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Security report for lodz.pl

Urząd Miasta Łodzi · Government · Poland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website lodz.pl serves as the official digital portal for the city of Łódź, Poland, providing residents, visitors, and businesses with comprehensive information about city news, events, public services, and cultural activities. It is positioned as a key communication channel for municipal affairs and community engagement. The site targets a broad audience including local citizens, tourists, and stakeholders interested in city developments. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies and third-party analytics and advertising tools. The infrastructure is hosted by OVH SAS, a reputable provider, and the domain has a long history dating back to 1995, indicating a mature online presence. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses several security best practices, though it lacks some security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. The absence of a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident response readiness. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-branded, but could enhance privacy compliance and security posture to meet higher standards.

Scanned

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

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

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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"

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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
72
Security headers
60
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
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

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

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention lodz.pl, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
26,443
Employees
2,614
Customers
18,873
Third parties
4,956
Weak passwords
16%

Latest record dated 2026-06-18 · 837 subdomains affected

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  • –dante.iis.p.lodz.pl2026-06-18
  • –cas.p.lodz.pl2026-06-17
  • –logowanie.uni.lodz.pl2026-06-17
  • –dante.iis.p.lodz.pl2026-06-16
  • –cas.p.lodz.pl2026-06-16

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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

Lodz.pl operates as a government entity website, focusing on delivering public information and services rather than commercial activities. Its market position is strong as the official city portal, with competitive advantages including authoritative content, official endorsements, and integration with city services. The business model is non-commercial, funded by municipal resources, targeting residents, tourists, and local businesses. Growth indicators include active content updates, event promotion, and social media engagement. The partnership ecosystem includes related municipal domains and service providers. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining up-to-date content, improving privacy compliance, and enhancing user trust through transparent policies and security disclosures.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposed sensitive data. However, the lack of DNSSEC, incomplete security headers, and absence of a security.txt file indicate gaps in security best practices. Compliance with GDPR is not clearly demonstrated due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness is unclear with no dedicated security contact information. The use of multiple third-party tracking and advertising scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but requires enhancements to meet modern compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen domain name system security.
  2. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident response.
  5. Provide explicit security contact information and incident response procedures on the website.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Urząd Miasta Łodzi
Description
Official website of the city of Łódź, Poland, providing news, events, and information about city services, infrastructure, culture, and community activities.
Key services
City news and updates, Event calendar, Public service information, Tourism and cultural information, Accessibility services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Google Fonts, Facebook SDK, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, Revive Adserver, jQuery (implied by plugins), Various CSS frameworks and accessibility toolboxes
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Facebook and Google tracking scripts with async loading
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense, Revive Adserver
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Facebook SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official municipal website for the city of Łódź, Poland.
  2. Content is rich with news, events, and public service information.
  3. Uses TYPO3 CMS and modern web technologies.
  4. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage HTML.
  5. Extensive use of third-party analytics and advertising scripts.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  7. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content provided.
  8. Social media presence is strong with official Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube links.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  10. Domain is well-established and legitimate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, ensuring scalability and maintainability. The tech stack includes Google Fonts, Facebook SDK, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, and Revive Adserver for advertising. The site is hosted by OVH SAS, a reputable hosting provider. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts improving responsiveness. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, enhancing user experience across devices. SEO practices are good with proper meta tags and structured content. Technical risks include reliance on multiple third-party scripts which may affect privacy and security. Opportunities exist to modernize security headers and improve privacy compliance to reduce technical debt and enhance trust.
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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