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Security report for ards.lv

SIA "ARDS" · Transportation · Latvia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

SIA "ARDS" is a small local automotive service provider based in Saldus novads, Latvia, offering a wide range of car repair and maintenance services including engine repair, diagnostics, tire changes, air conditioning servicing, brake repairs, glass replacement, and suspension work. The company has over 10 years of experience serving private and commercial clients in the region, positioning itself as a trusted local business with a comprehensive service offering and parts sales. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation and contact options including phone, email, physical address, and a contact form protected by hCaptcha. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Google Analytics for tracking and Elfsight widgets for customer reviews, hosted on a Mono CMS platform. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though additional security headers and incident response contacts could enhance trust. Privacy compliance is addressed with a privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism, reflecting GDPR awareness. Overall, the website and business present a credible and trustworthy profile for a local automotive service company.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

6 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
66

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 operates in the transportation sector, focusing on automotive repair and parts sales. Its business model is service-oriented, targeting vehicle owners in the Saldus region. The presence of customer reviews and detailed service descriptions indicate a customer-centric approach. The company leverages social media (Facebook) for outreach and uses third-party tools for analytics and customer engagement. The lack of terms of service and incident response information suggests areas for operational maturity improvement. The business appears stable with a consistent brand presence and local market focus, but no information on revenue or growth was found.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS and hCaptcha protecting user input forms, reducing spam and abuse risks. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options limits defense-in-depth. No security.txt or explicit incident response contacts were found, which could hinder vulnerability reporting and incident management. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small business website but could be improved with additional best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve incident response readiness.
  3. Add explicit incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Develop and publish terms of service to clarify user and business obligations.
  5. Regularly review and update privacy and cookie policies to maintain GDPR compliance and transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
SIA "ARDS"
Registration number
LV48503010058
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SIA "ARDS"
Description
Autoserviss Saldus novada Draudzībniekos. Piedāvājam plašu autoservisa pakalpojumu klāstu, kā arī rezerves daļas, eļļas un smērvielas.
Key services
Dzinēja remonts, Auto diagnostika, Riepu maiņa, Kondicionieru uzpilde, Bremžu remonts, Auto stiklu maiņa, Ritošās daļas remonts, Savirzes regulēšana, Rezerves daļas
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, hCaptcha, jQuery, FontAwesome, Mono CMS platform, Elfsight widgets
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • hCaptcha used on contact form
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Elfsight widgets
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 rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or dates extracted.
  3. Website uses HTTPS with valid SSL and modern security practices like hCaptcha.
  4. Privacy policy and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented and visible.
  5. Contact information is comprehensive including phone, email, physical address, and contact form.
  6. Business appears to be a small local automotive repair service in Latvia.
  7. No security.txt or explicit incident response contacts found.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. Website uses Mono CMS platform and integrates Google Analytics and Elfsight widgets.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Mono CMS platform and uses modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are integrated for user behavior tracking. The site loads multiple deferred scripts and uses CDN-hosted assets for fonts and libraries, contributing to moderate performance. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and accessible navigation. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD markup. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were observed. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content.
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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