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Security report for loodusveeb.ee

Keskkonnaagentuur · Government · Estonia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Loodusveeb is an official Estonian governmental environmental information portal managed by the Estonian Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagentuur). It provides comprehensive information on Estonia's nature, biodiversity, ecological themes, citizen science projects, and environmental education. The website targets Estonian residents, environmental enthusiasts, researchers, and volunteers, serving as a trusted source for nature-related data and public engagement. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with modern libraries and includes a cookie consent mechanism compliant with EU regulations. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and consistency with the governmental nature of the site. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned as a governmental environmental resource.

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

9 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. 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 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
62
Security headers
50
Email security
60
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 website operates under the Estonian Environment Agency, a governmental entity, positioning it as an authoritative source for environmental data and public engagement in Estonia. Its business model is informational and non-commercial, focusing on education, citizen science, and biodiversity monitoring. The site leverages partnerships with other governmental bodies and museums, enhancing its ecosystem and credibility. The presence of multiple environmental themes and projects indicates active content management and community involvement. The domain age and registrar data align with the official nature of the site, supporting its credibility and stability in the market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with enforced HTTPS and a detailed cookie consent mechanism that respects user privacy and GDPR compliance. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and the lack of a published security or incident response policy are gaps that could be addressed. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The WHOIS data is transparent and consistent, with no privacy protection masking registrant details, which supports trustworthiness. The site would benefit from publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy and implementing additional HTTP security headers to enhance protection.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security and integrity.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Keskkonnaagentuur
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Keskkonnaagentuur
Description
Loodusveeb is an Estonian environmental information portal providing comprehensive information about Estonia's nature and biodiversity, including ecological diversity, ecosystem services, species diversity, landscape and geological values, nature conservation, and environmental education.
Key services
Environmental information dissemination, Citizen science projects, Nature observation data collection, Educational resources, Event and news updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery, jQuery UI, Matomo Analytics, Superfish menu, Magnific Popup, Font Awesome, Google Fonts, DOMPurify
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by https URL)
  • Cookie consent banner with detailed cookie categories
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of DOMPurify library for sanitization

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a governmental environmental information portal for Estonia.
  2. Content is rich with environmental themes, projects, and educational resources.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented and detailed.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on the homepage content.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided with official email and phone.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data; DNSSEC not enabled.
  8. Uses modern Drupal 10 CMS with common libraries and analytics.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, using common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, jQuery UI, and Font Awesome. It integrates Matomo for analytics, providing privacy-conscious tracking. The site uses Superfish for navigation menus and Magnific Popup for image modals, indicating a focus on user experience. Performance is moderate, with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets, which could be optimized further for speed. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but DNS records point to Zone Media OÜ, a known Estonian registrar. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security configurations.
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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