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Security report for la.lv

LA.LV · Media · Latvia

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

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

LA.LV is a Latvian news portal providing news and media content primarily targeted at the Latvian audience. The website offers news articles, video content, weather updates, and advertising services. It operates on an advertising-supported business model and holds a moderate market position as a local media outlet in Latvia. The website demonstrates consistent branding and good content quality with a professional design and clear navigation.

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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  • 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
50
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
53

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 business is positioned as a media company serving the Latvian market with a focus on news and information dissemination. Its revenue streams are primarily from advertising networks such as Adnami, Amazon Ads, and Adform. The target audience is the general Latvian public. The company leverages partnerships with multiple ad and analytics providers to optimize monetization and audience insights. The lack of explicit privacy and terms pages suggests room for improvement in compliance and transparency.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and implements several security headers, indicating a good baseline security posture. It uses a consent management platform for GDPR compliance and integrates multiple third-party scripts for advertising and analytics. However, the absence of a published privacy policy, terms of service, and incident response contacts are gaps in compliance and security transparency. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  3. Provide clear contact information including security and abuse contacts to enhance incident response readiness.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts to minimize security risks from external dependencies.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users and meet compliance standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
LA.LV
Description
News portal for Latvia providing news and media content targeted at Latvian audience.
Key services
News articles, Video content, Weather information, Advertising
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Analytics, Gemius Audience, InMobi Consent Manager, Amazon Ads, Pinterest SDK, Facebook SDK, Adform Ads
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for GDPR
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Gemius Audience, Realtimely
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Adnami, Amazon Ads, Adform
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Gemius Audience, Pinterest
Marketing tools
Relevant Digital
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Latvian news portal with media content and advertising
  2. Uses multiple third-party ad and tracking services
  3. Has GDPR cookie consent mechanism implemented
  4. Lacks explicit privacy policy and terms of service pages
  5. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on homepage HTML
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  7. Good HTTPS and security headers present
  8. Moderate technical sophistication with multiple ad and analytics integrations
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-heavy tech stack with integrations from Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, Pinterest, Gemius Audience, and multiple ad networks. Performance is moderate with mobile optimization rated good. SEO optimization is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data detected. Accessibility is basic, with scope for improvement. Hosting and CMS details are not explicitly detected from the HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business model but could benefit from modernization and enhanced compliance 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. 53/100Medium33 findingsView report
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