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Security report for jportelliprojects.com

J. Portelli Projects · Real Estate · Malta

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

J. Portelli Projects is a Malta-based real estate investment and development company with a history dating back to 1996. The company specializes in residential and commercial property development across Malta and Gozo, including luxury villas and hospitality projects. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, targeting property investors and buyers interested in high-end real estate. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern libraries and frameworks, offering a good user experience and mobile optimization. Security measures include HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA on forms, but the site lacks several important security headers and explicit privacy compliance mechanisms. Overall, the website is trustworthy and functional but could improve its security posture and privacy transparency.

Scanned

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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
48

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 company holds a solid market position in Malta's real estate sector, with a diversified portfolio including residential developments and boutique hotels. Their business model focuses on property acquisition, development, and sales, targeting affluent customers and investors. The website showcases featured projects and provides clear contact channels, supporting lead generation and customer engagement. The presence of a regional office in Gozo indicates operational reach beyond the main island. The company benefits from a consistent brand and a social media presence on Facebook, although broader digital marketing efforts appear limited.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates Google reCAPTCHA to protect its contact forms, indicating a baseline security awareness. However, the absence of critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy information is provided, and there is no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file. These gaps suggest moderate security maturity with room for improvement to meet best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and clearly document cookie usage to improve privacy compliance and user transparency.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy with GDPR compliance statements and data retention details.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues, including a security.txt file.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities and maintain security posture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
J. Portelli Projects
Description
J. Portelli Projects is a real estate investment and development company focused on residential and commercial projects in Malta and Gozo. Founded in 1996, it has developed high-end properties including Mercury Towers, Ħal Sagħtrija, Villaġġ San Ġużepp, Forum Residences, and Quaint Boutique Hotels. The company emphasizes pioneering lifestyles and luxury living.
Key services
Real estate development, Property sales, Hospitality projects
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA, Owl Carousel, Typekit Fonts, Gravity Forms, AddToAny Social Sharing
Frameworks
Foundation (CSS framework)
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Google reCAPTCHA on contact form
  • No exposed credentials or sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
AddToAny Social Sharing
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 with rich content and multimedia.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and libraries.
  3. Contact form uses Google reCAPTCHA for spam protection.
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  5. Privacy policy is present but basic; no GDPR compliance statements found.
  6. No terms of service or security policy pages found.
  7. Security headers are minimal; room for improvement.
  8. Social media presence limited to Facebook.
  9. Clear business contact information with physical addresses and phone numbers.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using a combination of jQuery, Foundation CSS framework, Owl Carousel, and Typekit fonts, providing a modern and responsive user interface. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are used for traffic analysis, while AddToAny enables social sharing. The site loads multimedia content such as background videos and uses Gravity Forms for contact forms with conditional logic and reCAPTCHA integration. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO optimization is good with proper meta tags and structured data. Hosting provider details are not explicitly disclosed.
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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