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Security report for lvaei.lv

Latvijas valsts agrārās ekonomikas instītūts · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Latvijas valsts agrārās ekonomikas instītūts is a Latvian governmental research institute specializing in agricultural economics, rural development, and sustainable economic management. The website serves as an informational portal providing research articles, conference details, and departmental contacts. The organization targets researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders in the agricultural sector within Latvia. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with standard plugins and scripts, delivering moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and formal vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Privacy compliance is weak due to absence of privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the website reflects a legitimate government entity but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy practices.

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

11 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

  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 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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
52

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
36
Employees
0
Customers
6
Third parties
30
Weak passwords
22%

3 subdomains 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 institute holds a national authoritative position in agricultural economics research in Latvia, funded by government sources. Its business model revolves around research, policy advisory, and dissemination of sectoral knowledge. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized organization with a focus on transparency and public engagement through published articles and contact information. The absence of commercial advertising and tracking tools aligns with its governmental nature. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not explicitly mentioned. The organization could improve its digital maturity by adopting formal privacy and security policies and enhancing technical infrastructure.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS ensuring encrypted communication, which is a fundamental security measure. However, it lacks important HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which could mitigate common web attacks. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found. The absence of a security.txt file or incident response contact reduces readiness for vulnerability reporting. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no cookie consent or privacy policy detected, posing potential GDPR compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires improvements to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add and configure essential security headers to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Latvijas valsts agrārās ekonomikas instītūts
Description
Latvijas valsts agrārās ekonomikas instītūts is a Latvian governmental research institute focused on agricultural economics, rural development, and sustainable economic management. The website provides information about research, conferences, economic analyses, and sector-specific studies.
Key services
Economic research, Policy analysis, Conferences and events, Sectoral studies
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Fonts, Dashicons, Autoptimize
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no WAF or blocking detected.
  2. Content is primarily in Latvian language focused on agricultural economics research.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on main pages.
  4. Contact information includes official emails and phone numbers for department heads.
  5. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and scripts.
  6. No visible advertising or tracking services detected.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information present.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or registrant info extracted.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS version 6.8.1, utilizing jQuery and Google Fonts for frontend functionality and styling. The use of Autoptimize plugin suggests some optimization efforts. The site loads with moderate speed and is mobile responsive. Accessibility features are basic but present, including skip links and screen reader text. SEO is supported by meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and structured JSON-LD data describing the organization and breadcrumb navigation. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site does not use advanced frameworks or platforms beyond WordPress and standard web technologies. Technical debt appears low but could be improved by enhancing security and privacy features.
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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