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Osječko-baranjska županija · Government · Croatia

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Osječko-baranjska županija operates as the official regional government authority for the Osječko-baranjska County in Croatia. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for local government information, public notices, investment projects, social services, and EU fund programs. It targets residents, businesses, and stakeholders within the county, providing transparent access to administrative and developmental resources. The site is well-structured, professionally designed, and consistent with government branding standards. Technically, the website is built on Joomla CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and various sliders for dynamic content presentation. It incorporates accessibility features including the UserWay widget and is optimized for mobile devices. The site uses HTTPS and Google Analytics for visitor tracking, with a cookie consent mechanism ensuring GDPR compliance. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices including ISO 27001 certification, HTTPS enforcement, and cookie consent management. However, WHOIS data is unavailable due to GDPR and rate limiting, which is typical for EU government domains. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of explicit incident response contact information and security.txt is noted as an area for improvement. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and compliance posture. Strategic recommendations include publishing incident response contacts, enhancing security headers, and maintaining regular audits of third-party scripts to sustain security and trust.

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
40
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
62

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 Osječko-baranjska županija website positions itself as a key regional government platform, providing essential services and information to its constituency. Its competitive advantage lies in its official status, comprehensive content coverage, and compliance with EU regulations such as GDPR. The business model is public service oriented, funded by government budgets and EU programs. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a government entity. The target customer segments include local citizens, businesses seeking support or information, and EU partners. Growth indicators include active project participation in EU programs and digital accessibility enhancements. The partnership ecosystem includes EU bodies, local municipalities, and service providers. Operationally, the website supports transparency, citizen engagement, and administrative efficiency.

Security posture

The security maturity of the Osječko-baranjska županija website is moderate to good. The presence of ISO 27001 certification indicates a formalized information security management system. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent mechanisms align with GDPR requirements. No exposed credentials or sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The site uses common JavaScript libraries without known vulnerabilities. However, the lack of a published security.txt or explicit incident response contacts limits transparency in vulnerability disclosure and incident handling. Security headers such as CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options were not explicitly detected and should be implemented to enhance protection against common web attacks. Overall, the site demonstrates a responsible security posture suitable for a government entity but can improve in incident response visibility and header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information to improve vulnerability disclosure and incident handling transparency.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Maintain regular security audits of third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are used.
  4. Enhance user data protection disclosures and privacy notices to further align with GDPR and user trust expectations.
  5. Consider improving WHOIS transparency if permissible under GDPR to strengthen domain legitimacy signals.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Osječko-baranjska županija
Description
Official website of Osječko-baranjska County, providing information about local government, administration, projects, investments, public notices, and community services.
Key services
Local government information, Public notices and tenders, Investment and development projects, Social and health services information, EU funds and programs information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Mootools, jCarousel, FancyBox, RokAjaxSearch, YtShortcodes, UserWay accessibility widget
Frameworks
Joomla CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner with granular controls
  • ISO 27001 certification
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official regional government website for Osječko-baranjska County, Croatia
  2. Comprehensive content about local government, projects, and public services
  3. Uses Joomla CMS with modern JavaScript libraries
  4. Has cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR
  5. ISO 27001 certification indicates commitment to information security
  6. No WHOIS data available due to GDPR and rate limiting
  7. No signs of malicious or adult content
  8. Good accessibility features including UserWay widget
  9. Social media presence on Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube
  10. Google Analytics used for visitor tracking
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Mootools, and various slider and media plugins. It uses Google Analytics for visitor tracking and includes a cookie consent notification bar with granular user controls. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility features such as the UserWay widget. Performance is moderate with dynamic content sliders and multiple JavaScript dependencies. The site uses HTTPS, but some security headers are not explicitly detected. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to GDPR and rate limiting, which is common for EU government domains. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable and suitable for a government website, with opportunities for security header enhancements and incident response improvements.
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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