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Security report for silenieks.lv

Viesturs Silenieks · Transportation · Latvia

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

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website silenieks.lv is a personal blog operated by Viesturs Silenieks, focusing on topics related to transportation, energy, crisis management, and national defense education primarily for a Latvian-speaking audience. The site serves as a platform for sharing articles, personal projects, and community initiatives such as a bicycle repair station. It is a small-scale, niche site with a consistent brand presence and moderate trust indicators including HTTPS and social media integration. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with common plugins like Contact Form 7 and MonsterInsights for analytics, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. Performance and mobile optimization are basic but functional. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. The absence of WHOIS data due to query limits limits full domain legitimacy verification, but no suspicious content or patterns were detected. Overall, the site is safe, professional, and moderately trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security hardening.

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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
54

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 site positions itself as a personal thought leadership and community engagement platform rather than a commercial enterprise. Its business model revolves around content publishing and promoting local projects. The target audience includes Latvian residents interested in sustainable transportation, energy, and safety topics. The site leverages social media for outreach but lacks formal business contact details or certifications. Growth indicators are limited to content updates and community involvement. There are no detected partnerships or subsidiaries. The site’s competitive advantage lies in its niche focus and local relevance. Revenue streams are not evident, suggesting a non-commercial or hobbyist operation.

Security posture

Security maturity is moderate with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the site lacks security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended best practices. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no visible privacy or cookie policies and no GDPR compliance indicators. The use of common WordPress plugins introduces potential risk if not regularly updated. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a personal blog but insufficient for handling sensitive or regulated data.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Add security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance site security.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and provide incident response contact information.
  4. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience across devices.
  5. Consider updating WHOIS information or using privacy protection services transparently to improve trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Viesturs Silenieks
Description
Personal website/blog of Viesturs Silenieks featuring articles on electromobility, crisis management, bicycle repair, infrastructure safety, and national defense education.
Key services
Blog articles, Information sharing, Community projects (e.g., bicycle repair station)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Analytics, MonsterInsights plugin, Contact Form 7 plugin
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security/privacy plugins (implied by Contact Form 7 and MonsterInsights)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
MonsterInsights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a personal blog focused on transportation, energy, and safety topics.
  2. Content is primarily in Latvian with multilingual navigation options.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  4. Contact is available via a contact form on a dedicated page.
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for analytics and contact forms.
  6. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error; registrant info unknown.
  7. No signs of WAF or content blocking; site fully accessible.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
  9. SEO and social media integration present but privacy compliance is minimal.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using PHP and jQuery, with plugins such as Contact Form 7 for forms and MonsterInsights for Google Analytics integration. The site loads external scripts from trusted sources including Google Tag Manager and jQuery CDN. SEO is supported by All in One SEO plugin with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD) for organization and breadcrumb navigation. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities in mobile responsiveness and accessibility. No advanced frameworks detected. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, contributing to secure communications. Overall, the technical infrastructure is standard for a personal WordPress blog 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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