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Security report for alutagusevald.ee

Alutaguse vald · Government · Estonia

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Alutaguse vald operates as a local government entity in Estonia, providing a broad range of public services including social welfare, environmental management, urban planning, and cultural activities. The website serves as an information portal for residents and stakeholders, offering detailed navigation to various municipal services and administrative resources. The business model is typical of a public sector organization focused on community service and governance. The website is positioned as an official government resource with a clear focus on transparency and accessibility to local information. Technically, the website is built on the Liferay CMS platform, utilizing standard web technologies such as jQuery, Google Fonts, and Font Awesome. It integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking purposes. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, with a structured and consistent design. SEO and accessibility are adequately addressed, though accessibility could be improved further. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and implements several security headers, indicating a good baseline security posture. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of an explicit cookie consent mechanism and published security or incident response policies suggests room for improvement in compliance and transparency. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and WHOIS data confirms the legitimacy and consistency of the domain registration with the website's government affiliation. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for the Alutaguse vald municipality, with solid technical and security foundations. Strategic enhancements in privacy compliance, accessibility, and security policy transparency would further strengthen its position and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

10 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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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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
54

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

Alutaguse vald is a small-sized government entity serving the local population of the Alutaguse municipality in Estonia. Its market position is that of an essential public sector organization focused on delivering municipal services. The website reflects a comprehensive service offering including social work, health care, environmental management, urban planning, cultural activities, and transport. The business model is non-commercial, funded by public resources, and aimed at community welfare. The target audience primarily includes local residents, government employees, and regional stakeholders. The website's partnership ecosystem includes links to regional tourism and environmental sites, indicating collaboration with local and national entities. The digital presence is mature for a government portal, with a clear structure and consistent branding supporting its operational transparency and public engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and multiple security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. No exposed credentials or sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The use of secure POST methods in forms indicates attention to input security. However, the lack of a published security policy and incident response contact information represents a compliance gap. There is no visible vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, which could limit external security collaboration. GDPR compliance is supported by the presence of a privacy policy, though cookie consent mechanisms are not explicit. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized incident response processes.

Recommendations

  1. Implement an explicit cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user transparency.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Develop and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance website accessibility features to meet higher standards and improve usability for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alutaguse vald
Description
Alutaguse vald is a local government entity providing public services, information, and administration for the Alutaguse municipality in Estonia.
Key services
Public administration, Social services, Environmental management, Urban planning, Cultural and educational services, Transport and infrastructure
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.10.2, Google Fonts, Font Awesome 4.5.0, Google Tag Manager, Liferay Portal, YUI, HTML5, CSS3
Frameworks
Liferay
Platforms
Liferay Portal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government portal for Alutaguse vald municipality in Estonia.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with extensive navigation menus.
  3. No direct email addresses or phone numbers explicitly labeled as contact found in the HTML snippet.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present but cookie consent mechanism is not explicit.
  5. No visible terms of service or security policy pages.
  6. Uses Liferay CMS platform with standard web technologies.
  7. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking.
  8. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
  9. Security headers and HTTPS are properly implemented.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Liferay CMS platform, leveraging established web technologies including jQuery, Google Fonts, and Font Awesome. The integration of Google Tag Manager facilitates analytics and marketing tracking. The site uses modern HTML5 and CSS3 standards with responsive design elements ensuring good mobile optimization. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the CMS and resource loading patterns. The technical implementation is stable with valid meta tags and SEO-friendly structure. Accessibility is basic, indicating potential for improvement. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the website's functional and informational goals effectively.
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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