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Security report for salacbiblioteka.lv

Salacgrīvas bibliotēka · Government · Latvia

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

44/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Salacgrīvas bibliotēka is a local public library serving the Salacgrīva region in Latvia, providing a range of library services including book lending, cultural events, and local historical resources. The website is well-structured and targets the local community including children and youth. It maintains a professional online presence with clear contact information and social media integration. Technically, the site uses established JavaScript libraries and Bootstrap framework, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile responsiveness. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented, though security headers are missing and no vulnerability disclosure is present. WHOIS data could not be retrieved due to query limits, limiting domain registration verification. Overall, the site is trustworthy and serves its community purpose effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
44

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 library operates as a government or non-profit entity focused on education and cultural enrichment. Its market position is local and community-centric, with key services including book lending, event hosting, and digital catalog access. The website links to several local government and cultural partner sites, indicating a collaborative ecosystem. The business model is public service funded, with no commercial or e-commerce elements detected. Growth indicators include active event announcements and community engagement through polls and social media.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and a cookie consent mechanism is in place, indicating GDPR awareness. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy pages are found, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt is present. The use of older jQuery version (2.2.4) may pose some risk if not patched. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public informational site but could be improved with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Upgrade JavaScript libraries to latest supported versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Add a security.txt file and a vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
  5. Maintain regular WHOIS monitoring and ensure domain registration details are accurate and up to date.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Salacgrīvas bibliotēka
Description
Salacgrīvas bibliotēka is a public library serving the Salacgrīva region in Latvia, providing access to books, events, and local cultural information.
Key services
Book lending, Events and exhibitions, E-catalog access, Local history and research, Free and paid services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.4, Bootstrap 3.x, jQuery UI, Colorbox plugin, lightslider, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a public library site for Salacgrīva, Latvia.
  2. Content is in Latvian language.
  3. Site includes event announcements, book galleries, and local cultural information.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with phone, email, and physical address.
  5. Cookie consent banner is implemented with detailed cookie script.
  6. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error.
  7. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. Site uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery 2.2.4, Bootstrap 3.x, jQuery UI, and plugins like Colorbox and lightslider for UI components. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking. The site is custom-built or uses a proprietary CMS, with no popular CMS detected. Performance is moderate with some large background images and multiple scripts. Mobile optimization is good with responsive CSS and mobile-specific content. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph tags present but no JSON-LD structured data found. Accessibility is basic with room for improvement. Hosting provider details are not evident from the content.
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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