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Security report for madona.lv

Madonas novads · Government · Latvia

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Madona.lv is the official website of Madona Municipality in Latvia, serving as a comprehensive portal for local government information, public services, community events, and municipal resources. The site targets residents and visitors, providing detailed navigation to various municipal departments, event calendars, and public documents. The website demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with the use of jQuery, Font Awesome, and custom scripts, and it offers good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms implemented, though there is room for improvement in security headers and incident response transparency. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional, reflecting its government entity status.

Scanned

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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

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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  • 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
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

Madona Municipality operates this portal to engage its community and provide transparent access to municipal services and information. The website's market position is that of an essential government resource for local residents and stakeholders. Its business model is service-oriented, focusing on information dissemination rather than commercial activities. The site links to partner domains related to tourism and business support, indicating a collaborative ecosystem. Growth indicators include active event calendars and project listings. The absence of commercial advertising and minimal tracking reflects a privacy-conscious approach aligned with public sector standards.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS ensuring encrypted communications and includes a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests potential areas for hardening against common web attacks. No incident response or security policy pages were found, which could be enhanced to improve transparency and readiness. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could benefit from additional best practices and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance contact information visibility with official emails and phone numbers for support and security reporting.
  5. Consider integrating analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to better understand user engagement while maintaining compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Madonas novads
Description
Official website of Madona Municipality, providing information about local government, public services, events, and community resources.
Key services
Municipal news and updates, Event calendar, Public service information, Contact information for municipal departments, Access to municipal documents and regulations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Font Awesome, Custom JavaScript, CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official municipal government portal for Madona Municipality, Latvia.
  2. Content is comprehensive with extensive navigation and event information.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented, indicating GDPR compliance.
  4. No WHOIS data available due to query limit, but domain appears legitimate.
  5. No signs of WAF or blocking; content is fully accessible.
  6. No security headers detected in provided data; opportunity for improvement.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating privacy-conscious approach.
  8. Social media presence is official and consistent with government entity.
  9. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided HTML snippet.
  10. Forms present include a search form with keyword input only.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional tech stack with jQuery and Font Awesome for UI elements and icons, supported by custom JavaScript and CSS. The HTML structure is valid and includes accessibility features such as ARIA roles and labels. Performance is moderate with no heavy external dependencies detected. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements. SEO optimization is basic, with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Hosting provider and CMS are not explicitly identified. There is an opportunity to modernize the tech stack and improve SEO and 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 39/100High37 findingsView report
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