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Security report for bittelcis.com

Bittel CIS · Hospitality · Latvia

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bittel CIS is a specialized provider of communication and electronic devices tailored for the hospitality industry, focusing on hotel phones, mobile charging, and streaming devices. The company targets modern hoteliers and hotel operators globally, positioning itself as a trusted supplier with installations in thousands of hotels worldwide. Their product portfolio includes wired and wireless hotel phones, IP phones, lobby phones, office phones, and related accessories, emphasizing functionality, design, and reliability. Technically, the website employs a custom-built platform with legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.10.2 and LightGallery for UI components. Hosting and DNS services are managed via Cloudflare, ensuring good SSL configuration and domain protection through clientTransferProhibited status. However, the site lacks modern security headers and DNSSEC, and the use of outdated libraries presents potential security risks. The website is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site benefits from HTTPS and domain transfer protection but falls short in privacy compliance, missing privacy and cookie policies, and security best practices like security headers. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are evident. The WHOIS data confirms a long-established domain consistent with the business claims, enhancing legitimacy. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires improvements to meet modern standards. Strategically, the company should prioritize implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to address GDPR compliance, upgrade outdated libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities, and enhance security headers to protect users better. These steps will improve trustworthiness and reduce risk exposure while supporting the company’s reputable market position.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 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
    • 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';…

  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

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

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

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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
25
Email security
55
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
63

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

Bittel CIS operates in the hospitality technology sector, supplying specialized communication devices to hotels worldwide. Their competitive advantage lies in a broad product range tailored to hotel needs, including wired, wireless, IP, and lobby phones, alongside charging and streaming solutions. The business model is B2B, focusing on hotel chains and independent hotels across star categories. The company demonstrates growth through partnerships with major hotel brands such as Accor, Marriott, and Sheraton, indicating strong market penetration. Revenue streams likely derive from product sales and possibly service/support contracts. The company’s ecosystem includes distributors and clients globally, though no explicit partner domains were identified. Operationally, the company is small-sized, founded in 2008, with a consistent brand presence and a professional website supporting its market credibility.

Security posture

The security maturity of Bittel CIS’s website is moderate. HTTPS is properly implemented, and domain transfer protection is enabled, which are positive indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers (e.g., CSP, X-Frame-Options), and the use of an outdated jQuery version introduce vulnerabilities that could be exploited. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. No incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure policies are present, limiting transparency and readiness for security incidents. The site uses third-party tracking scripts from megagroup.ru, which may raise privacy concerns. Overall, the security posture requires enhancements in technical controls and compliance documentation to reduce risk and improve user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  5. Establish an incident response contact channel and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
BittelCIS&Baltic
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bittel CIS
Description
Bittel CIS is a provider of calling, mobile charging and streaming devices for hotel guestrooms. Their products are known for functionality, design, and reliability, installed in thousands of hotels worldwide. They offer hotel phones, information panels, sockets, switches, and network equipment for hotels.
Key services
Hotel phones (wired, wireless, IP, lobby, office), Mobile charging devices, Streaming devices, Information panels, Sockets and switches, Network equipment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.10.2, LightGallery v1.2.0, Cloudflare DNS, Custom JS scripts (site.min.js, defender.min.js), Megagroup.ru counters
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
megagroup.ru
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
megagroup.ru
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with physical address, phone, and email.
  4. Website uses older JavaScript libraries which may pose security risks.
  5. No security headers detected in HTML content.
  6. No social media links found on the homepage.
  7. Content is focused on hospitality communication devices with a professional tone.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. WHOIS data shows domain is well established and consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom platform using legacy JavaScript libraries like jQuery 1.10.2 and LightGallery for UI features. Hosting is managed via Cloudflare DNS servers, providing reliable DNS resolution and SSL termination. The site loads moderately fast but lacks advanced mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta description present but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data detected. The absence of a known CMS suggests a bespoke solution, which may increase maintenance complexity. The site uses third-party tracking scripts from megagroup.ru, indicating some level of user analytics. Technical debt is evident in outdated libraries and missing security headers, presenting modernization opportunities to improve performance, security, and 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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