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Security report for contratosdegalicia.gal

Xunta de Galicia · Government · Spain

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website contratosdegalicia.gal is the official public procurement portal for the Xunta de Galicia, the regional government of Galicia, Spain. It serves as a centralized platform for publishing public contracts, preliminary consultations, and announcements relevant to public sector entities and bidders within the region. The portal offers comprehensive search functionalities, documentation, and access services tailored to both contracting authorities and prospective contractors. Its market position is that of an essential government service, providing transparency and regulatory compliance in public procurement processes. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for interactivity, and integrates Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA v3 for analytics and bot protection respectively. The site is mobile-optimized with good navigation clarity and SEO practices, although accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with no critical technical issues detected. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with an excellent SSL configuration and uses reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. However, it lacks some advanced security headers and does not publicly expose a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file. Contact information for incident reporting is provided, and the site displays ENS certification, indicating adherence to Spanish National Security Scheme standards. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong business credibility as an official government portal with consistent branding and trust indicators. Privacy compliance is moderate, with a privacy policy likely available on legal pages but no visible cookie consent mechanism on the main page. There are no signs of blocking or WAF interference, allowing full content access and analysis.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

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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
52
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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

Contratosdegalicia.gal operates as a government service platform under the Xunta de Galicia, targeting public sector organizations and suppliers involved in public procurement. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status, comprehensive contract publication, and integration with regional and national procurement systems. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on transparency, regulatory compliance, and facilitating public contract management. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a government service. The platform supports growth through digital transformation initiatives and partnerships with other government agencies. Strategic observations include the importance of maintaining up-to-date security and privacy compliance to sustain trust and legal adherence.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS enforcement and integration of Google reCAPTCHA v3 to prevent automated abuse. The presence of ENS certification further strengthens its security credibility. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of a public vulnerability disclosure policy represent areas for improvement. Incident response contact is provided via a dedicated email address. Compliance with GDPR is implied but could be enhanced with clearer cookie consent mechanisms and data protection officer contact information. Overall, the security culture appears proactive but could benefit from formalizing vulnerability disclosure and enhancing header protections.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen browser security.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user inclusivity.
  5. Provide explicit contact details for the Data Protection Officer and security incident response to improve transparency and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Xunta de Galicia
Description
Portal for public contracts in Galicia, providing access to public procurement information, documentation, and services for contracting authorities and bidders.
Key services
Publication of public contracts, Consultation of contracting profiles, Access for public sector organizations and bidders, Documentation and guides related to public procurement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Moment.js, Bootstrap Multiselect, Bootstrap Combobox
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA v3 for bot protection
  • Google Tag Manager for analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Forms use POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
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. Official regional government website for public procurement in Galicia.
  2. Content is in Galician language with option for Spanish.
  3. Multiple forms for searching public contracts, preliminary consultations, and announcements.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and security best practices like HTTPS and reCAPTCHA.
  5. No explicit cookie consent banner detected.
  6. Contact email for incident reporting is provided in a prominent warning message.
  7. No social media links found.
  8. No explicit privacy or cookie policy links visible on main page but likely present on legal pages.
  9. Strong branding with Xunta de Galicia logos and official certifications.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a solid technical foundation using Bootstrap and jQuery, ensuring responsive design and interactive elements. Integration with Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA v3 indicates a focus on analytics and security. The use of multiple CSS and JS libraries for UI components like multiselects and datetime pickers enhances user experience. Performance is moderate, with no critical errors or broken elements detected. The site could improve by adopting modern frontend frameworks and optimizing accessibility. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, but the domain is stable and consistent with government infrastructure. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business goals effectively with room for modernization.
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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