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Security report for cert.lv

CERT.LV · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

CERT.LV is a Latvian government institution dedicated to cybersecurity incident prevention and response. It serves as the national Computer Emergency Response Team, providing critical services such as incident handling, security advisories, vulnerability coordination, and cybersecurity awareness. The organization targets government bodies, critical infrastructure operators, telecom providers, and the general public to enhance IT security resilience in Latvia. The website reflects a professional government agency with consistent branding and authoritative content.

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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

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

      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

    • 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
54
Security headers
80
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
64

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
12
Employees
0
Customers
11
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
17%

3 subdomains affected

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Brand lookalikes

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Tracked
9
Registered
9
Resolving
8
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-10-25

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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

CERT.LV holds a strong market position as the official national cybersecurity incident response entity in Latvia. Its business model is government-funded, focusing on public service and national security. The institution collaborates with multiple partners including the Ministry of Defence, police, and international CSIRT networks, enhancing its operational reach and credibility. The website content and linked partners indicate a mature ecosystem supporting cybersecurity across sectors such as government, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent mechanisms, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks some advanced security headers and explicit contact emails for incident reporting. The presence of coordinated vulnerability disclosure references indicates a responsible security culture. The use of Google Analytics is balanced with privacy compliance measures. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be improved by adopting additional security headers and publishing a security.txt file.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish explicit incident response and abuse contact emails on the website to facilitate direct communication.
  3. Create and maintain a security.txt file to formalize vulnerability disclosure processes.
  4. Enhance accessibility features by adding ARIA landmarks and improving form labeling.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CERT.LV
Description
Informācijas tehnoloģiju drošības incidentu novēršanas institūcija ar misiju veicināt informācijas tehnoloģiju (IT) drošību Latvijā
Key services
Incident response, Security advisories and warnings, Cybersecurity awareness and education, Collaboration with critical infrastructure and service providers, Vulnerability coordination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Latvian government cybersecurity incident response institution.
  2. Content is well-structured and professionally presented in Latvian with English language option.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with clear user choice.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact likely via forms.
  5. No terms of service page detected.
  6. Multiple partner and affiliated organizations are linked and displayed.
  7. Google Analytics is used for traffic analysis.
  8. No security.txt file or explicit vulnerability disclosure page detected, but responsible disclosure is referenced.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with Google Analytics for traffic monitoring. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. No CMS or hosting provider details are explicitly detected. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The technical implementation is solid for a government agency site, but could benefit from modern security headers and enhanced accessibility 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 97/100Low6 findingsView report
  2. 61/100 −12Medium22 findingsView report
  3. 73/100Medium22 findingsView report
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