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Security report for river.lv

SIA TEROS · Hospitality · Latvia

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

River Hostels is a small hospitality business operating a network of hostels in Riga, Latvia, providing both short-term and long-term accommodation primarily targeting tourists, business travelers, students, and companies needing employee lodging. The website is built on WordPress and uses common web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, and Slick Carousel, indicating a moderate level of technical maturity. The site is well-structured with clear navigation and good mobile optimization. However, it lacks privacy and cookie policies, and no advanced security headers are detected, which are areas for improvement. The contact information is comprehensive and professional, supporting business credibility. WHOIS data could not be retrieved due to query limits, but the website content and company registration details support legitimacy. Overall, the security posture is moderate with recommendations to enhance SSL, security headers, and privacy compliance.

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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  • 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
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

The company positions itself as a local hostel network in Riga with multiple locations, offering modern amenities and secure lodging. Its business model focuses on hospitality services with a target audience including tourists, students, and corporate clients. The presence of bank details and company registration number indicates formal business operations. The website content is consistent and professional, supporting trust. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website content. The lack of privacy and cookie policies may impact compliance with GDPR and user trust. The business appears stable but small in size, with opportunities to improve digital maturity and security practices.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS (assumed from external resource URLs) but lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or HSTS. The contact form posts data to a PHP mailer script without visible CSRF tokens or advanced input validation, posing potential risks. No incident response or security policy information is published. The physical hostels mention video surveillance and coded locks, indicating attention to physical security. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing web security best practices, publishing security policies, and enhancing form protections.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTPS with strong SSL/TLS configuration and HSTS header.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  4. Enhance contact form security with CSRF tokens and server-side input validation.
  5. Establish and publish a security policy and incident response contact information.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
SIA TEROS
Registration number
LV40103007350
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SIA TEROS
Description
River Hostels operates a network of hostels in Riga, Latvia, offering short and long-term accommodation options. The hostels provide modern amenities including kitchens, laundry facilities, wireless internet, and secure access. They cater to companies, students, tourists, and business travelers.
Key services
Short-term hostel accommodation, Long-term stays, Secure lodging with video surveillance and coded locks, Facilities including kitchens, laundry, internet
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, jQuery UI 1.12.1, Slick Carousel 1.8.1, SimpleLightbox, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Bootstrap Grid, Modernizr
Frameworks
WordPress 5.2.21
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of coded locks and video surveillance mentioned for physical security

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps
  3. Contact information is comprehensive and clearly presented
  4. Website uses WordPress CMS with common libraries and plugins
  5. No advanced security headers or policies detected
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts found, indicating minimal user tracking
  7. Content is focused on hospitality services in Riga, Latvia
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 5.2.21 with common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, jQuery UI, Slick Carousel, and SimpleLightbox. The design uses Bootstrap grid for responsive layout and Font Awesome for icons. The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs. Performance is moderate with no obvious broken elements. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO optimization is basic with meta viewport and title tags but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data detected. The site lacks advanced analytics or tracking scripts, indicating minimal user tracking. Overall, the technical infrastructure is standard for a small hospitality website but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security 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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