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Security report for investinventspils.eu

Invest in Ventspils · Energy · Latvia

Medium risk. 9 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

Invest in Ventspils is a regional investment promotion platform focused on attracting investments to the Baltic port city of Ventspils, Latvia. The website highlights customized industrial territories, green energy clusters, IT community, hospitality opportunities, and connectivity advantages. It targets investors interested in industrial production, technology, energy, and tourism sectors. The business model centers on facilitating investment projects and supporting industrial and technological development in the region. The site presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear contact information and active social media presence. Technically, the website is built on the Weebly/EDITMYSITE platform using legacy jQuery and integrates multiple analytics and tracking tools including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Snowplow. The site is mobile-optimized with moderate performance and basic accessibility features. However, it lacks modern security headers and uses an outdated jQuery version, which could pose security risks. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS but does not implement key security headers or provide privacy and cookie policies, indicating compliance gaps. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available. The WHOIS data is not publicly accessible due to EURid privacy policies, but the site content and social media presence suggest legitimacy. No suspicious or adult content is detected, and the site is accessible without WAF blocking. Overall, the website is a credible regional investment promotion site with good content quality and business credibility but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security best practices to enhance trust and reduce risk.

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

9 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

  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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  • 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
20
Email security
70
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The website positions Invest in Ventspils as a key regional player promoting industrial, technological, and hospitality investments in Ventspils, Latvia. It leverages the city's strategic location, industrial clusters, and green energy potential to attract investors. The business model is service-oriented, providing information, support, and facilitation for investment projects. The presence of multiple global and national IT companies and active R&D institutes indicates a growing industrial ecosystem. The site emphasizes collaboration with partners and community engagement. Revenue streams likely derive from municipal or regional funding and partnerships. The target customers are investors and businesses seeking opportunities in the Baltic Sea region. The partnership ecosystem is implied but not explicitly detailed. Strategic observations include a focus on green energy, IT, and hospitality sectors as growth areas.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. The use of an outdated jQuery version (1.8.3) exposes the site to known vulnerabilities. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating non-compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which limits transparency and preparedness. The site does not expose sensitive data in the HTML and uses standard tracking scripts. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires enhancements in headers, library updates, and privacy compliance to reduce risk and improve trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR.
  2. Add essential security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Upgrade jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to current secure versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to improve transparency and security culture.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Invest in Ventspils
Description
Baltic port city Ventspils with customized territories for industrial production, high quality infrastructure and soft landing services is the right place for smart investments.
Key services
Industrial area offers, IT community support, Green energy cluster development, Hotel business investment opportunities, Research and development facilitation, Connectivity and logistics support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.8.3, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Snowplow Analytics, Weebly/EDITMYSITE platform
Platforms
Weebly/EDITMYSITE CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, Snowplow Analytics, Metricool
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, Snowplow Analytics
Marketing tools
Metricool tracker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional investment promotion platform for Ventspils, Latvia
  2. Content is rich with investment opportunities and community information
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable due to EURid privacy restrictions
  5. Multiple tracking and analytics tools are used extensively
  6. No security headers detected, which is a security improvement area
  7. Contact information is clearly provided with phone and email
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content
  9. Site uses Weebly/EDITMYSITE platform with legacy jQuery version
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Weebly/EDITMYSITE platform, utilizing jQuery 1.8.3 and multiple third-party analytics and tracking tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, and Snowplow. The site uses Google Tag Manager for tag management. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility. SEO optimization is basic with proper meta tags but no advanced structured data or rich snippets detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. The site uses multiple external domains for analytics and social media integration. Technical debt is indicated by the use of outdated jQuery and lack of security headers. Modernization opportunities include updating libraries, enhancing security configurations, and improving privacy 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

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