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Security report for gov.si

Ministrstvo za digitalno preobrazbo · Government · Slovenia

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.gov.si is the official Slovenian government portal managed by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. It serves as a comprehensive platform providing citizens and residents with information about government operations and easy access to various public administration services. The portal includes links to specialized government service portals such as eUprava, SPOT, eDavki, and zVem, enhancing its role as a central hub for e-government services in Slovenia. The site targets a broad audience including citizens, businesses, and travelers, offering multilingual support to accommodate diverse users. From a technical perspective, the website employs a modern technology stack including Matomo for analytics, jQuery, and other JavaScript libraries to enhance user experience. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with proper use of meta tags and structured data. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve responsiveness. However, the CMS platform is not explicitly identified, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, but there is room for improvement in security headers and explicit publication of security policies. No cookie consent mechanism was detected, which is a compliance gap. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy, showing consistent registration details aligned with the Slovenian government and a domain age appropriate for a long-established official portal. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and functional completeness, making it a reliable source for government-related information and services. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance with cookie consent, publishing security and incident response policies, and adding vulnerability disclosure information to further strengthen trust and security posture.

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

      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

  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 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
85
Security headers
60
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The portal www.gov.si holds a strong market position as Slovenia's official government website, operated by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. Its business model focuses on providing centralized access to government information and e-services, supporting transparency and citizen engagement. The site integrates with multiple partner portals, creating an ecosystem that facilitates administrative processes for individuals and businesses. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a government service, but the platform supports public sector digital transformation initiatives. The target customer segments include Slovenian citizens, residents, businesses, and international visitors seeking official information. Growth indicators include multilingual support and continuous content updates. Partnerships with specialized portals like eUprava and eDavki enhance service breadth and user convenience. The website's operations reflect a mature digital government strategy aligned with national policies.

Security posture

The security maturity of www.gov.si is solid, with HTTPS enforced site-wide and secure handling of user input via feedback forms. The use of Matomo analytics respects privacy better than many commercial alternatives. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security or incident response policies indicate areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site does not provide direct contact channels for security incidents, which could hinder timely incident response. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly documented on the homepage. Overall, the site maintains a good security baseline appropriate for a government portal but should enhance transparency and technical controls to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  2. Publish detailed security and incident response policies accessible from the website footer or dedicated pages.
  3. Add security HTTP headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for reporting security incidents or vulnerabilities, including a security@ or abuse@ email address.
  5. Consider publishing a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy to encourage responsible reporting and improve security culture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ministrstvo za digitalno preobrazbo
Description
Spletno mesto državne uprave s celovitimi informacijami o njenem delovanju in preprostim dostopom do storitev.
Key services
Information about government operations, Access to public administration services, Links to related government portals (eUprava, SPOT, eDavki, zVem), Public participation platforms
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Matomo Analytics, jQuery 3.7.1, Select2, Fancybox, Underscore.js, Purify.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of async and defer on scripts
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure form with anti-spam hidden field

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official Slovenian government portal
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured for public administration services
  3. Multiple language support with hreflang tags
  4. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and analytics
  5. No visible security or privacy policy pages explicitly linked
  6. Feedback form present with anti-spam hidden field
  7. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected
  8. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the homepage
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based front-end with libraries such as jQuery, Select2, Fancybox, and Underscore.js, enhancing interactivity and user experience. Matomo analytics is employed for privacy-conscious visitor tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with proper use of ARIA labels and semantic HTML. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading. The CMS is not explicitly identified, suggesting a custom solution tailored for government needs. SEO is supported by canonical links, hreflang tags for multilingual support, and structured data in JSON-LD format. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and implement cookie consent mechanisms to align with best practices and regulatory compliance.
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

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