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Security report for po-kraj.sk

Prešovský samosprávny kraj · Government · Slovakia

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

The website psk.sk serves as the official online presence of the Prešov Self-Governing Region, a regional government entity in Slovakia. It provides public service information and regional governance content targeted at citizens and stakeholders within the region. The site is built on WordPress CMS, leveraging popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and Google Tag Manager for analytics integration. The technical infrastructure is supported by a reputable hosting provider with DNSSEC enabled, ensuring domain security and integrity. The website demonstrates good design quality, mobile optimization, and accessibility, contributing to a positive user experience. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement and DNSSEC, although additional security headers could enhance protection. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a cookie consent mechanism, but lacks a clearly accessible privacy policy or terms of service pages. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, with room for improvement in privacy transparency and contact information availability.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

Checks completed
5of 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 5 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
Email security
90
DNS health
65
Network security
100
Average
79
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Prešovský samosprávny kraj operates as a government entity providing regional administrative services. Its market position is that of an official regional authority, with a business model centered on public service delivery rather than commercial revenue generation. The website targets local citizens and stakeholders, offering information on governance, announcements, and regional services. The presence of structured data and SEO optimization indicates a focus on digital accessibility and outreach. The domain age and WHOIS data align with the entity's operational timeline, reinforcing legitimacy. The absence of commercial partnerships or subsidiaries is consistent with its government status. The site’s use of analytics tools like Google Tag Manager and Hotjar suggests an interest in user behavior insights to improve service delivery.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and DNSSEC enabled, which protects against common domain and transport layer attacks. The use of third-party analytics and tracking scripts introduces some risk, but no vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates areas for maturity improvement. Security headers beyond HTTPS are not evident, suggesting potential enhancements in content security policy and anti-clickjacking measures. The cookie consent mechanism aligns with GDPR requirements, but the absence of a detailed privacy policy reduces compliance confidence. Overall, the site is secure for general public use but would benefit from formalized security governance documentation and enhanced technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add terms of service and security policy pages to improve transparency and compliance.
  3. Include explicit contact information such as official emails and phone numbers for public and security inquiries.
  4. Implement additional HTTP security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Prešovský samosprávny kraj
Description
Oficiálne webové sídlo Prešovského samosprávneho kraja (PSK)
Key services
regional governance information, public announcements, regional services information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.1.1, Yoast SEO plugin, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, Hotjar
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • DNSSEC enabled
  • cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Marketing tools
Hotjar
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 Prešov Self-Governing Region in Slovakia
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO and Google Tag Manager
  3. Has cookie consent banner with opt-in/out for analytics cookies
  4. No visible privacy policy or terms of service pages found in provided content
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  7. Website is HTTPS secured with DNSSEC enabled
  8. No adult or questionable content detected
  9. Good SEO and structured data implementation
  10. No WAF or blocking detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with up-to-date plugins such as Yoast SEO and Google Tag Manager integration. It uses jQuery and Hotjar for enhanced user interaction and analytics. Hosting is provided by websupport.sk with DNSSEC enabled, indicating a secure DNS infrastructure. The site loads multiple JavaScript bundles and stylesheets efficiently, with moderate performance. Mobile optimization is good, and accessibility features are basic but present. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. No critical technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and formalize privacy and security documentation.
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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