and visitor information.
Key services
Travel guides, Event listings, Visitor information, Tourism promotion
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, GSAP 3.12.5, Slick Carousel 1.8.1, FontAwesome 6.7.2, Google Tag Manager, Bugsnag, Hotjar, Fathom Analytics, CookiePro Consent Management
Frameworks
Livewire (Laravel), Bugsnag Performance Monitoring
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of clientDeleteProhibited and other domain status flags
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • Use of reCAPTCHA script for bot protection

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Hotjar, Fathom Analytics, Bugsnag Performance
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Fathom Analytics, Bugsnag
Marketing tools
Hotjar, CookiePro
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official state tourism website with comprehensive visitor information.
  2. Uses modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  3. Good privacy and cookie compliance with consent mechanisms.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. Security headers could be improved with CSP and DNSSEC.
  6. No visible incident response or security policy published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern web technology stack with Laravel Livewire backend components and popular frontend libraries such as jQuery, GSAP, and Slick Carousel. It uses FontAwesome for icons and integrates multiple analytics and monitoring tools including Google Tag Manager, Hotjar, Fathom Analytics, and Bugsnag. CookiePro manages cookie consent, reflecting compliance with privacy laws. Performance is moderate with deferred script loading and asynchronous analytics. Mobile optimization is good, though accessibility features are basic. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data. Hosting provider details are not explicit but domain registration is with GoDaddy. The site could benefit from enhanced security headers and DNSSEC to reduce technical risks. Overall, the infrastructure supports a reliable and user-friendly experience with opportunities for security hardening.
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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