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Security report for edole.lv

Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website edole.lv serves as the official local government portal for Ēdoles pagasts, a parish within the Kuldīgas novads municipality in Latvia. It provides community news, event information, and municipal updates primarily targeting residents and visitors of the region. The site is branded consistently with official logos and social media channels, reinforcing its legitimacy as a government entity. The business model is informational and service-oriented, focusing on local governance and community engagement. Technically, the site is built on WordPress 6.8.1, utilizing common plugins such as Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and Pressidium Cookie Consent for privacy compliance. The infrastructure supports HTTPS with good SSL configuration, and the site is mobile-optimized with accessibility features. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics, indicating moderate user tracking. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks visible security headers and a published privacy policy, which are areas for improvement. No WHOIS data was available due to query limits, limiting domain registration verification. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and no critical vulnerabilities were found in the visible content. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid foundation for a local government portal with good content quality and technical implementation. However, it should enhance privacy compliance by publishing a clear privacy policy and improve security posture by adding recommended HTTP security headers and incident response contact 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

10 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

  2. 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

  3. 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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  • 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
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
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

The website positions itself as a key communication channel for the Kuldīgas novads local government, specifically for the Ēdoles pagasts area. It leverages official branding and social media to maintain community engagement. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public service and information dissemination. The target audience includes local residents, municipal employees, and visitors interested in regional events and news. The site’s content and structure support transparency and community involvement, which are critical for government entities. Growth indicators include regular news updates and event postings. The partnership ecosystem includes official social media platforms but no commercial partners are evident.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communication. The presence of a cookie consent plugin indicates awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is published, limiting transparency for security researchers. Contact information for incident response is not provided, which could delay mitigation of security incidents. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries visibly, which is positive. Compliance with GDPR is partial due to missing privacy policy documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly linked from the homepage.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add visible contact information for security incidents and consider publishing a security.txt file.
  4. Regularly review and update third-party plugins and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user trust by providing detailed cookie and data retention policies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība
Description
Pilsēta ar dvēseli
Key services
Local news and updates, Event announcements, Community information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, jQuery, Ultimate Lightbox plugin, Pressidium Cookie Consent plugin, Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Analytics (via GTM)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a local government portal for Ēdoles pagasts in Kuldīgas novads, Latvia.
  2. Content is in Latvian language and includes news, events, and community information.
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO and cookie consent.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the analyzed page.
  5. Privacy policy page not found or not linked from the analyzed page.
  6. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via Pressidium Cookie Consent plugin.
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  8. Social media links point to official Kuldīgas novada accounts on Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, and YouTube.
  9. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  10. HTTPS is enabled and Google Tag Manager is used for analytics.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS version with standard plugins for SEO and cookie consent. The tech stack includes jQuery and Ultimate Lightbox for UI enhancements. The site loads external fonts from Google Fonts and uses Google Tag Manager for analytics. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. The site lacks advanced frameworks but is well-structured with proper meta tags and JSON-LD structured data for SEO. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. There is opportunity to improve technical security configurations and privacy documentation to reduce technical debt and compliance risks.
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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