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Security report for ribarstvo.hr

Ministarstvo poljoprivrede · Government · Croatia

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website ribarstvo.hr serves as the official information system for fisheries in Croatia, operated under the Ministry of Agriculture. It provides a suite of official applications, manuals, and resources aimed at government employees, fisheries professionals, and recreational fishers. The platform is co-financed by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, reinforcing its legitimacy and governmental backing. The domain is well-established since 2001 and registered with a reputable Croatian academic network registrar, aligning with the website's official nature. Technically, the site is built on ASP.NET Web Forms technology, featuring standard HTML and CSS with hidden form fields for state management. While the site is functional and content-rich, it shows basic mobile optimization and accessibility. No advanced SEO or modern frameworks are detected. Performance is moderate, and no analytics or tracking scripts are present, indicating minimal user tracking. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (implied by domain and typical government standards), but no explicit security headers are detected in the provided content. There is no visible privacy or cookie policy, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. The absence of contact information and security policies reduces transparency. However, no vulnerabilities or suspicious elements are evident in the HTML content. The WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy with consistent registration details. Overall, the site is a trustworthy government portal with good business credibility but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and user contact transparency to enhance its security posture and regulatory adherence.

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

  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 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
82
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
55

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

Ribarstvo.hr operates as a government service platform under the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture, focusing on fisheries management. Its market position is authoritative within Croatia's fisheries sector, providing official registries, licensing portals, and regulatory maps. The business model is service-oriented, funded by government and EU maritime funds, targeting government employees, commercial fishers, and recreational users. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its official status and comprehensive fisheries data. Growth indicators include continuous updates and integration of new applications. Partnerships include Croatian government entities and European maritime funds. The site does not engage in commercial revenue streams or advertising, emphasizing public service and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. It employs HTTPS, uses ASP.NET Web Forms with hidden state fields, and avoids exposing sensitive data in the HTML. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating GDPR compliance gaps. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not visible. The site does not appear to use tracking or analytics that could introduce privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but would benefit from enhanced header policies, explicit privacy compliance, and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish contact information including security incident response contacts and data protection officer details.
  4. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to meet modern standards.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments of the ASP.NET applications.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ministarstvo poljoprivrede
Description
Official information system for fisheries, co-financed by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, providing official applications and resources related to fisheries management in Croatia.
Key services
Registar flote - fleet registry application, Portal gospodarskog ribarstva - economic fisheries portal, Distributeri dozvola za rekreacijski ribolov - recreational fishing license distributors, Pretraživač ribolovnih dozvola - fishing license search, Provision of manuals and instructions for fisheries applications, Links to related fisheries and regulatory resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET Web Forms, HTML5, CSS
Frameworks
ASP.NET
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by domain but not confirmed in HTML content)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of hidden form fields for state management (__VIEWSTATE)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website for fisheries management in Croatia.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found on the main page.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the main page.
  4. Uses ASP.NET Web Forms technology with hidden state fields.
  5. Contains multiple official applications and manuals for fisheries stakeholders.
  6. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  7. No social media links found.
  8. No security headers detected in provided HTML content.
  9. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and appropriate registration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET Web Forms technology, using standard HTML and CSS without modern JavaScript frameworks. The presence of __VIEWSTATE and __VIEWSTATEGENERATOR hidden fields confirms classic ASP.NET state management. The hosting is provided by CARNET, a reputable Croatian academic network. The site lacks modern CMS or advanced frontend frameworks. Performance is moderate with no visible optimization techniques. SEO is basic with minimal meta tags and no Open Graph or structured data. Accessibility and mobile optimization are basic, indicating potential for modernization. No analytics or tracking scripts are detected, which reduces privacy concerns but also limits user behavior insights.
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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