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Security report for rpz-rs.org

Републички педагошки завод Републике Српске · Education · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Републички педагошки завод Републике Српске is a governmental educational institution serving the Republika Srpska region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It provides pedagogical advisory services, professional development for educators, student achievement analysis, and supports educational projects including e-learning initiatives. The website is well-structured, primarily in Serbian Cyrillic, targeting educators, students, and educational institutions within the region. The institution holds a key position in the local education sector with a domain registered since 2003, indicating established presence and trust. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap 4.5, jQuery, Font Awesome, and Google Fonts, hosted by BitLab. The site is mobile responsive and offers good user experience and navigation clarity. However, some technical improvements are recommended such as enabling DNSSEC and implementing security headers to enhance security posture. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration but lacks visible security headers and DNSSEC. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be improved to enhance trust and security readiness. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy with good business credibility but requires enhancements in privacy compliance and security best practices to reach higher maturity levels.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

    • 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

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
50

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 institution operates as a governmental educational service provider focused on pedagogical support and professional development within Republika Srpska. Its market position is strong locally, serving schools, teachers, and students. The business model is non-commercial, funded likely by government budgets. Key services include advisory work, teacher training, student performance analysis, and international educational cooperation. The website reflects a medium-sized organization with consistent branding and a clear target audience. Partnerships with related educational and governmental domains strengthen its ecosystem. Growth indicators include active news updates and project involvement. The lack of commercial advertising or affiliate programs aligns with its public service nature.

Security posture

The current security maturity is moderate. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No visible vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts limit transparency and readiness. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries visibly, which is positive. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public informational site but should be improved to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies and implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR.
  4. Add a security.txt file and provide incident response contact information to improve vulnerability disclosure and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and update dependencies to minimize security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Републички педагошки завод Републике Српске
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Републички педагошки завод Републике Српске
Description
Републички педагошки завод Републике Српске is an educational institution focused on pedagogical services, professional development, and educational support in Republika Srpska.
Key services
pedagogical advisory and instructional work, professional development for teachers and staff, analysis of student achievements, organization of competitions and support for gifted students, international projects and cooperation, documentation center, e-learning
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap 4.5.0, jQuery 3.5.1, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Google Fonts (Open Sans), BitLab CMS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
sharethis, addthis
Marketing tools
ShareThis, AddThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is primarily in Serbian (Cyrillic) language targeting Republika Srpska educational community.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented with email, phone, and physical address.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and responsive design.
  6. Social media presence includes Facebook and Instagram.
  7. No visible security headers or advanced security policies implemented.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security incident contact information found.
  9. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and long-term operation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack with Bootstrap 4.5, jQuery 3.5.1, Font Awesome 4.7, and Google Fonts, ensuring responsive design and good user experience. It uses BitLab CMS, hosted on BitLab infrastructure, which aligns with the registrant data. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but could be enhanced. The site uses external sharing tools (ShareThis, AddThis) which add social functionality but require monitoring for privacy compliance. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from security and privacy enhancements.
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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