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Security report for pilis.lv

Latvijas Piļu un muižu asociācija · Non-profit · Latvia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Latvijas Piļu un muižu asociācija is a Latvian non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and promotion of the country's castles and manors cultural heritage. Founded in 2000, the association focuses on cultural tourism development and raising public awareness about Latvia's historical estates. The website is professionally designed using WordPress with Jetpack and Gutenberg, hosted on WordPress.com, providing a stable and secure platform. Contact information including email and phone is clearly presented, along with social media links to Facebook and Instagram, supporting community engagement. However, the site lacks explicit privacy, cookie, and security policies, which are important for compliance and trust. WHOIS data could not be retrieved due to query limits, limiting domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the site demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS and standard WordPress.com protections, but could improve transparency and compliance documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

8 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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 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
52
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
58

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 association operates in the cultural heritage non-profit sector in Latvia, targeting general audiences interested in historical preservation and cultural tourism. Its business model revolves around advocacy, education, and promotion of Latvian castles and manors. The website content is relevant and professionally presented, supporting the organization's mission. The presence of social media channels indicates active outreach. The organization appears small in size but focused on a niche cultural segment. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified. The website's market position is that of a specialized cultural heritage promoter within Latvia.

Security posture

The website benefits from WordPress.com hosting, which provides HTTPS and standard security headers, contributing to a good baseline security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in security transparency and readiness. The site uses Jetpack for analytics and some tracking, but no advanced security frameworks or certifications are evident. Recommendations include publishing privacy and cookie policies, adding security.txt, and enhancing security header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Provide explicit incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Regularly review and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance security headers and consider additional security measures such as Content Security Policy (CSP) for improved protection.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Latvijas Piļu un muižu asociācija
Description
Latvijas Piļu un muižu asociācija dibināta 2000. gada 6. jūnijā Cirstu muižā. Tās mērķis ir Latvijas kultūrvēsturiskā mantojuma saglabāšana, piļu un muižu unikālo kultūrvēsturisko vērtību un vides apzināšana, atjaunošana, uzturēšana un attīstība. Kultūrtūrisma un ar to saistītās infrastruktūras un pakalpojumu attīstības veicināšana, sabiedriskās domas veidošana un kultūras mantojuma saglabāšanas popularizēšana.
Key services
cultural heritage preservation, promotion of castles and manors, cultural tourism development, public awareness and education
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Jetpack, Gutenberg, Twemoji
Frameworks
WordPress block editor
Platforms
WordPress.com hosting
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of WordPress.com managed security

Analytics and tracking

Services
Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jetpack Stats
Marketing tools
Jetpack
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress.com hosted site with Jetpack and Gutenberg blocks.
  2. Content is focused on Latvian castles and manors cultural association.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including email and phone.
  4. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is linked.
  9. Website uses HTTPS and standard WordPress.com security features.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Gutenberg block editor and Jetpack plugin suite, hosted on WordPress.com infrastructure. The tech stack is modern and well-supported, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. The site uses standard fonts and CSS with responsive design principles. Analytics are handled via Jetpack Stats. No custom or legacy technologies were detected. Performance is moderate, with good SEO and accessibility features. The site benefits from WordPress.com's managed hosting security but lacks some explicit security and privacy 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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