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Security report for ascendum.lv

Biedrība Ascendum · Non-profit · Latvia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ascendum.lv is the website of Biedrība Ascendum, a Latvian non-profit organization focused on fostering an empathetic, educated, and civically active society. The site highlights community events, educational projects, and civic engagement initiatives primarily targeting the Latvian-speaking population. The organization appears to be a small local entity without visible parent or subsidiary companies. Technically, the website uses common web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Fonts, with integration of Facebook SDK and Google Analytics for social media and analytics purposes. The site is mobile optimized and presents a professional design with clear navigation, although accessibility and SEO optimizations are basic. Security posture is moderate but lacks visible security headers and privacy compliance elements such as privacy and cookie policies. WHOIS data could not be retrieved due to query limits, limiting domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the website is safe, professional, and trustworthy for general audiences with no adult or questionable content detected.

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

7 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

    • 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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 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
75
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
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 organization operates in the non-profit sector, focusing on civic education and community engagement in Latvia. Its business model revolves around organizing events, projects, and providing educational resources to promote active citizenship. The website's social media presence on Facebook and Twitter supports community outreach. The lack of detailed WHOIS data and absence of privacy policies indicate areas for improvement in transparency and compliance. The organization likely relies on grants or donations, as indicated by a donation link. Market positioning is local and niche, with a focus on Latvian civic society. Growth potential may be linked to expanding digital presence and formalizing compliance and security practices.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS (implied by external scripts loaded over HTTPS), but no explicit security headers were detected in the HTML content. There is no evidence of advanced security frameworks or incident response policies published on the site. The absence of privacy and cookie policies suggests GDPR compliance gaps. Tracking scripts such as Google Analytics and Facebook SDK are present, indicating moderate user tracking without clear consent mechanisms. No forms were detected, reducing attack surface from input vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing security headers, privacy compliance, and vulnerability disclosure policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Obtain and publish WHOIS and business registration information to improve trust and legitimacy perception.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Biedrība Ascendum
Description
Biedrība "Ascendum" vieno idejas un cilvēkus, kas veido empātisku, izglītotu un pilsoniski aktīvu sabiedrību.
Key services
Community events, Educational projects, Support for civic engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Modernizr, lightslider, Google Fonts, Facebook SDK, Google Analytics, Typekit Fonts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is in Latvian language targeting local community
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  3. Contact information is clearly provided in footer
  4. No forms detected on the main page
  5. Use of common third-party libraries and tracking scripts
  6. No visible security headers or advanced security features in HTML
  7. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content
  9. Social media presence on Facebook and Twitter
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Modernizr, with additional plugins for sliders and animations. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts and Adobe Typekit. Social media SDKs and Google Analytics are integrated for marketing and analytics. The site is mobile responsive and uses asynchronous script loading for performance. However, no CMS or hosting provider information is evident. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in SEO and accessibility. The absence of security headers and privacy policies indicates technical debt in security and compliance areas. Overall, the technical infrastructure is adequate for a small non-profit but requires enhancements to meet modern security and privacy standards.
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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