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Security report for gulbenesbiblioteka.lv

Gulbenes novada bibliotēka · Education · 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

Gulbenes novada bibliotēka is a public library serving the Gulbene municipality in Latvia, offering a range of services including book lending, digital collections, educational programs, and community events. The website reflects a regional cultural institution focused on community engagement and local heritage preservation. Technically, the site uses common web technologies such as jQuery, Google Fonts, and Google Analytics, with a custom or OpenCart-like CMS. The site is mobile optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks important security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. WHOIS data could not be retrieved due to query limits, limiting full domain trust assessment. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
30
Email security
65
DNS health
85
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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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

The library operates as a small-sized public service entity within the education and government sectors, funded likely by local government. Its business model centers on providing free and paid library services, educational workshops, and cultural activities to local residents including children and youth. The website demonstrates consistent branding and trust indicators such as official contact details and social media presence. The institution maintains partnerships with local digital library platforms and social networks. Growth opportunities may include enhancing digital services and compliance with privacy regulations. The absence of detailed WHOIS data limits deeper insights into organizational structure or ownership.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses secure external scripts, which is positive. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense against common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, indicating limited security maturity. The site does not display privacy or cookie policies, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, policies, and incident response mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and HSTS to enhance protection against web attacks.
  3. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure program to foster transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gulbenes novada bibliotēka
Description
Public library serving the Gulbene municipality in Latvia, providing access to books, digital collections, educational resources, and community events.
Key services
Book lending and catalog access, Digital collections and e-resources, Educational courses and workshops, Community events and exhibitions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Fonts, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Slick Slider, jQuery Mousewheel, PhotoSwipe
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of secure external scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

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 and not blocked by WAF or security challenges.
  2. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage HTML.
  4. Contact information including email, phone, physical address, and contact form links are present and clearly labeled.
  5. Website uses HTTPS and includes Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking.
  6. No security.txt or incident response contact information found.
  7. No security headers detected in the provided content; potential area for improvement.
  8. Content is relevant to a public library and community services with no adult or questionable content.
  9. Social media presence includes Twitter, Facebook, and Draugiem.lv links.
  10. Technical stack includes common JS libraries and fonts; CMS appears custom or OpenCart-like.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, and Slick Slider for UI components and tracking. The CMS appears to be custom or based on OpenCart, inferred from URL patterns. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The site loads external scripts from trusted domains but lacks modern security headers. There is room for modernization by adopting newer frameworks, improving accessibility, and enhancing SEO with structured data. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the provided data.
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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