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Security report for novalja.hr

Gradska uprava Novalja · Government · Croatia

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

The website www.novalja.hr serves as the official digital portal for the city of Novalja, Croatia, providing residents, tourists, and businesses with comprehensive information about municipal services, news, public procurement, and community events. It holds a strong position as the primary communication channel for the local government, offering transparency and accessibility to public data and administrative resources. The site targets a broad audience including local citizens, government officials, and visitors interested in the city. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and various JavaScript libraries to deliver a responsive and user-friendly experience. While the site is mobile-optimized and well-structured, there is room for improvement in accessibility and SEO practices. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and trusted external libraries but lacks several important security headers and does not provide visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies. Privacy compliance is partially met with a clear privacy policy but lacks cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced security and privacy features to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

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

Novalja.hr operates as a government entity website, focusing on public service delivery and community engagement. Its market positioning is stable as the official municipal portal, with competitive advantages including direct government backing and comprehensive local content. The business model is non-commercial, centered on transparency, information dissemination, and administrative facilitation. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a public service. The target customer segments include local residents, tourists, and businesses seeking official information. Growth indicators include regular content updates and integration with social media platforms. The partnership ecosystem is evident through links to regional government sites, public services, and tourism boards. Strategic observations highlight the importance of digital modernization and compliance with evolving privacy and security regulations to maintain public trust and operational integrity.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS encryption and use of reputable third-party libraries. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options exposes the site to potential risks like clickjacking and MIME sniffing attacks. The lack of visible CSRF protections and secure form handling mechanisms further indicates areas for improvement. Compliance gaps exist in privacy practices, notably the missing cookie consent banner, which is critical under GDPR. Incident response readiness is not publicly documented, limiting transparency and preparedness perception. The security culture appears basic, with room to enhance policies, user awareness, and technical safeguards. Addressing these gaps will reduce vulnerability exposure and strengthen trustworthiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security posture and stakeholder confidence.
  4. Enhance form security by adding CSRF tokens and input validation to prevent injection and forgery attacks.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to maintain security hygiene and performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Gradska uprava Novalja
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gradska uprava Novalja
Description
Official city portal providing news, information, administrative services, and public resources for the city of Novalja, Croatia.
Key services
City news and announcements, Public procurement and tenders, Administrative contacts and services, Tourism information, Open data and transparency portals
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery 3.7.1, Bootstrap 4.2.1, UniteGallery, Fancybox, Vegas Slider, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external libraries from trusted CDNs

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via gtag.js)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official city government website for Novalja, Croatia.
  2. Content is comprehensive and regularly updated with news and public information.
  3. No privacy or cookie banner detected, which is a compliance gap.
  4. Uses modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks for UI and UX.
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information published.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided in footer and contact pages.
  7. No terms of service or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Social media presence is official and linked.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom or unknown CMS platform using a combination of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript frameworks such as Bootstrap 4.2.1 and jQuery 3.7.1. It integrates several UI libraries including UniteGallery, Fancybox, and Vegas Slider for enhanced user experience. External resources are loaded from trusted CDNs, contributing to moderate performance and reliability. The site is mobile responsive with adaptive layouts and media queries, ensuring usability across devices. However, accessibility features are basic and could be improved with ARIA roles and semantic HTML. SEO optimization is present but minimal, with meta tags and structured navigation but lacking advanced schema or JSON-LD structured data. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, and no CMS-specific footprints are detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the site's functional requirements but offers opportunities for modernization and enhanced security integration.
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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