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Security report for gnerc.org

საქართველოს ენერგეტიკისა და წყალმომარაგების მარეგულირებელი ეროვნული კომისია · Energy · Georgia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) operates as a government regulatory authority overseeing the electricity, natural gas, water supply, and irrigation sectors in Georgia. Established in 2001, it maintains a significant national presence with a focus on balancing consumer and enterprise interests, setting tariffs, monitoring markets, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. The website reflects an active organization with frequent news updates, public communications, and certifications such as ISO 9001:2015, reinforcing its credibility and operational maturity. Technically, the website employs a modern yet standard technology stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, FontAwesome, Owl Carousel, and integrates analytics tools like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident in meta tags and structured navigation. However, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, which is a notable gap in compliance and user transparency. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but it does not implement advanced security headers or provide a vulnerability disclosure policy. The domain registration data is consistent with the organization's profile, showing a long-standing and legitimate presence without privacy protection, appropriate for a government entity. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its regulatory function effectively, but improvements in privacy compliance and security best practices are recommended to enhance user trust and regulatory adherence.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
55
Email security
88
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention gnerc.org, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
53
Employees
2
Customers
38
Third parties
13
Weak passwords
53%

Latest record dated 2025-04-14 · 3 subdomains affected

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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

GNERC holds a critical role as the national regulator for energy and water sectors in Georgia, providing oversight, tariff regulation, and consumer protection. Its business model is government-funded and focused on regulatory enforcement and market facilitation. The organization demonstrates strong market positioning as the authoritative body in its sectors, with active engagement in international cooperation and public communication. The presence of ISO certification and extensive news coverage indicates a mature institution with a commitment to quality and transparency. The target audience includes consumers, regulated companies, government bodies, and international partners. The website supports this with multilingual content and accessible design, although it lacks some modern privacy features. GNERC's partnerships with international energy communities and local institutions further strengthen its strategic position.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and no visible exposure of sensitive information. The use of reputable third-party libraries and frameworks reduces risk, but the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a weakness. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contact is provided, limiting transparency in security incident handling. The domain's DNSSEC is not enabled, which could be improved to enhance DNS security. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government regulatory site but could benefit from implementing additional security controls and formal policies to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance browser security.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate risks from outdated components.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
საქართველოს ენერგეტიკისა და წყალმომარაგების მარეგულირებელი ეროვნული კომისია
Description
ენერგეტიკისა და წყლამომარაგების სექტორებში კომისიის რეგულირებას დაქვემდებარებულ საწარმოებსა და მომხმარებელთა ინტერესებს შორის ბალანსის დაცვა, მარეგულირებელი ჩარჩოს მუდმივი სრულყოფა, კონკურენტუნარიანი გარემოს ჩამოყალიბების ხელშეწყობა და კანონმდებლობით გათვალისწინებული საქმიანობის განხორციელება გამჭვირვალობის, ობიექტურობისა და მიუკერძოებლობის პრინციპებზე დაყრდნობით.
Key services
regulation of electricity sector, regulation of natural gas sector, regulation of water supply, irrigation regulation, tariff setting, market monitoring, consumer protection
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.3.1, Bootstrap 3.x, FontAwesome 5.15.4, Owl Carousel, Swiper Slider, Zabuto Calendar, Fancybox, FullCalendar, Chart.js, Select2, Google Fonts (Roboto), Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external libraries
  • Accessibility features for disabilities

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Georgian national regulatory commission for energy and water sectors.
  2. Content is in Georgian language with English language option.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on homepage or metadata.
  4. Contact phone number prominently displayed: 'ქოლცენტრი 16 216' (Georgian call center number).
  5. Multiple news and press releases indicate active organizational communication.
  6. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks indicates moderate technical maturity.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  8. No email addresses explicitly found in the HTML content.
  9. No social media official links explicitly found except Facebook Pixel tracking.
  10. Website uses HTTPS and has ISO 9001:2015 certification badge visible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom or unknown CMS platform using a combination of Bootstrap 3.x for responsive design and jQuery 3.3.1 for interactivity. It integrates several plugins including Owl Carousel for sliders, Swiper Slider, Zabuto Calendar, Fancybox for media display, FullCalendar for event management, and Chart.js for data visualization. FontAwesome 5.15.4 is used for icons, and Google Fonts provides typography. Analytics and tracking are implemented via Google Analytics (gtag.js) and Facebook Pixel. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with clear navigation menus and search functionality. Performance is moderate, likely due to the number of plugins and media content. No CMS-specific meta tags or footprints were detected, suggesting a custom-built solution. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but domain registration is through Register.com. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could be modernized with newer frameworks and enhanced security configurations.
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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