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Security report for travelventspils.lv

Brīvdienu māja PODNIEKI · Hospitality · Latvia

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

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website travelventspils.lv represents a small family-friendly guest house named Brīvdienu māja PODNIEKI located in Ventspils, Latvia. The business focuses on hospitality services catering primarily to families with children and tourists visiting the region. The site provides accommodation booking information primarily via phone and WhatsApp, with additional tourist information links to the official Ventspils tourism site. The market position is local and niche, targeting visitors seeking a family-oriented stay in Ventspils. Technically, the website is built on the Mozello CMS platform and leverages Amazon CloudFront CDN for content delivery. It uses legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 2.2.4 and plugins like Fancybox3 for UI components. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and has basic SEO and accessibility features. However, there is no evidence of advanced frameworks or modern JavaScript technologies. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers and privacy or cookie policies, which are critical for GDPR compliance given its European location. No WHOIS data was retrievable due to query limits, limiting domain legitimacy verification. The site uses HTTPS (implied by canonical URL) but lacks explicit security best practices such as CSP or HSTS headers. Contact information is limited to phone numbers without email or contact forms, reducing attack surface but also limiting user engagement options. Overall, the website is functional and appropriate for its business purpose but shows gaps in privacy compliance and security hardening. The absence of WHOIS data and privacy policies reduces trustworthiness from a compliance standpoint. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy documentation, and WHOIS transparency would enhance the site's credibility and compliance posture.

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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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
57

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 business operates as a small hospitality entity focused on family-friendly accommodation in Ventspils, Latvia. Its competitive advantage lies in its niche targeting of families and local tourist engagement. The business model is straightforward, relying on direct bookings via phone and WhatsApp. The website links to official tourism resources, indicating a partnership or alignment with local tourism promotion efforts. Revenue streams are likely from accommodation bookings and possibly ancillary tourist services. The lack of extensive digital marketing or analytics suggests a low digital maturity level. The partnership ecosystem includes the official Ventspils tourism site and Facebook for social engagement. Growth indicators are not visible on the site, and no parent or subsidiary companies are identified.

Security posture

The current security posture is basic with significant room for improvement. The site uses HTTPS but lacks critical security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS, which are essential to mitigate common web attacks. No privacy or cookie policies are present, which is a compliance gap under GDPR. The absence of contact emails or incident response channels limits the ability to report security issues. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The use of older JavaScript libraries may pose potential vulnerabilities if not regularly updated. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, suitable for a small business but requiring enhancements to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTPS with HSTS header to ensure secure connections.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users.
  3. Deploy security headers including Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Establish clear contact channels for security incident reporting and vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Regularly update JavaScript libraries and CMS components to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Brīvdienu māja PODNIEKI
Description
Viesu nams Podnieki ir viesnīca Ventspilī ģimenēm ar bērniem.
Key services
Accommodation, Tourist information, Booking via phone and WhatsApp
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.4, Fancybox3, Bannerplay, ResponsiveVideos, Mozlive
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a small family-friendly guest house in Ventspils, Latvia.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact information limited to phone numbers only, no emails or contact forms.
  4. No security headers or explicit HTTPS enforcement visible in provided data.
  5. Uses Mozello CMS with Amazon CloudFront CDN for hosting and assets.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. Social media presence limited to Facebook link.
  8. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error.
  9. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
  10. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Mozello CMS and uses legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 2.2.4 and Fancybox3 for UI enhancements. It leverages Amazon CloudFront CDN for hosting static assets, which aids performance and availability. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices with responsive design elements. SEO optimization is basic with meta description and canonical tags present but lacks advanced structured data or Open Graph tags. Accessibility features are minimal but include skip links and language selection. The site does not use modern JavaScript frameworks or advanced analytics tools, indicating a relatively simple technical infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements possible through updated libraries and enhanced caching strategies.
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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