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Security report for croatia.hr

CARNET · Government · Croatia

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

The website croatia.hr serves as the official Croatian tourism portal, managed by CARNET, a reputable Croatian academic and research network. It provides extensive information about Croatia's travel destinations, cultural attractions, and events, targeting tourists and travelers globally. The site is well-branded and professionally designed, reflecting its government affiliation and authoritative market position in tourism promotion. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Vue.js, integrates third-party services such as Mailchimp for marketing and Dynatrace for performance monitoring, and is hosted with Microsoft Azure DNS infrastructure. The website demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, contributing to a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with strong security headers and uses monitoring tools to maintain performance and security. However, it lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, as well as explicit contact information and incident response details, which are important for compliance and user trust. No vulnerabilities or suspicious indicators were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, croatia.hr is a trustworthy and professionally maintained government tourism website with strong technical and security foundations. To enhance compliance and user trust, it is recommended to publish clear privacy and cookie policies, provide contact details, and include vulnerability disclosure and incident response information.

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

5 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

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

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
77
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
76

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

Croatia.hr operates as a government-backed tourism promotion platform, leveraging its official status to position itself as the primary source of travel information for Croatia. Its business model focuses on providing comprehensive content and services to attract and assist tourists, thereby supporting the national tourism economy. The site benefits from a strong partnership with CARNET, ensuring stable infrastructure and domain legitimacy. The platform's extensive multilingual support and rich content indicate a strategic focus on international markets. While revenue streams are not explicit, the site likely supports tourism growth indirectly through information dissemination and event promotion. The absence of commercial advertising suggests a non-commercial government service model.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented, reducing risks of common web attacks. The use of Dynatrace monitoring indicates active performance and security oversight. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the content. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a compliance gap, particularly under GDPR and NIS2 frameworks. The site would benefit from formalizing these aspects to improve transparency and readiness for security incidents. Overall, the security culture appears proactive but could be enhanced with documented policies and user-facing security information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to inform and obtain user consent for tracking technologies.
  3. Add explicit contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact details.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to maintain a secure environment.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CARNET
Description
Official Croatian tourism website promoting the beauty and attractions of Croatia including Adriatic coast, islands, mountains, and historic cities. Provides travel information and experiences to create lifelong memories.
Key services
Tourism information, Travel planning, Event listings, Regional guides
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Vue.js, Google Custom Search, Dynatrace RUM, Mailchimp
Frameworks
Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security monitoring scripts (Dynatrace)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Dynatrace Real User Monitoring
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Mailchimp
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Croatian tourism website with comprehensive content
  2. No visible privacy or cookie policy pages found in HTML content
  3. Uses modern JavaScript frameworks and tracking tools
  4. Secure HTTPS with strong security headers
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided HTML snippet
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information present
  7. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences
  8. WHOIS data confirms legitimacy and consistency with business claims
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript framework (Vue.js) with a custom CMS backend, delivering rich multimedia content and interactive modules. Hosting on Microsoft Azure DNS provides reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading times and resource management. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, adhering to good SEO practices with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Integration with marketing and analytics tools like Mailchimp and Dynatrace indicates a mature digital marketing and monitoring strategy. Technical risks are minimal but should be managed through continuous updates and security reviews.
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. 80/100Low21 findingsView report
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