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Security report for naujene.lv

Augšdaugavas novads · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Augšdaugavas novads is a Latvian local government entity responsible for administrative and community services in the Naujenes pagasts region. The website serves as an official portal providing residents and visitors with information about local history, demographics, administration, and public services. The site is positioned as a trusted source for regional governmental information and community engagement. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern web technologies including Google Fonts, Yoast SEO for structured data, and WPML for multilingual support. It features responsive design and good accessibility practices, ensuring usability across devices. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but lacks visible security headers and formal privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. The absence of WHOIS data limits full domain legitimacy verification, but the official nature and content quality suggest a legitimate government presence. Overall, the site is functional, informative, and moderately secure, with recommendations to enhance privacy compliance and security posture.

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. 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
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
60

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 represents a government organization serving the Augšdaugavas novads region in Latvia, focusing on local administration and community services. Its market position is that of a public sector authority providing essential information and services to residents and stakeholders. The business model is non-commercial, centered on public service and transparency. Key services include dissemination of public documents, news updates, social services information, and tourism promotion. The target audience includes local residents, government officials, and visitors. The site leverages partnerships with regional entities and government bodies, as evidenced by linked domains. Growth indicators are tied to regional development projects and community engagement initiatives. The website's professional presentation and social media presence support its credibility and outreach efforts.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options indicates room for improvement in mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response contacts, suggests gaps in compliance and readiness. The site uses third-party scripts including Google Analytics, which requires proper privacy disclosures to align with GDPR. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for a government informational site but requiring enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Publish clear contact information for data protection officers and security incident reporting to improve transparency and incident response.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance WHOIS data availability and domain registration transparency to improve trust and legitimacy verification.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Augšdaugavas novads
Description
Augšdaugavas novads is a local government administrative region in Latvia, specifically covering Naujenes pagasts, a large parish in the eastern part of the region. The website provides information about the parish's history, population, area, and local administration.
Key services
Local administration information, Public documents and reports, Community news and updates, Tourism and cultural information, Social services and public utilities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, jQuery (implied by slick slider usage), Slick Slider, Yoast SEO (JSON-LD schema), WordPress CMS, WPML (multilingual plugin)
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of modern fonts and scripts loaded asynchronously

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (monsterinsights)
Marketing tools
MonsterInsights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official government site for Augšdaugavas novads region in Latvia.
  2. Content is comprehensive about Naujenes pagasts including history, demographics, and local administration.
  3. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the analyzed page.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on this page.
  5. Social media presence is established with official Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube links.
  6. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins like Yoast SEO and WPML for multilingual support.
  7. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error; registrar and domain age unknown.
  8. No security incident or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No data protection officer contact information found.
  10. No visible security headers detected in the provided data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, utilizing common plugins like Yoast SEO for structured data and WPML for multilingual support. It employs Google Fonts and the Slick Slider library for UI components. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features and SEO optimization. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of fonts and scripts. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Hosting provider details are not available from the provided data. The site could benefit from improved security headers and enhanced privacy compliance features to reduce technical risks.
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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