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Security report for baltspaper.lv

SIA "BALTS" · Retail · Latvia

High risk. 14 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

34/100

Risk levelHigh

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

BALTS paper goods is a Latvian small business specializing in retailing paper products such as planners, calendars, notebooks, and accessories. The company operates an e-commerce website built on WordPress and WooCommerce, targeting a general audience interested in quality paper goods. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and provides multilingual support in Latvian and English. The business emphasizes personalized calendar production and seasonal product catalogs, positioning itself as a niche regional retailer with a clear market focus. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including WordPress 6.8.2, WooCommerce 9.9.5, Bootstrap, jQuery, and integrates marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Sendinblue (Brevo). The site is mobile-optimized and includes SEO best practices via Yoast SEO plugin. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and basic accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and includes a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not detected, and there is no visible security or incident response policy. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. WHOIS data could not be retrieved due to query limits, limiting domain registration trust analysis. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional online presence for a small Latvian retail business. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing explicit security and incident response policies, and adding a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to improve security posture and compliance. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests potential improvement in contact transparency.

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

14 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  4. 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
65
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
10
Average
34

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 · found on this site
  • 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

BALTS operates in the retail sector focusing on paper goods, including planners, calendars, notebooks, and accessories. The business model is e-commerce retail with a focus on seasonal and personalized products. The company targets general consumers in Latvia and possibly neighboring regions, offering products for academic and professional planning needs. The website content and product catalog indicate a niche market positioning with emphasis on quality and design. The partnership with ces.lv for website development suggests a professional approach to digital presence. Marketing efforts leverage social media and email marketing platforms. Growth indicators include updated product catalogs and active social media channels. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented. Use of Google reCAPTCHA and absence of exposed sensitive data are positive indicators. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the overall security posture. No dedicated security policy or incident response information is publicly available, which may impact compliance with GDPR and NIS2 requirements. The absence of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure channel limits transparency for security researchers. Regular updates of WordPress and plugins are implied but should be verified to mitigate vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small retail business but can be improved with additional controls and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to improve transparency and compliance with GDPR and NIS2.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program, ideally via a security.txt file, to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Increase contact transparency by providing verified company contact emails and phone numbers prominently on the website.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SIA "BALTS"
Description
Kalendāri un piezīmju grāmatas
Key services
Sale of planners, Sale of calendars, Sale of notebooks, Sale of accessories, Personalized calendar production
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, WooCommerce 9.9.5, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Sendinblue (Brevo) marketing automation, FontAwesome, jQuery, Bootstrap
Frameworks
WooCommerce, Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK, Sendinblue (Brevo)
Marketing tools
Sendinblue (Brevo)
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed e-commerce platform for paper goods.
  2. Content is in Latvian with English alternate language support.
  3. Uses modern web technologies and marketing tools.
  4. Includes privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage HTML.
  6. Social media presence is strong with Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn links.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit; no registrar or domain age info.
  8. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  10. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality. It uses popular libraries and frameworks such as jQuery and Bootstrap, ensuring responsive design and interactive features. SEO is managed via Yoast SEO plugin, and analytics are integrated through Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. Marketing automation is handled by Sendinblue (Brevo). The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs and uses SSL encryption. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. The site could benefit from enhanced security headers and improved accessibility compliance.
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.

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