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Security report for baltech.info

BALTECH · Education · Latvia

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

BALTECH is an established Baltic Sea Region University Consortium focused on fostering cooperation in science and technology among member universities. The website serves as an information hub for the consortium, providing news, documents, and mobility grant information. The technical infrastructure is based on WordPress with a modern theme and plugins, hosted likely on Riga Technical University's infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and consistent branding. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented, but lacks advanced security headers and a formal privacy policy. No contact emails or phone numbers are explicitly provided, which may affect user trust and communication. Overall, the domain registration and WHOIS data support the legitimacy and long-term presence of the consortium.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  3. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
62
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
70

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

BALTECH operates as a strategic academic consortium with a focus on natural sciences, technology, and industrial management in the Baltic Sea Region. Its business model revolves around partnership and collaboration among universities, supported by EU policies. The consortium's key services include information exchange, mobility grants, and joint research initiatives. The website reflects a medium-sized organization with a regional focus and a professional online presence. The partnership ecosystem includes major technical universities in the Baltic states, enhancing its credibility and market position. Growth indicators include active news dissemination and event management, although direct revenue streams are not evident from the website content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent mechanisms comply with GDPR requirements, offering users control over cookies and external services. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. The presence of an unconfigured Google Analytics plugin suggests potential for unused or misconfigured tracking tools. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could hinder timely security issue management. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of vulnerabilities in the provided content, but improvements in security best practices are recommended to enhance protection.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Configure or remove unused analytics plugins to reduce attack surface and improve privacy compliance.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting and incident response.
  5. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers to enhance communication and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BALTECH
Description
BALTECH is a Baltic Sea Region University Consortium for Science and Technology aiming to foster partnership and cooperation between universities in the Baltic Sea Region in natural sciences, technology, and industrial management. It serves as a strategic resource for long-term development of education and research aligned with regional needs. The consortium focuses on common interests among member universities and aims to develop a virtual Baltic Sea University of Science and Technology.
Key services
Information exchange, Cooperation facilitation, Mobility grants, Newsletter and news dissemination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, Enfold Theme 6.0.3, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Fonts
Frameworks
WordPress CMS, Avia Framework (Enfold theme)
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out and detailed settings

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based academic consortium site with good content and clear navigation.
  2. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed user controls.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found on the main site.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  6. Google Analytics plugin installed but not configured, indicating no active tracking.
  7. No social media links detected in the provided content.
  8. Site uses multiple university logos indicating partnership and consortium members.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.7.2 using the Enfold theme and Avia framework, supported by multiple plugins for portfolio, shortcodes, multilingual support, and events. The hosting appears to be managed by Riga Technical University, indicating institutional support. Performance is moderate with lazy loading images and responsive design. SEO is basic with meta tags and alternate hreflang links. Accessibility features are minimal but present. The site uses Google Fonts loaded conditionally based on cookie consent. No critical technical debt or outdated libraries were detected, but security-related technical improvements are needed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable and suitable for an academic consortium website.
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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