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Security report for delfi.lv

Delfi · Media · Latvia

Medium risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Delfi.lv is Latvia's leading news portal, providing daily news updates, entertainment, and various other content to a broad general audience. The website is well-established in the Latvian media landscape and maintains a strong market position as the most popular news source in the country. The business model primarily revolves around content publishing supported by advertising revenue. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and a consent management platform to comply with GDPR requirements. The site is mobile-optimized and uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration, ensuring secure user connections. However, explicit privacy policies and terms of service were not detected in the provided content, which could be improved for better compliance and transparency. Security posture is solid with no WAF blocking or visible vulnerabilities, but the absence of security policies and incident response contacts suggests room for improvement in security governance. Overall, Delfi.lv presents a professional and trustworthy digital presence with recommendations to enhance privacy disclosures and security documentation.

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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

11 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

  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 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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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
55
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
51

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

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 delfi.lv, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
3,016
Employees
16
Customers
2,503
Third parties
497
Weak passwords
19%

Latest record dated 2026-10-06 · 42 subdomains affected

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  • –delfi.lv2026-10-06
  • –www.delfi.lv2026-07-07
  • no•••@delfi.lvdelfi.lv2026-05-27
  • mo•••@delfi.lvdelfi.lv2026-05-20
  • mo•••@delfi.lvwww.delfi.lv2025-11-09

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Brand lookalikes

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Domains that imitate delfi.lv and could be used for phishing or spoofed email, tracked in OffSeq Breach.

Tracked
10
Registered
10
Resolving
8
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-10-25

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  • de•••.lvMediumomission
  • de•••.lvMediumomission
  • el•••.lvMediumomission

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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

Delfi.lv operates as a major media entity in Latvia, targeting a general audience interested in news and entertainment. Its competitive advantage lies in its market leadership and comprehensive content offerings. The business model is content-driven with monetization through advertising networks such as InMobi and Adform. The site integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools to optimize user engagement and advertising effectiveness. The partnership ecosystem includes major social media platforms for content distribution. Growth indicators are positive given the site's large audience and brand recognition. Strategic observations suggest that enhancing transparency around privacy and security policies could strengthen user trust and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of a consent management platform for cookie compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. However, the lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in security governance and incident readiness. The site would benefit from implementing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and publishing a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability reporting. Overall, the security posture is good but can be elevated by formalizing security policies and improving transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and publish a security policy including incident response contacts and procedures.
  3. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  4. Create and maintain a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and audit for compliance with WCAG standards to improve user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Delfi
Description
DELFI - Latvijas populārākais ziņu portāls. Aktuālās ziņas katru dienu, kā arī daudz citu jaunumu un izklaides - lasi DELFI.
Key services
news publishing, entertainment content, daily news updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, InMobi CMP (Consent Management Platform), Google APIs, Swiper.js, Bootstrap CSS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Consent management platform for cookies

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
InMobi, Adform
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a major Latvian news portal with extensive content and social media presence.
  2. Uses multiple Google Analytics and Tag Manager IDs, indicating complex analytics setup.
  3. Consent management platform is implemented for GDPR compliance.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in the provided HTML content.
  5. No direct contact information or security policy details found on the main page.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information detected.
  7. Website uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, Google Tag Manager and Analytics for tracking, and a third-party consent management platform to handle GDPR cookie consent. The site loads multiple Google Analytics IDs, indicating a complex analytics setup possibly for different segments or purposes. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. The site uses HTTPS with strong SSL configuration, ensuring secure data transmission. However, no CMS or hosting provider was explicitly identified from the content. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security headers and accessibility compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and scalable news portal.
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. 91/100Low13 findingsView report
  2. 51/100 −1Medium38 findingsView report
  3. 52/100 −1Medium36 findingsView report
  4. 53/100 −10Medium36 findingsView report
  5. 63/100Medium27 findingsView report
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