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Security report for slovakia.travel

Slovak Tourist Board · Government · Slovakia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Slovakia.travel is the official national tourism portal managed by the Slovak Tourist Board, a government entity dedicated to promoting Slovakia as a travel destination. The website offers comprehensive information about Slovak culture, nature, events, and travel tips, targeting tourists and travelers interested in exploring Slovakia. It features multilingual support and rich content including blogs, event calendars, and online publications. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS and integrates modern analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and Facebook Pixel, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The hosting and DNS setup leverage Amazon AWS services, ensuring reliability and scalability. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and has domain transfer protections but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for enhanced protection. Privacy compliance is addressed with cookie consent mechanisms and a privacy policy, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned as a government tourism resource with a good balance of content quality, technical implementation, and business credibility.

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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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 Slovak Tourist Board operates Slovakia.travel as a government-funded platform to boost tourism by providing detailed travel information and cultural insights. Its market position as the official national tourism site gives it a competitive advantage in credibility and reach. The business model focuses on information dissemination and tourism promotion rather than direct commercial transactions. The target audience includes international and domestic tourists seeking travel inspiration and practical guidance. The site’s partnership with Visit Europe and TripAdvisor enhances its ecosystem. Growth indicators include active content updates, multilingual support, and integration with social media channels. The platform’s use of advanced analytics tools suggests a data-driven approach to audience engagement and marketing effectiveness.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections in place. However, the absence of DNSSEC and advanced HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options represents potential areas of vulnerability. No public security policy or incident response information is available, which could hinder transparency and responsiveness in case of security incidents. The use of multiple third-party tracking and marketing scripts increases the attack surface and privacy risks, though cookie consent mechanisms are implemented. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a government tourism site but could be improved by adopting best practices in domain security and publishing clear security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  3. Implement advanced HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  4. Review and minimize third-party tracking scripts to reduce privacy risks and improve user trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update all third-party libraries and CMS components to prevent vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Slovak Tourist Board
Description
National tourism portal of Slovakia promoting travel, culture, nature, events, and experiences in Slovakia.
Key services
Tourism information, Event calendar, Travel guides, Blog content, Online publications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, YouTube API
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Cookie consent banner present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government-run national tourism portal for Slovakia.
  2. Content is rich, multilingual, and well-structured.
  3. Uses modern tracking and analytics tools with cookie consent.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response info published.
  6. Domain and hosting infrastructure are stable and reputable.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system, and uses a variety of modern web technologies including jQuery and multiple analytics and marketing tools. The hosting infrastructure is supported by Amazon AWS DNS services, providing reliability. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and includes SEO best practices such as meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with some deferred script loading and lazy loading of images. Accessibility is basic but could be enhanced. The technical stack is mature but could benefit from modernization in security headers and potential performance optimizations.
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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