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Security report for vefkp.lv

VEF Kultūras pils · Hospitality · Latvia

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

VEF Kultūras pils is a cultural institution based in Latvia, providing a venue for a wide range of cultural events including concerts, exhibitions, theater festivals, and community activities. The website serves as a portal for event information, ticket sales, and venue rental services, targeting a general audience interested in cultural and artistic experiences. The site is well-structured, multilingual, and integrates social media and SEO best practices, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and scripts, ensuring good performance and accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though some security headers and policies could be improved. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain registration trust analysis, but the overall site professionalism and trust signals indicate a legitimate and credible entity. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, and adding clear contact information for security and business inquiries.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

7 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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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 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
30
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
62

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 institution holds a strong market position as a cultural hub in Riga, Latvia, offering diverse event programming and venue rental. Its business model revolves around cultural event hosting and community engagement, supported by partnerships with ticketing platforms and cultural associations. The website content and event listings demonstrate active operations and a broad target audience. The use of multilingual support and social media integration suggests a focus on accessibility and outreach. Revenue streams likely include ticket sales, venue rentals, and possibly sponsorships or public funding. The partnership ecosystem includes ticketing services and regional cultural organizations, enhancing its market reach and operational capabilities.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent mechanisms implemented, indicating compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of certain security headers (e.g., Content-Security-Policy) and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps in security transparency and readiness. The site does not expose any known vulnerable libraries and uses standard WordPress plugins. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a cultural institution but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced header configurations to mitigate risks further.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page with clear contact channels.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  4. Include explicit company contact information such as emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to prevent vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
VEF Kultūras pils
Description
VEF Kultūras pils is a cultural institution hosting various events such as concerts, exhibitions, theater festivals, and cultural activities primarily in Riga, Latvia. It offers event spaces for rent and organizes cultural programs.
Key services
Event hosting, Venue rental, Cultural exhibitions, Concerts and performances
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, WordPress, WPML (multilingual plugin), Flow-Flow Social Stream plugin, All in One SEO plugin
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
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 fully accessible with rich content about cultural events.
  2. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present and include consent mechanisms.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content.
  5. No terms of service or security policy pages detected.
  6. Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO and multilingual support.
  7. Social media integration is active, primarily Facebook.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, leveraging popular plugins for SEO (All in One SEO), multilingual support (WPML), and social media integration (Flow-Flow). It uses jQuery and Google Analytics/Tag Manager for tracking and analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured data (JSON-LD) implemented. Performance is moderate, with some optimization possible in image loading and script management. The technical stack is modern and widely supported, but hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively with room for incremental improvements in performance and security.
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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