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CEF Recruitment · Other · Latvia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CEF Recruitment operates a Latvian-language website focused on providing job placement services for Latvian workers seeking employment opportunities in Germany. The site offers detailed job vacancy listings across various sectors including hospitality, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture. The business model centers on recruitment and placement services with free support for job seekers, including CV registration and assistance with travel and accommodation. The company maintains a moderate market position within this niche regional recruitment space, supported by testimonials and active social media presence. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and Cookiebot for cookie consent management. The site is built on the Yii PHP framework, indicating a structured backend. The website is mobile-optimized with good navigation and SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate with no significant technical issues detected. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and implements CSRF tokens in forms, enhancing input security. However, no explicit HTTP security headers were detected, and no published privacy policy or terms of service pages were found, which are important for compliance and user trust. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, indicating some GDPR compliance efforts. The absence of WHOIS data due to query limits limits domain trust assessment, but the site content and business presence appear legitimate. Overall, the website presents a professional and functional recruitment platform with room for improvement in privacy transparency, security headers, and incident response readiness. Strategic enhancements in these areas would strengthen trust and compliance 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

8 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

  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 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
77
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
61

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

CEF Recruitment targets Latvian job seekers interested in working in Germany, offering a specialized recruitment service with a focus on sectors like hospitality, transportation, and manufacturing. The business leverages a digital platform to list vacancies, collect CVs, and facilitate job placements. Testimonials and social media engagement support credibility and customer trust. The company appears small in size, focusing on a regional niche market. Revenue streams likely include employer fees or commissions for placements. The partnership with devnrise.com for website development indicates professional digital support. Growth potential exists in expanding vacancy listings and enhancing digital services. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified. The business model is straightforward, emphasizing free services to job seekers and paid recruitment services to employers.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enabled, and CSRF tokens protect form submissions. Cookie consent is actively managed, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of key HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces the overall security posture. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts indicates limited transparency in security governance. The site uses third-party scripts (Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot) which should be regularly audited for security risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business type but could be improved with enhanced headers, documented policies, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages clearly accessible from the website footer or main navigation to improve transparency and compliance.
  3. Establish and publish security incident response procedures and contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses) to enhance trust and readiness.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards, improving usability for all users.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CEF Recruitment
Description
Piedāvā labi apmaksātu darbu Vācijā, aktuālas vakances, bezmaksas pakalpojumi darba meklētājiem, CV pievienošana un darba izvēle.
Key services
Job vacancy listings, CV registration, Job placement in Germany, Support services for workers abroad
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Yii Framework (inferred from yiiActiveForm usage)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • CSRF tokens present in forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Cookie consent implemented via Cookiebot with high confidence.
  5. Contact information includes Latvian phone numbers with clear labeling.
  6. Multiple job vacancy listings focused on German jobs for Latvian speakers.
  7. Testimonials present, supporting business credibility.
  8. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks detected.
  9. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content.
  10. No visible email addresses for direct contact; contact via forms and phone.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Yii PHP framework with frontend technologies including jQuery and FontAwesome icons. Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot are integrated for analytics and cookie consent management. The site uses minified CSS and JavaScript assets, indicating optimization efforts. The site is mobile responsive with a clear navigation structure and search/filter functionality for job vacancies. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. No CMS was explicitly identified. Hosting provider details are not available from the HTML content. The site uses CSRF tokens for form security. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and adequate for the business needs, with opportunities for improved security headers and enhanced accessibility.
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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