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Security report for centralhostel.lv

Central Hostel · Hospitality · Latvia

High risk. 12 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Central Hostel is a family-owned hospitality business operating since 2004 in Riga, Latvia, providing affordable and comfortable accommodation primarily targeting travelers and backpackers. The website reflects a well-established presence with clear business information, a strong focus on community and social atmosphere, and modern amenities. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor and SEO plugins, hosted by Bluehost, and optimized for performance and mobile use. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and formal policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced compliance and security practices.

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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: PostgreSQL

      Port 5432 (PostgreSQL) is publicly accessible - PostgreSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to PostgreSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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"

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  • Exposed services
  • 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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
10
Average
38

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention centralhostel.lv, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 business operates in the hospitality sector with a niche focus on social and inclusive hostel experiences in Riga. It leverages a direct booking model via its website and maintains a strong local reputation supported by over 2500 positive reviews. The company uses social media (Facebook) for engagement and employs gift card services for marketing. The business model is straightforward accommodation service with additional amenities like co-working spaces. Growth potential exists through improved digital marketing and compliance enhancements.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, indicating a baseline security maturity. However, it lacks critical security headers and formal security policies such as incident response or vulnerability disclosure. The presence of unused analytics plugins and missing privacy/cookie policies highlight compliance gaps. No visible vulnerabilities or suspicious scripts were detected. The security posture is moderate but requires improvements to meet GDPR and best practice standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  3. Configure or remove unused analytics plugins to avoid unnecessary data collection and potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Create and publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to maintain security and performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Central Hostel
Description
Central Hostel Riga is a family-owned hostel situated in the vibrant heart of Riga, Latvia. Since 2004, it offers affordable and comfortable accommodation with modern amenities, cozy common areas, private rooms, female-only dorms, and facilities such as free towels, lockers, Wi-Fi, charging points, clean bathrooms, coffee machine, co-working space, and a smoking area. Located near Riga’s Old Town and central bus station, it targets travelers seeking social and inclusive hostel experiences.
Key services
hostel accommodation, private rooms, female-only dormitory, co-working space, social common areas
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, Rank Math SEO, Optimole (image optimization and lazy loading), Gift Up (gift card script), jQuery, IntersectionObserver API
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Gift Up (gift card service)
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with phone, email, and physical address.
  4. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  5. Google Analytics plugin is installed but not configured, indicating incomplete analytics setup.
  6. The site uses modern WordPress technologies and SEO plugins for optimization.
  7. No explicit security headers detected in the HTML content.
  8. Content is relevant, professional, and targeted to travelers and tourists.
  9. No suspicious or malicious external domains detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and Yoast and Rank Math for SEO optimization. It employs image optimization and lazy loading via Optimole, enhancing performance. Hosting is provided by Bluehost, a reputable provider. The site is mobile optimized and accessible at a basic level. Some technical debt is indicated by unused analytics plugins and missing security headers. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but can be improved with better security and privacy configurations.
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.

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