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Security report for kazup.hr

Karlovačka županija · Government · Croatia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Karlovačka županija's official website serves as a comprehensive digital portal for the regional government of Karlovac County, Croatia. It provides citizens and stakeholders with access to administrative information, news updates, public tenders, open data, and contact details. The site is well-structured, professionally designed, and targets local residents and interested parties in the government sector. The business model is focused on public service and transparency, positioning the site as a trusted source of regional governmental information. Technically, the website is built on Joomla CMS with modern frameworks such as Helix Ultimate and SP Page Builder, incorporating Bootstrap and Font Awesome for responsive design and iconography. It integrates accessibility tools like UserWay and supports multilingual content via GTranslate. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, with moderate performance characteristics. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses CSRF tokens in forms, and implements a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. While some security headers like Content-Security-Policy are not detected, the overall security posture is solid with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy and long-term registration consistent with a government entity. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and good privacy compliance. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers and maintaining up-to-date CMS and extensions to mitigate potential risks.

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
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
62

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

Karlovačka županija operates as a regional government entity providing administrative and public services through its official website. The site supports transparency and citizen engagement by publishing open data, public calls, and official documents. Its market position is that of a trusted government portal with no direct commercial competition. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on service delivery and information dissemination. The target audience includes local citizens, businesses, and governmental partners. The website's partnership ecosystem includes related government and EU transparency sites. Growth indicators are aligned with digital government initiatives and accessibility compliance.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement, CSRF protection, and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of some security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options suggests room for improvement. Incident response and security policy documentation are not publicly available, which is common for government sites but could be enhanced for transparency. Overall, the site aligns well with GDPR requirements and demonstrates a commitment to user privacy and data protection.

Recommendations

  1. Implement Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options HTTP headers to strengthen security.
  2. Regularly update Joomla CMS and all extensions to the latest secure versions.
  3. Publish or provide access to security and incident response policies to enhance transparency.
  4. Conduct periodic security audits and penetration testing to identify and mitigate risks.
  5. Enhance user privacy notices with detailed data retention and processing information.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Karlovačka županija
Description
Official website of Karlovačka županija (Karlovac County), providing information about the county's administration, news, public calls, open data, and services for citizens.
Key services
Public announcements and news, Access to open data and documents, Information about county administration and departments, Public tenders and calls, Contact information and forms
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla!, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, jQuery, Google Analytics, GTranslate, UserWay Accessibility Widget, Cookies Policy Notification Bar (Web357.com)
Frameworks
Helix Ultimate (Joomla template framework), SP Page Builder
Platforms
Joomla CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token implemented in forms
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
GTranslate
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official regional government portal for Karlovačka županija, Croatia.
  2. Content is comprehensive for public administration, news, and citizen services.
  3. Uses Joomla CMS with modern frameworks and accessibility tools.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and visible.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
  6. Good security posture with HTTPS and CSRF protections.
  7. WHOIS data confirms legitimacy and long-standing domain registration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a well-established CMS (Joomla) with modern front-end frameworks (Bootstrap, Font Awesome) and accessibility tools (UserWay). It integrates Google Analytics for traffic analysis and GTranslate for multilingual support. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for SEO with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by embedded videos and external scripts. The hosting appears stable with CARNET as registrar and Croatian nameservers. Technical debt is minimal, but security header implementation could be improved. Overall, the infrastructure supports a reliable and accessible government portal.
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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