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Security report for canoe.lv

Latvijas Kanoe Federācija · Government · Latvia

High risk. 12 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

41/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website represents the Latvian Canoe Federation, a national sports federation dedicated to canoeing disciplines in Latvia. It serves as an information hub for news, event calendars, official documents, and contacts relevant to athletes, coaches, officials, and enthusiasts within the Latvian canoeing community. The site is primarily in Latvian and targets a national audience involved in canoe sports. The business model is non-profit and focused on sports governance and promotion. Technically, the website is built on Joomla CMS with common web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Uikit. It integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for visitor tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and consistent branding. However, some modern security headers and privacy compliance elements like cookie consent and privacy policy pages are missing. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes CSRF tokens in forms, indicating basic security hygiene. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The absence of security headers and privacy policies suggests room for improvement in compliance and security posture. WHOIS data could not be retrieved due to query limits, limiting domain trust verification. Overall, the website is a legitimate, well-maintained federation site with good content quality and user experience but could enhance its privacy and security compliance to meet modern standards.

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

12 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. 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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  • 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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
41

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

The Latvian Canoe Federation holds a clear position as the national governing body for canoe sports in Latvia. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status, comprehensive event and athlete information, and partnerships with national and international sports organizations. The federation operates a non-profit model focused on sports development, event organization, and athlete support. Revenue streams likely include government funding, sponsorships, and grants. The target customers are athletes, coaches, sports clubs, and the general public interested in canoe sports. Growth indicators include active event calendars and engagement through social media. The partnership ecosystem includes national sports authorities, Olympic committees, and international canoe organizations, reinforcing its credibility and operational scope.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and forms include CSRF tokens, which protect against common web attacks. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which could hinder timely security issue reporting. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no visible privacy or cookie policies, potentially exposing the federation to GDPR compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for informational purposes but should be enhanced to protect user data and comply with regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to inform users and obtain consent for tracking technologies.
  4. Publish a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly review and update WHOIS information and ensure domain registration details are accessible for trust verification.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Latvijas Kanoe Federācija
Description
Official website of the Latvian Canoe Federation providing news, event calendars, documents, contacts, and information related to canoeing sports in Latvia.
Key services
Event calendar and results, Training and coaching information, Official documents and regulations, News and announcements, Athlete and team information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Widgetkit, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Uikit
Frameworks
Joomla
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in Latvian language.
  2. Uses Joomla CMS with standard modules and scripts.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages detected.
  4. Contact email is clearly displayed and uses the domain's email address.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram linked.
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly found.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content.
  9. Google Analytics and Tag Manager used for tracking.
  10. No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature and widely used CMS platform, Joomla, leveraging standard web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Uikit for responsive design and UI components. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are integrated for visitor analytics. The site loads with moderate performance and is mobile-optimized, providing a good user experience. However, there is an opportunity to improve accessibility features and SEO optimization. The absence of advanced security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms indicates some technical debt and modernization opportunities. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from security and compliance enhancements.
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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