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Security report for limbazunovads.lv

Limbažu novada pašvaldība · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Limbažu novada pašvaldība is the official local government authority for the Limbaži Municipality in Latvia. The website serves as a comprehensive portal offering residents and stakeholders access to municipal governance information, public services, news, cultural events, and community resources. It also provides links to subsidiary companies and partner organizations, reflecting a well-structured municipal ecosystem. The site targets local residents, businesses, and visitors seeking official information and services. Technically, the website is built on the Drupal CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as Bootstrap and jQuery. It incorporates Google Analytics for visitor tracking and employs webfonts and audio player scripts to enhance user experience. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility features, and SEO practices, contributing to a positive digital maturity level. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS with appropriate security headers, employs cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks a dedicated security policy or incident response page, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved with explicit policy documentation and incident contact channels. The overall risk assessment is low, with no signs of malicious activity or suspicious content. Strategic recommendations include publishing a formal security policy, adding vulnerability disclosure information, and enhancing incident response readiness to further strengthen trust and compliance.

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

7 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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 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
50
Email security
75
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
64

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
2
Employees
1
Customers
1
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

Latest record dated 2025-07-20 · 1 subdomain affected

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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

The Limbažu novada pašvaldība website positions itself as a key local government portal, providing transparency and access to municipal operations. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive content coverage, including governance, budget, education, culture, social services, and public procurement. The business model is public service-oriented, funded by government budgets, with no commercial revenue streams evident. The target customer segments are local residents, businesses, and visitors. Growth indicators include active project updates and community engagement features. The partnership ecosystem includes municipal subsidiaries and government-related platforms, enhancing service delivery and operational reach. Strategic observations highlight a mature digital presence aligned with government transparency and citizen service goals.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and multiple security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security, X-Content-Type-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. Cookie consent is implemented with clear user choice, supporting GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a compliance gap and potential risk area. The site does not show signs of malware or phishing. Incident response readiness appears limited due to lack of explicit contact channels. Overall, the security culture is adequate but could benefit from formalized documentation and communication.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information, including security or abuse email addresses.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by adding terms of service and data retention policies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Limbažu novada pašvaldība
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Limbažu novada pašvaldība
Description
Official website of Limbažu novada pašvaldība (Limbaži Municipality), providing information about local government, services, news, projects, and community resources.
Key services
Municipal governance information, Public services access, News and announcements, Community engagement, Procurement and tenders, Cultural and educational resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Google Analytics, Bootstrap, jQuery, Webfonts (WOFF2), Audio player scripts
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of session cookies with limited expiration

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
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. Official municipal government website for Limbaži Municipality, Latvia.
  2. Comprehensive navigation covering government, services, culture, education, and community.
  3. Good privacy and cookie compliance with user consent mechanisms.
  4. Use of Drupal CMS with modern web technologies.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response page found.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. Multiple subsidiary companies listed under municipal control.
  9. Good accessibility and mobile optimization observed.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactive elements. Google Analytics is used for visitor tracking with cookie-based data collection. The site loads webfonts efficiently using preload directives. Accessibility features such as skip links and audio playback controls are present, indicating attention to inclusive design. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed. The technical infrastructure appears stable and well-maintained, with no critical technical debt or deprecated technologies detected. Opportunities exist to improve SEO metadata completeness and implement advanced caching strategies for faster load times.
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. 64/100Medium32 findingsView report
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