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Security report for growinfarms.lv

Growinfarms, SIA · Other · Latvia

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Growinfarms, SIA is a Latvian company specializing in hydroponics and indoor agriculture solutions since 2018. Their website showcases a range of products including hydroponic systems, vertical growing racks, professional LED lighting, climate control systems, and nutrient solutions. They target both private and commercial growers, offering automated and energy-efficient growing solutions. The company operates an online store and provides consultation services, positioning itself as a specialist in the Latvian hydroponics market. Technically, the website is built on the Webnode CMS platform and utilizes modern web technologies including JavaScript and AWS Cloudfront CDN for hosting. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for visitor tracking and marketing analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and moderate performance. However, some security headers are missing, and no explicit security or privacy policies are published on the site. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. The absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure program suggests room for improvement in security transparency and readiness. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy based on content and design, but the lack of WHOIS data limits full domain legitimacy verification. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing privacy and security policies, and implementing a vulnerability disclosure program to improve trust and compliance.

Scanned

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

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

    • 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 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';…

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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
72
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
60

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

Growinfarms operates in a niche market of hydroponics and indoor agriculture in Latvia, serving both private and commercial customers. Their business model combines product sales through an online store with consultation and custom solution services. The company leverages partnerships with industry leaders such as Sananbio. Their market positioning as a specialist with a focus on automation and energy efficiency indicates a competitive advantage in the local market. The presence of recent blog posts and product updates suggests active engagement and growth. Revenue streams likely include product sales, service contracts, and consulting. The company emphasizes customer satisfaction, innovation, and adaptability as core values.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, indicating 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 published security policy or incident response information is available, which may hinder effective handling of security incidents. There is no visible vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, limiting transparency. Forms collect personal data but lack visible advanced protections such as anti-CSRF tokens. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a small business but could be improved to meet higher compliance and trust standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against web attacks.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and security policy on the website to improve transparency and GDPR compliance.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance form security by adding anti-CSRF tokens and input validation to protect user data.
  5. Regularly review and update WHOIS information and consider removing privacy protection if it hinders trust and legitimacy verification.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Growinfarms, SIA
Description
Growinfarms is a Latvian company specializing in hydroponics systems manufacturing, sales, and servicing since 2018. They offer hydroponic systems, vertical growing racks, professional LED lighting, indoor gardening, climate control systems, nutrient solutions, commercial growing, energy efficiency solutions, green technologies, automated systems, and customized growing solutions.
Key services
Hydroponic growing systems, Vertical growing racks, Professional LED lighting, Climate control systems, Nutrient solutions, Commercial growing solutions, Energy efficiency solutions, Automated growing systems, Consultations and custom solutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Analytics, Cloudfront CDN, Webnode CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to hydroponics and indoor agriculture.
  3. No privacy policy page explicitly found, but cookie consent banner is present and functional.
  4. Contact information includes a company domain email and a contact form with multiple fields.
  5. No explicit security policy, incident response, or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  7. Use of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking and analytics.
  8. Website built on Webnode CMS and served via Cloudfront CDN.
  9. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  10. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly found with clear company context.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Webnode CMS platform and uses AWS Cloudfront CDN for content delivery, ensuring reliable hosting and moderate performance. The tech stack includes JavaScript and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata. However, some modern security best practices such as comprehensive security headers and advanced form protections are missing. The site could benefit from performance optimizations and accessibility improvements. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid for a small business but has room for modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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