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Security report for strategy.bg

Министерски съвет · Government · Bulgaria

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

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website strategy.bg is an official Bulgarian government portal managed by the Министерски съвет (Council of Ministers). It serves as a platform for public consultations, providing access to draft normative acts, strategic documents, publications, news, and forums aimed at enhancing transparency and public participation in government policy-making. The portal targets Bulgarian citizens, government institutions, and stakeholders interested in legislative and strategic developments. Technically, the site is built on ASP.NET Web Forms and uses older JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.7.2 and jCarousel. While functional, the technology stack is outdated, which may pose security and performance challenges. The site includes CAPTCHA protections on forms and integrates Google Analytics for user tracking. However, it lacks modern security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for GDPR compliance and security hardening. From a security perspective, the site shows moderate maturity. The WHOIS data is privacy protected in compliance with GDPR, with nameservers indicating government ownership, supporting legitimacy. The absence of security headers and use of outdated libraries are notable vulnerabilities. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the site content is accessible and complete. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or adult content, making the site safe for general audiences. Overall, the portal is a credible and important government resource with good business credibility but requires technical and security improvements to enhance its posture and compliance. Strategic recommendations include updating libraries, implementing security headers, enabling cookie consent, and improving accessibility and mobile optimization.

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

9 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

  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 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
57
Employees
0
Customers
57
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
32%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

strategy.bg operates as a government essential entity providing transparency and public engagement services in Bulgaria. Its market position is strong as an official state portal, offering key services such as public consultations, strategic document dissemination, and forums for civic participation. The business model is non-commercial, focused on governance and public administration. The portal integrates with multiple government-related domains, indicating a broad partnership ecosystem within the Bulgarian public sector. Growth indicators include regular updates of news and documents, and active social media presence. The portal's operations reflect a centralized approach to regulatory transparency and citizen involvement.

Security posture

The security posture of strategy.bg is moderate. The site uses HTTPS (assumed though not explicitly confirmed in HTML), CAPTCHA on forms, and privacy-protected WHOIS data. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and HSTS, and uses outdated JavaScript libraries with known vulnerabilities. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are evident. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms and limited privacy policy details reduce GDPR compliance confidence. Overall, the site is functional and legitimate but requires significant security enhancements to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Update all JavaScript libraries and dependencies to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  4. Enhance form input validation and sanitization to prevent injection attacks and improve data security.
  5. Conduct a comprehensive security audit and penetration test to identify and remediate hidden vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Министерски съвет
Description
Портал за обществени консултации, предоставящ възможност на държавните институции да публикуват проекти на нормативни актове и стратегически документи за обществено обсъждане, както и информация за стратегически документи, публикации, новини и форуми, свързани с държавната администрация в България.
Key services
публикуване на обществени консултации, достъп до стратегически документи, публикации и анализи, новини и събития, форум за обществено мнение
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.7.2, jQuery Tools, jQuery Colorbox, jQuery Validate, jCarousel
Frameworks
ASP.NET Web Forms
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • use of CAPTCHA on forms
  • no personal data exposed in WHOIS

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Bulgarian government portal for public consultations and strategic documents.
  2. Content is in Bulgarian language and targeted at Bulgarian citizens and institutions.
  3. Site uses older JavaScript libraries which may pose security risks.
  4. No visible privacy or cookie banners detected despite GDPR compliance statement in WHOIS.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
  6. Social media presence on Facebook and Twitter with official government accounts.
  7. No security headers detected in HTML content; security posture can be improved.
  8. No WAF or blocking detected; site is accessible and content is complete.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET Web Forms technology with client-side scripts primarily using jQuery 1.7.2 and jCarousel plugins. The HTML structure is valid but dated, with limited mobile optimization and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with multiple external scripts and CSS files loaded. SEO is basic with meta description and keywords present but no structured data (JSON-LD) found. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site lacks modern front-end frameworks and progressive enhancement techniques, indicating technical debt and opportunities for modernization.
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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