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Security report for hercul.hr

Alma Career Croatia d.o.o. · Technology · Croatia

Medium risk. 7 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

Hercul.hr is a Croatian recruitment software platform developed and operated by Alma Career Croatia d.o.o., founded in 2013. The platform offers a comprehensive online tool for candidate preselection and recruitment process management, targeting HR professionals and recruiters primarily in Croatia. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear descriptions of its key services, including multi-channel application collection, filtering, candidate messaging, and interview scheduling. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript frameworks (likely Vue.js), Cloudflare DNS/CDN, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile optimized and performs moderately well, though SEO is limited by a noindex meta tag. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks some security headers and cookie consent mechanisms required for full GDPR compliance. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy with consistent registration details and appropriate domain age. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could improve privacy compliance and SEO visibility.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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. 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 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"

    • 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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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
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

Alma Career Croatia d.o.o. operates Hercul.hr as a niche SaaS provider in the recruitment technology sector, focusing on streamlining candidate selection processes for employers. The business model revolves around providing an online platform that integrates multiple recruitment functions into a single interface, enhancing efficiency for HR teams. The company targets small to medium-sized businesses and recruitment agencies in Croatia, leveraging local market knowledge and compliance with regional regulations. The platform's features such as application filtering, collaboration tools, and scheduling indicate a focus on usability and team-based workflows. The presence of Google Tag Manager suggests active marketing and user behavior tracking. The company maintains clear legal and privacy documentation, supporting business credibility. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries detected. However, the absence of key security headers (e.g., Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options) reduces defense-in-depth. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism and explicit security or incident response policies indicates gaps in GDPR compliance and incident readiness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a SaaS platform but would benefit from enhanced header implementation, privacy compliance improvements, and formalized incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.
  3. Enhance SEO by removing or adjusting the 'noindex' meta tag to allow search engines to index the site.
  4. Publish explicit contact information and a dedicated security policy page to improve transparency and user trust.
  5. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alma Career Croatia d.o.o.
Description
Alat za regrutaciju i selekciju kandidata koji omogućuje jednostvnu online provedbu procesa od početka do kraja.
Key services
Candidate application collection from multiple sources, Application filtering based on questionnaire results, Organizing applications into folders and selection rounds, Forwarding applications to collaborators, Messaging candidates within the interface, Scheduling interview appointments
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript ES Modules, Cloudflare DNS and CDN, Google Tag Manager, SVG images
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by Cloudflare usage and scripts loaded over HTTPS)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
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 a recruitment SaaS platform targeting Croatian market
  2. Content is in Croatian with some English meta tags
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found on main pages
  4. No cookie consent banner despite EU GDPR relevance
  5. Meta robots tag set to noindex, limiting SEO visibility
  6. Uses modern JavaScript frameworks and Cloudflare DNS
  7. Privacy policy and terms of service pages are present and linked in footer
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript framework, likely Vue.js, utilizing ES modules and asynchronous script loading for performance. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking. The site is mobile responsive with good design quality and navigation clarity. However, SEO is hindered by a noindex directive, and accessibility features are basic. No CMS was detected, indicating a custom or bespoke platform. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement through SEO and accessibility enhancements. The technical stack is appropriate for the business model but could be further modernized with enhanced security and privacy features.
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

  1. 60/100Medium35 findingsView report
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