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Security report for meteoromania.ro

Administrația Națională de Meteorologie · Government · Romania

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website meteoromania.ro is the official online presence of the Romanian National Meteorological Administration, a government entity providing comprehensive meteorological services including weather forecasts, warnings, climate data, and research. The site targets the general public, government agencies, and meteorology professionals within Romania. It offers a wide range of services such as real-time weather updates, climate monitoring, and public education. The website is well-branded and consistent with official government standards, reinforcing its authoritative position in the national meteorological sector. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a moderate technology stack including jQuery, LayerSlider, and OneSignal for push notifications. The site is accessible, mobile-optimized to a basic degree, and includes accessibility features. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in modernizing the tech stack and enhancing mobile responsiveness. SEO and content structure are well implemented, supporting good user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses reCAPTCHA and cookie consent mechanisms, indicating a good baseline security posture. However, it lacks advanced security headers and a publicly visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is not publicly available due to ROTLD privacy policies, but the domain and content strongly indicate legitimacy and government affiliation. Overall, meteoromania.ro presents a trustworthy, professional, and functional government meteorological service website with good content quality and privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security headers, updated CMS/plugins, and enhanced incident response transparency would further strengthen its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
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

6 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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 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
72
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
66

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

Meteoromania.ro operates as a government agency website delivering meteorological data and services to Romanian citizens and stakeholders. Its market position is that of the national authoritative source for weather and climate information. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public service and data dissemination. The site supports transparency through published reports and legal documents, indicating compliance with government regulations. The target audience includes the general public, researchers, and governmental bodies. The site integrates with social media and uses push notifications to engage users. There is no indication of revenue streams or commercial partnerships, consistent with its government entity status. The website ecosystem includes related domains such as subdomains for e-learning and meteorological data platforms. Overall, the site reflects a stable, established government service with a clear mission and audience.

Security posture

The security posture of meteoromania.ro is solid with mandatory HTTPS enforced and use of security-related plugins such as reCAPTCHA and cookie consent. The site uses OneSignal for push notifications with user opt-in, demonstrating attention to user privacy. However, the absence of key security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. The WordPress version and plugins appear outdated, which could pose risks if not regularly patched. No exposed sensitive data or credentials were found in the HTML content. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly visible, which is a common gap in government sites but should be addressed to improve security transparency. Overall, the site is secure for general public use but would benefit from enhanced security hardening and updated software.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Update WordPress core and all plugins to the latest stable versions to reduce exposure to known vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience across devices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Administrația Națională de Meteorologie
Description
Official website of the Romanian National Meteorological Administration providing weather forecasts, warnings, climate data, research, and public services related to meteorology.
Key services
Weather forecasts, Weather warnings and alerts, Climate monitoring and research, Meteorological data services, Public education and outreach
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 4.6.14, jQuery 1.12.4, LayerSlider plugin, Video.js, Google Fonts, OneSignal push notifications, Contact Form 7, Accessibility OneTap plugin, UK Cookie Consent plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA script
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • Push notification opt-in with OneSignal

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
OneSignal
Marketing tools
Google Fonts, OneSignal push notifications
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government meteorological service portal for Romania.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with multiple sections on weather, climate, research, transparency, and public services.
  3. No WHOIS data available due to ROTLD privacy policy.
  4. HTTPS is enforced and push notifications are implemented via OneSignal.
  5. Cookie consent banner is present and functional.
  6. No visible security headers detected; recommend adding for improved security.
  7. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities found in HTML content.
  8. Social media presence includes official Facebook page.
  9. No terms of service page explicitly found.
  10. Contact information is primarily via contact form and social media links; no explicit email or phone found in provided content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 4.6.14, which is an outdated version and may have security and performance implications. The tech stack includes jQuery 1.12.4, LayerSlider, Video.js, and OneSignal for push notifications. Google Fonts and Google Analytics are used for typography and analytics respectively. The site uses several WordPress plugins for accessibility, cookie consent, and contact forms. Performance is moderate with basic mobile responsiveness. The site lacks advanced security headers and modern frontend frameworks. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site structure is well-organized with clear navigation menus and multiple content sections. There is opportunity to modernize the tech stack, improve performance, and enhance 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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