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Security report for smiltenesnovads.lv

Smiltenes novada pašvaldība · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Smiltenes novada pašvaldība is the official local government authority for Smiltene Municipality in Latvia. The website serves as a comprehensive portal providing residents and stakeholders with access to municipal services, administrative information, social and cultural resources, and community news. The site is well-structured with clear navigation and covers a broad range of local government functions including education, social services, culture, tourism, and public safety. The target audience primarily consists of local residents and businesses seeking municipal information and services. Technically, the website is built on the Drupal CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as Bootstrap for responsive design and Google services like reCAPTCHA and Analytics for security and user behavior insights. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, ensuring usability across devices. Performance is moderate, with proper meta tags and SEO considerations implemented. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and includes several security headers to protect against common web vulnerabilities. The use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms helps mitigate automated abuse. However, the site lacks a publicly accessible privacy policy and terms of service, which are important for GDPR compliance and user trust. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be improved to enhance security posture. Overall, the website is a credible and professional government portal with strong business credibility and technical implementation. The main areas for improvement include publishing comprehensive privacy and terms policies, enhancing transparency around data protection and incident response, and expanding direct contact information. These steps would strengthen compliance and user trust while maintaining a secure and user-friendly digital presence.

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

6 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. 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 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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  • Security score drift

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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
50
Email security
87
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
68

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 Smiltenes novada pašvaldība website positions itself as a central hub for municipal governance and public service delivery in Smiltene Municipality. Its comprehensive content and structured navigation indicate a mature digital presence aimed at serving a medium-sized local government entity. The business model is focused on public administration and community engagement rather than commercial revenue generation. Key services include administrative information, social and cultural programs, education, property management, and public safety. The site links to partner domains such as the local tourism portal and the Latvian Ministry of Culture, indicating collaboration within the public sector ecosystem. Growth indicators include active content updates and project information, supporting transparency and citizen participation. The absence of commercial elements and the presence of official branding reinforce its government identity.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforced and multiple security headers implemented, including HSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy. The integration of Google reCAPTCHA on forms reduces the risk of automated attacks. Cookie consent is managed with a detailed banner and granular cookie descriptions, supporting privacy compliance. However, the lack of a published privacy policy and terms of service represents a compliance gap under GDPR. No incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are visible, which limits transparency and responsiveness to security incidents. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by formalizing privacy and incident response documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data processing and GDPR compliance.
  2. Add a clear terms of service page outlining user rights and responsibilities.
  3. Provide explicit incident response contact information, such as a security or abuse email address.
  4. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance contact information by including verified official emails and phone numbers for public inquiries.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Smiltenes novada pašvaldība
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Smiltenes novada pašvaldība
Description
Official website of Smiltene Municipality providing information about local government, services, news, and community resources.
Key services
Municipal administration, Public services, Social services, Education, Culture and tourism, Property management, Public safety
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Analytics, Bootstrap, jQuery
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Cookie consent banner with detailed cookie info

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

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 government portal for Smiltene Municipality in Latvia.
  2. Content is comprehensive with detailed navigation covering municipal services and departments.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed cookie descriptions.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and security best practices observed.
  6. No signs of blocking or WAF interference detected.
  7. Contact information is mostly via forms and navigation links; no explicit emails or phone numbers found in the provided content.
  8. No incident response or security contact information published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, a widely used and secure content management system for government and institutional websites. It uses Bootstrap for responsive design and integrates Google services for analytics and spam protection. The site includes proper meta tags for SEO and accessibility features such as skip links and language options. Performance is moderate, with preloading of fonts and asynchronous loading of scripts. The cookie consent mechanism is well implemented with detailed cookie categorization and user choice options. No critical technical issues or deprecated libraries were detected. Opportunities exist to improve hosting transparency and optimize performance further. The technical infrastructure supports a stable and secure user experience aligned with government digital service standards.
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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