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Security report for airmalta.com

Air Malta Plc · Transportation · Malta

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Air Malta Plc was the national airline of Malta operating for 50 years from 1974 until ceasing flight operations on March 30th, 2024. The website serves primarily as an announcement platform informing visitors of the cessation and directing them to KM Malta Airlines as the new national carrier. The business was positioned as a medium-sized transportation entity serving air travelers in Malta and internationally. Technically, the website is built on the GoDaddy Website Builder platform with standard web technologies and moderate performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is basic with no visible security headers or policies, and privacy compliance is limited to a cookie banner with consent. Contact information is minimal, limited to a customer care email address. Overall, the site is professional but lacks comprehensive privacy, security, and contact details, reflecting the cessation of operations and transition to a new airline.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

5 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  2. 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

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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"

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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
0
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
55

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 company historically held a key market position as Malta's flag carrier, providing passenger air transport services. The business model was focused on scheduled flights and airline services. The website content indicates a transition phase with KM Malta Airlines taking over as the national airline. There is limited evidence of active partnerships beyond this transition. The site targets air travelers and stakeholders in Maltese aviation. The lack of detailed business or financial information suggests the site is now primarily informational post-cessation. The partnership with KM Malta Airlines is a critical strategic relationship.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a low to moderate security maturity level. There is no evidence of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The absence of security headers and limited HTTPS information reduces the security posture. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. The cookie consent mechanism is present, indicating some privacy awareness. Overall, the site lacks advanced security controls and transparency, which is typical for a site in wind-down mode.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to enhance security posture.
  3. Provide additional contact information including phone numbers and physical addresses for better customer support.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to demonstrate security readiness.
  5. Regularly review and update cookie and privacy consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Air Malta Plc
Description
Air Malta was the national airline of Malta, operating flights for 50 years from 1974 until ceasing operations on March 30th, 2024. It represented Malta internationally and served passengers with air transportation services.
Key services
Passenger air transportation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Service Worker, Webfonts (Cantarell, Poppins), GoDaddy Website Builder
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Service worker registered for offline support

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website announces cessation of Air Malta flight operations as of March 30th, 2024
  2. Redirects customers to KM Malta Airlines as new national airline
  3. Contact information limited to customer care email only
  4. No privacy policy or terms of service found
  5. Cookie banner present with consent mechanism
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses found
  7. No social media links detected
  8. Website built using GoDaddy Website Builder platform
  9. No visible security or incident response policies
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses GoDaddy Website Builder with standard web fonts and JavaScript libraries. Service workers are registered for offline capabilities. The site loads multiple JavaScript bundles from wsimg.com CDN. Performance is moderate with responsive design for mobile devices. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph tags present but no structured data like JSON-LD detected. Accessibility features are minimal but present. Hosting appears to be via GoDaddy or associated CDN services. There is no evidence of advanced frameworks or CMS beyond the builder platform. Technical risks include lack of security headers and limited privacy documentation.
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. 55/100Medium28 findingsView report
  2. 55/100Medium28 findingsView report
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