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Security report for laidi.lv

Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website laidi.lv serves as the official online presence for Laidu pagasts, a local administrative unit within Kuldīgas novads, Latvia. It primarily functions as a government information portal, providing residents and visitors with news, updates, and community-related announcements. The site is positioned as a trusted source for local governance and community engagement, reflecting the municipality's efforts to maintain transparent communication with its constituents. Technically, the website is built on the WordPress platform, leveraging popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and Pressidium Cookie Consent for privacy compliance. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, ensuring usability across devices. Hosting appears to be managed by a reputable provider, likely Pressidium, which supports stable performance and security. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms, indicating awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of explicit privacy policies, terms of service, and security headers suggests room for improvement in compliance and security hardening. The lack of WHOIS data due to query limits restricts full domain legitimacy verification, but the presence of official branding and social media links supports its authenticity. Overall, laidi.lv is a well-structured municipal website with solid technical foundations and a clear focus on community service. Strategic enhancements in privacy documentation, security policies, and incident response readiness would further strengthen its trustworthiness and compliance posture.

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

10 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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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  • Exposed services
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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
55

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention laidi.lv, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Laidu pagasts website operates as a government entity portal serving the Kuldīgas novads region in Latvia. Its market positioning is that of a local authority communication channel, focusing on delivering timely news and community information. The business model is non-commercial, centered on public service and information dissemination. Revenue streams are not applicable, as it is a municipal service. The target audience includes local residents, businesses, and visitors interested in regional updates. The site benefits from partnerships with the broader Kuldīgas novads municipality, as evidenced by linked domains and shared branding. Growth indicators include regular content updates and active social media engagement. The partnership ecosystem is primarily governmental and community-focused, with no commercial affiliations detected. Operationally, the website supports civic engagement and transparency, aligning with public sector digital transformation trends.

Security posture

The security posture of laidi.lv is moderate. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communications. The site uses a cookie consent plugin, reflecting some compliance with privacy regulations. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, limiting transparency for security researchers. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. The site does not appear to have WAF or advanced bot protection, which could be a consideration for future risk mitigation. Incident response contact information is not publicly available, which may delay handling of security events. Overall, the site demonstrates basic security hygiene but would benefit from enhanced policies, headers, and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  4. Add explicit contact information for security incidents and data protection officer to enhance incident response capabilities.
  5. Regularly review and update plugins and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība
Description
Par Laidu pagastu
Key services
Local news and updates, Community information, Event announcements
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, jQuery, Pressidium Cookie Consent plugin, Ultimate Lightbox plugin, Yoast SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a local government site for Laidu pagasts in Kuldīgas novads, Latvia.
  2. Content is in Latvian language and includes local news and announcements.
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO and cookie consent.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  5. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented and active.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the analyzed page.
  7. Social media links point to official Kuldīgas novada pašvaldība accounts.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  10. HTTPS is enabled and site uses modern web technologies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1, utilizing common plugins for SEO (Yoast SEO), cookie consent (Pressidium Cookie Consent), and image lightbox functionality (Ultimate Lightbox). The tech stack includes jQuery and standard web fonts loaded from Google Fonts. Hosting is likely provided by Pressidium, a known WordPress hosting provider, which suggests reliable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with some optimization for mobile devices and accessibility features such as an accessibility toolbar. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data describing the organization and webpage. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the provided content. The site uses HTTPS with valid certificates, contributing to secure communications. Areas for modernization include adding advanced security headers and improving privacy and legal documentation. Overall, the technical implementation supports a stable and user-friendly experience aligned with government website standards.
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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