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Security report for adbox.lv

Ad Box SIA · Media · Latvia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ad Box SIA operates the website adbox.lv, a digital sales house specializing in internet advertising in Latvia since 2014. The company provides a technological platform for publishers and advertisers to manage and serve various ad formats including standard banners, rich media, video, and mobile ads. Positioned as a reliable and growing player in the Latvian digital advertising market, Adbox emphasizes strong partnerships, technological capabilities, and transparent billing. The website content is professional and clearly targeted at digital advertising stakeholders, with comprehensive service descriptions and contact information. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS using common plugins such as Contact Form 7 and qTranslate-XT for multilingual support. It employs modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery and Highcharts, and integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is served over HTTPS with a cookie consent mechanism implemented, indicating a baseline level of privacy compliance. Performance and mobile optimization are moderate to good, though accessibility features could be improved. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks explicit security headers and documented security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of WHOIS data due to query limits restricts domain legitimacy verification, but the website content and business information appear consistent and trustworthy. Privacy and cookie policies are present, supporting GDPR compliance. Overall, the website presents a professional and credible digital advertising business with a solid technical foundation and basic privacy compliance. Enhancements in security headers, accessibility, and explicit security policies would strengthen its security posture and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  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 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';…

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention adbox.lv, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1
Employees
0
Customers
1
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain affected

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Ad Box SIA is positioned as a specialized digital advertising sales house in Latvia, targeting both publishers and advertisers. Its competitive advantage lies in a stable technological platform supporting diverse ad formats and a transparent billing system. The business model focuses on monetizing publisher inventory and providing tailored advertising solutions. The company demonstrates growth and stability since its 2014 founding, with a clear local market focus. The partnership ecosystem is implied but not explicitly detailed. Revenue streams likely derive from advertising sales commissions and platform services. The website content and structure support clear communication to its target segments, indicating a mature digital presence with room for further technical and security maturity.

Security posture

The website maintains a basic but adequate security posture with HTTPS enabled and a cookie consent mechanism in place. However, it lacks several security best practices such as security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), documented security policies, and incident response contacts. No signs of vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain trust verification. GDPR compliance is supported by privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for the business scale but with opportunities for improvement to reduce risk and enhance user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain platform security.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to improve usability for all users and comply with accessibility standards.
  5. Add a terms of service page and a vulnerability disclosure policy to formalize user agreements and security reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Ad Box SIA
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ad Box SIA
Description
Adbox is a digital sales house in Latvia, established in 2014, providing digital advertising solutions including banner serving, rich media, video, and mobile ads. It offers services for publishers and advertisers with a focus on reliable partnerships, technological platform, and transparent billing.
Key services
Banner serving platform, Advertising solutions (standard ads, rich media, video, mobile), Technical and sales support, Billing and revenue management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Highcharts, Google Tag Manager, WordPress, Contact Form 7, qTranslate-XT
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Adbox internal network
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via gtag.js)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error.
  3. Website uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy present.
  5. No terms of service or explicit security policy found.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical address.
  7. Website built on WordPress with common plugins.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. No adult or NSFW content present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with plugins such as Contact Form 7 and qTranslate-XT for multilingual support. It uses jQuery, Highcharts for charts, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site loads asynchronously some scripts from its own subdomain (b.adbox.lv) for ad serving. The design is responsive with mobile-specific CSS. Performance is moderate with no major blocking scripts detected. SEO is basic with meta tags and hreflang for language variants. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is standard for a small digital advertising business with opportunities for modernization and 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 55/100Medium35 findingsView report
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