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Security report for likumi.lv

Latvijas Vēstnesis · Government · Latvia

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

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Likumi. lv is the official Latvian government portal for legal acts, maintained by Latvijas Vēstnesis, the official publisher.

Scanned

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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

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

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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 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
64
Security headers
35
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
57

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 portal holds a strong market position as the authoritative source for Latvian legislation, supported by its affiliation with Latvijas Vēstnesis. Its competitive advantage lies in official status, comprehensive legal content, and advanced search capabilities. Revenue streams are likely government-funded, focusing on public service rather than commercial gain. The target customers include legal professionals, government entities, and citizens. The partnership ecosystem includes related government and legal information sites such as vestnesis.lv and lv.lv. The site demonstrates strategic alignment with government transparency and legal accessibility goals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent management, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. The use of an outdated jQuery version poses a potential vulnerability risk. No public incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies were found, indicating room for improvement in transparency and readiness. Overall, the security measures are adequate for a government information portal but could be strengthened to align with best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Update JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to improve transparency and user trust.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards for users with disabilities.
  5. Regularly audit and update privacy and cookie consent mechanisms to maintain GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Latvijas Vēstnesis
Description
Official Latvian legal acts systematization portal maintained by Latvijas Vēstnesis, providing access to laws, regulations, and legal documents with search and personalization features.
Key services
Access to Latvian laws and regulations, Advanced and expanded search functionality, Personalized user accounts, Legal act explanations and news, Links to official publications
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, Google Tag Manager (gtag.js), Gemius analytics, CookieScript consent management, jQuery UI, JS Cookie library
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async and defer for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Gemius, Google Analytics (Gtag)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Gemius
Marketing tools
Google Analytics (via GTM)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official Latvian government legal acts portal
  2. Content is comprehensive and professionally presented
  3. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and accessible
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF interference
  5. Use of legacy jQuery version may pose minor security risks
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies found on site
  7. Social media presence includes Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and X (Twitter)
  8. Multiple external links to official government and legal information sites
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional web stack with jQuery 1.12.4, Google Tag Manager, and Gemius analytics. It employs CookieScript for consent management and jQuery UI for UI components. The site is moderately performant with asynchronous script loading but could benefit from modernization to newer JavaScript frameworks. Mobile optimization is good, though accessibility is basic. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but shows signs of legacy technology usage that could be modernized for improved security and performance.
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. 57/100Medium34 findingsView report
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