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Security report for bsm.sm

Banca di San Marino | servizi bancari per privati e aziende · Technology · San Marino

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website bsm.sm currently serves as a security gateway page implementing a CAPTCHA challenge to prevent automated or malicious access. It is not a traditional business website but a protective layer powered by BitNinja technology. The domain is mature, registered since 1999, and uses DNS records consistent with its location in San Marino. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not serve content over HTTPS, which is a critical security deficiency. The page is slow to load and provides minimal content beyond the CAPTCHA challenge, with no privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies, nor any contact or business information. The technical stack includes Google reCAPTCHA and Google Analytics for tracking, but the overall digital maturity is low due to outdated CMS references and poor performance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 100 · High
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

6 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
45

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

This domain appears to be used primarily as a security checkpoint rather than a commercial or informational website. There is no identifiable company information, contact details, or business model presented. The use of BitNinja's greylist and CAPTCHA indicates a focus on cybersecurity and bot mitigation. The lack of domain protection locks despite the domain's maturity is unusual but does not necessarily indicate malicious intent. The target audience is visitors attempting to access protected resources behind this gateway. There are no visible partnerships or subsidiaries linked from the site.

Security posture

The security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS and a valid SSL certificate, exposing users to potential interception risks. While the CAPTCHA mechanism and IP greylisting provide some protection against automated threats, the lack of security headers, DNSSEC, and CAA records further weakens the overall security. No incident response or security policy information is provided. The site is effectively blocked by a security mechanism, limiting content access and analysis. This setup is typical for a security gateway but insufficient for a public-facing business website.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and protect user data.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to harden the site.
  3. Enable DNSSEC and CAA records to improve DNS security and certificate issuance control.
  4. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and improve user trust.
  5. Provide contact information and business details to enhance credibility and transparency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses legacy CMS references (Joomla 1.5 and WordPress 2.5) in meta tags, likely placeholders or remnants, indicating outdated technology. The actual page is a minimal CAPTCHA challenge with embedded Google reCAPTCHA scripts and Google Analytics tracking. The DNS setup is standard but lacks advanced security features like DNSSEC. The site performance is poor with a load time exceeding 15 seconds and a large page size (~1.6MB) for a simple CAPTCHA page, indicating inefficiencies. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic, with no advanced features detected.
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. 43/100High26 findingsView report
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