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Security report for kuldigasnovads.lv

Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība operates as the official municipal government for the Kuldīga region in Latvia, providing public services, local government information, and community engagement through its website. The site serves residents, businesses, tourists, and other stakeholders with news, regulatory documents, and service information. The website is well-branded with consistent municipal identity and integrates social media channels for broader outreach. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS, leveraging modern plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and Pressidium Cookie Consent for privacy compliance. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness, accessibility features, and moderate performance. Hosting appears to be managed by Pressidium, a known WordPress hosting provider. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms, indicating awareness of privacy regulations like GDPR. However, explicit security headers and incident response contacts are not evident, suggesting room for improvement in security hardening and transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional digital presence for the municipality, though the absence of WHOIS data limits full domain legitimacy verification. Strategic enhancements in security policies, contact information visibility, and vulnerability disclosure would further strengthen the site's security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

  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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
63

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 Kuldīga municipality website positions itself as a central information hub for local governance and community services, targeting residents, local businesses, and tourists. Its business model is typical of government entities, focusing on transparency, public communication, and regulatory compliance rather than commercial revenue. The site integrates multiple content categories including news, municipal documents, and tourism information, reflecting a broad service scope. The presence of multiple subdomains and partner sites for various local administrative units indicates a decentralized but connected ecosystem. The use of social media and SEO tools suggests efforts to maintain visibility and engagement. Growth indicators include regular content updates and structured data usage, enhancing search engine presence. Partnerships with local tourism and administrative sites support community collaboration.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and cookie consent compliance. The absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options indicates potential gaps in defense-in-depth strategies. No direct contact channels for security incidents or vulnerability reporting were found, which may hinder timely incident response. The site uses up-to-date WordPress core and plugins, reducing risk from known vulnerabilities. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, reflecting good data protection practices. However, the lack of a security.txt file or explicit incident response framework suggests limited formalization of security governance. Overall, the site is secure for general public use but could benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve browser security.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve incident response readiness.
  3. Enhance visibility of security and incident response contacts on the website to build user trust and enable rapid communication.
  4. Regularly audit and update all plugins and themes to mitigate risks from outdated components.
  5. Conduct periodic security assessments and penetration testing to identify and remediate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība
Description
Kuldīgas novada pašvaldības oficiālā tīmekļa vietne. Kuldīga ir Latvijas pilsēta Kurzemē pie Ventas rumbas, Kuldīgas novada administratīvais centrs, 155 km no Rīgas. 16.—17. gadsimtā tā bijusi Kurzemes un Zemgales hercoga rezidences pilsēta, kurā uzturējies viņa galms.
Key services
Local government information, News and updates, Public documents and regulations, Community services information, Tourism information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Ultimate Lightbox plugin, Pressidium Cookie Consent plugin, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, Google Fonts
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of latest WordPress version (6.8.1)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official municipal government site for Kuldīga municipality in Latvia.
  2. Content is in Latvian language and well structured with clear navigation.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present and linked in the footer.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO, cookie consent, and lightbox.
  6. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  8. Social media presence includes Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, and YouTube official accounts.
  9. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
  10. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with a well-maintained tech stack including jQuery and popular plugins for SEO, cookie consent, and media display. Hosting is likely provided by Pressidium, a specialized WordPress host, which supports good performance and security. The site uses Google Fonts and Google Tag Manager for typography and analytics, respectively. The HTML is valid and includes structured data (JSON-LD) for enhanced SEO and social media integration. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, contributing to a positive user experience. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement through optimization of scripts and assets. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected.
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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