Semarah Hotels is a Latvian hospitality company operating a network of hotels primarily in Riga and Jurmala. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image, offering hotel accommodations, conference facilities, spa and wellness services, and dining options. The business targets tourists and business travelers seeking quality lodging and event spaces. The domain age and WHOIS data align well with the company's established presence since 2013. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme, with modern web technologies such as jQuery and Google Tag Manager integrated. The site is mobile optimized and supports multiple languages, enhancing accessibility and user experience. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented; however, DNSSEC is not enabled and security headers are missing, representing areas for improvement. No explicit terms of service or vulnerability disclosure pages were found, and no data protection officer contact is provided. Overall, the website is credible, functional, and compliant with GDPR requirements, but could benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency documents.
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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"
This scan found 22 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.
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
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
56
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention semarahhotels.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Semarah Hotels holds a solid market position as a regional hotel network in Latvia, with multiple branded properties including Metropole, Grand Poet, and Lielupe. Their business model focuses on hospitality services, combining accommodation, event hosting, and wellness offerings. The company leverages online booking platforms and maintains active social media channels to engage customers. The website's multilingual support and clear navigation indicate a focus on international and local clientele. The absence of parent or subsidiary company information suggests an independent medium-sized enterprise. The company demonstrates trust signals through consistent branding, social media presence, and clear contact information, supporting customer confidence.
Security posture
The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications, and uses a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, the absence of DNSSEC leaves the domain vulnerable to DNS spoofing attacks. No HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which could mitigate risks like cross-site scripting or clickjacking. The site uses third-party scripts including Google Tag Manager and CookieYes, which should be regularly audited for vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy pages were found, indicating limited transparency on security governance. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be strengthened by implementing DNSSEC, security headers, and publishing security policies.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Implement standard HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Add a terms of service page and vulnerability disclosure policy to comply with best practices and regulatory expectations.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Semarah Hotels
Description
Semarah Hotels is a hotel network offering accommodations, conference rooms, business meetings, and corporate event spaces in Riga and Jurmala, Latvia.
Key services
Hotel accommodation, Conference and event spaces, Spa and wellness centers, Restaurants and bars
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery, Google Tag Manager, CookieYes (cookie consent), SweetAlert2, Google Fonts (Montserrat)
Frameworks
WordPress, Divi Theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
Cookie consent banner
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Marketing tools
CookieYes
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is professionally designed with consistent branding.
Multiple language support with hreflang tags for LV, EN, RU, LT, EE.
Booking functionality integrated via external booking platform (book-secure.com).
Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn.
Cookie consent implemented with CookieYes plugin.
No visible security headers in HTML source; recommend adding.
No explicit terms of service page found.
Contact information includes email and phone in meta description and footer.
No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
No data protection officer contact found.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress CMS with the Divi theme, leveraging jQuery and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. It uses Google Fonts for typography and CookieYes for cookie consent management. The site is hosted with GoDaddy.com, LLC as the registrar. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and responsive design for mobile devices. The site includes multilingual support with hreflang tags for Latvian, English, Russian, Lithuanian, and Estonian. Some CSS and JavaScript are minified, indicating optimization efforts. However, the lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers represent technical risks. The booking system is integrated via an external platform (book-secure.com), which should be monitored for security and availability. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and functional but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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.
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