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Security report for lta.lv

Latvijas Tirgotāju asociācija · Retail · Latvia

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Latvijas Tirgotāju asociācija (LTA) is a prominent Latvian trade association focused on representing retail and trade businesses. It organizes industry events, awards, and vocational education initiatives, positioning itself as a key player in Latvia's retail sector. The website content is rich and professionally presented, targeting trade professionals, businesses, and vocational students. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and integrates Google Analytics for visitor tracking. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks visible security headers and published security policies. WHOIS data is unavailable due to query limits, which limits domain trust analysis. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could improve privacy compliance and security transparency.

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

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

    • 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. 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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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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
10
Average
45

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

LTA holds a strong market position as a leading trade association in Latvia, evidenced by international awards and active industry engagement. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on advocacy, education, and certification services. The association targets retail businesses and vocational students, leveraging partnerships such as with rtrit.lv for education. The website supports these activities with event announcements, downloadable documents, and contact channels. Growth indicators include ongoing projects and competitions. The partnership ecosystem is focused on education and trade promotion within Latvia.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses secure AJAX endpoints, but lacks explicit security headers like CSP or HSTS. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, security maturity is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing security headers, publishing security policies, and adding a security.txt file.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Latvijas Tirgotāju asociācija
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Latvijas Tirgotāju asociācija
Description
Latvijas Tirgotāju asociācija (LTA) is a Latvian trade association representing retailers and trade-related businesses. It organizes industry events, awards, and projects such as Kasieru čempionāts (Cashier Championship), Gada Prece (Product of the Year), and promotes good trade practices. It also supports vocational education in trade and hospitality sectors.
Key services
Industry advocacy, Trade awards and recognitions, Vocational education promotion, Good trade practice certifications, Organizing competitions and projects
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.6, jQuery 3.7.1, jQuery UI, Google Analytics (gtag.js), Apply Online plugin, Contact Form 7 plugin, Owl Carousel, PrettyPhoto, Muffin Group theme
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
PHP (implied by WordPress), MySQL (implied by WordPress)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of secure admin ajax endpoint
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Site Kit
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in Latvian language.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found in the HTML content.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  4. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and Google Analytics.
  5. No explicit security policies or incident response information published.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no domain registration details extracted.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. No adult or NSFW content present.
  9. Website content is focused on trade association activities and vocational education.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.6 with a modern tech stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, and popular plugins like Contact Form 7 and Apply Online. Google Analytics is integrated for visitor tracking. The site uses a Muffin Group theme with responsive design and moderate performance. SEO is supported with proper meta tags and structured navigation. No hosting provider details were found. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and accessibility improvements.
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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