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Security report for dip-caceres.es

Diputación de Cáceres · Government · Spain

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Diputación de Cáceres is the official provincial government institution serving the province of Cáceres, Spain. The website functions as a comprehensive portal providing public services, information, and resources to citizens, public employees, and local government entities. Key services include tax collection, public employment, procurement, and integrity reporting. The site targets local residents and government stakeholders, positioning itself as a trusted government resource. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Select2, and Toolset Blocks plugins. It employs Google Analytics and Metricool for traffic analysis and uses Yoast SEO for search engine optimization. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring secure communications. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement, cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR, and obfuscated email addresses to reduce spam. However, it lacks visible security headers like CSP or HSTS and does not publish explicit security or incident response policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML source. Overall, the website is legitimate, professional, and trustworthy, consistent with an official government entity. The absence of WHOIS data due to query restrictions is mitigated by the site's content quality and official social media presence. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and adding a security.txt file to improve vulnerability disclosure transparency.

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

8 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

  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 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
67
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
63

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

Diputación de Cáceres operates as a government entity providing essential public services to the province of Cáceres. Its market position is that of an official provincial government body, with no direct commercial competition. The business model is service-oriented, funded by public budgets. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a public institution. The target customer segments include local citizens, public employees, and municipal entities. Growth indicators are not applicable but the website shows active content updates and service expansions. The partnership ecosystem includes various official subdomains for specialized services such as tax management and employment. The organization maintains a consistent brand and digital presence, reinforcing its authority and trustworthiness.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. Email addresses are obfuscated to prevent harvesting. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No visible vulnerabilities or sensitive data leaks were found. The site does not publish incident response or security policies, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by implementing recommended headers and publishing security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security policy and incident response plan on the website to increase transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve trust with security researchers.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging to detect and respond to security incidents effectively.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Diputación de Cáceres
Description
Página web de la Diputación de Cáceres, a provincial government institution providing public services, information, and resources to citizens and local entities in Cáceres, Spain.
Key services
Recaudación y gestión tributaria, Empleo público, Perfil de contratante, Fondos Next Generation EU, Buzón de Integridad
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Select2, Toolset Blocks plugin, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, Metricool tracking
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with customization
  • Email addresses obfuscated
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Metricool
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Metricool
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
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 challenge.
  2. Content is in Spanish and targeted at local citizens and public employees.
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with multiple plugins for functionality and SEO.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented and GDPR compliant.
  5. No visible security headers detected in HTML source; recommend adding.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable due to query restrictions; domain appears privacy protected.
  7. Multiple official social media links present.
  8. Contact information includes verified emails and phone numbers with clear context.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  10. Website performance is moderate; images and scripts loaded from CDN and external sources.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1 with a child theme and uses multiple plugins such as Toolset Blocks, Yoast SEO, Cookie Law Info, and Email Encoder Bundle. It loads fonts from Google Fonts and icons from FontAwesome. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Metricool. The site uses CDN services like jsDelivr for performance optimization. The design is responsive and accessible, with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with some large images but overall acceptable. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though security headers are missing and could be added to improve security posture.
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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