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Security report for bbsk.sk

Banskobystrický samosprávny kraj · Government · Slovakia

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Banskobystrický samosprávny kraj operates as the regional government authority for the Banská Bystrica region in Slovakia, providing a comprehensive online portal with information and services for citizens, businesses, and organizations. The website offers detailed sections on social services, healthcare, culture, education, transportation, environmental planning, and regional projects, positioning itself as a key informational and service hub for the region. The site targets a broad audience including residents, entrepreneurs, and public institutions within the region. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including October CMS, Bootstrap framework, service workers for PWA capabilities, and integrates third-party services such as Google Fonts and Facebook SDK. Hosting appears to leverage Azure services for chatbot functionality. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with a consistent and professional design. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly available, representing an area for improvement. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy and consistent registration with the official government entity. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong digital presence with good content quality, technical implementation, and privacy compliance, suitable for a government institution. Strategic enhancements in security transparency and incident response readiness would further strengthen its posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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 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 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
77
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
62

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
45
Employees
0
Customers
14
Third parties
31
Weak passwords
4%

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Banskobystrický samosprávny kraj website serves as a critical communication and service platform for the regional government, facilitating transparency and citizen engagement. Its market position is that of an essential public sector entity with a stable and authoritative presence. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public administration and service delivery. Revenue streams are not applicable, but the site supports various government initiatives and projects, including EU-funded programs. The partnership ecosystem includes official Slovak government portals and open data platforms. Growth indicators include ongoing content updates and digital service expansions such as chatbots. The site effectively supports multiple stakeholder segments including citizens, businesses, and public organizations.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent aligned with GDPR, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information. The use of service workers and modern JavaScript frameworks indicates up-to-date technology adoption. However, the absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and readiness communication. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is present. The integration of third-party scripts like Facebook SDK and Google Analytics is managed with user consent. Recommendations include implementing explicit security headers, publishing security policies, and establishing clear incident response channels to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  2. Implement and publicly disclose an incident response process with contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ emails.
  3. Add and enforce security headers including X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing data retention policies and detailed privacy notices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Banskobystrický samosprávny kraj
Registration number
37828100
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Banskobystrický samosprávny kraj
Description
Informačný portál Úradu Banskobystrického samosprávneho kraja poskytujúci informácie o kraji, jeho orgánoch, službách, projektoch a aktuálnych správach.
Key services
Sociálne služby, Zdravotnícke služby, Kultúra, Školstvo, Doprava, Územné plánovanie a životné prostredie, Projekty rozvoja kraja
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, FontAwesome, Service Worker, Facebook SDK, Azure Webchat Bot, Bootstrap (implied by data-bs attributes), JavaScript ES6+
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Azure (hosting for bot service)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Service worker registered for PWA
  • Cookie consent banner with detailed options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag.js), Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official regional government website for Banskobystrický samosprávny kraj.
  2. Comprehensive service and informational content targeting citizens and organizations in the region.
  3. Good implementation of privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (October CMS).
  5. Presence of social media integration and official contact information.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  7. No visible security policy or incident response information publicly available.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on October CMS, leveraging Bootstrap for responsive design and modern JavaScript for interactivity. It uses Google Fonts and FontAwesome for typography and icons. The presence of service workers indicates progressive web app capabilities. Hosting appears to be partially on Azure, especially for chatbot services. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are implemented, supporting inclusive design. SEO is well addressed with meta tags and Open Graph data. Technical risks are minimal but include reliance on third-party scripts and the need for enhanced security headers. Opportunities exist to improve performance and security transparency.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 53/100Medium28 findingsView report
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