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Security report for visitbanskabystrica.sk

Other · Slovakia

Medium risk. 10 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 www.visitbanskabystrica.sk serves as a regional tourism portal promoting Banská Bystrica city and its surroundings. It provides visitors with comprehensive information about local events, cultural activities, gastronomy, accommodation, and leisure options. The site targets tourists and visitors interested in exploring the region, offering multilingual support in Slovak, English, and German. The business model is informational and promotional, focusing on enhancing the visibility of the destination and supporting local tourism initiatives. Technically, the website is built on WordPress, leveraging popular plugins such as The Events Calendar, WPML for multilingual content, and Slider Revolution for dynamic visuals. It integrates Google Fonts, jQuery, and third-party services like Google Analytics and Tawk.to for analytics and live chat support. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, with a consistent and professional design. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with excellent SSL configuration, but lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are important for GDPR compliance. No contact information or incident response channels are clearly provided, and there is no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file. These gaps represent areas for improvement to enhance user trust and regulatory compliance. Overall, the website is a well-structured and content-rich tourism platform with moderate technical maturity and security posture. Strategic enhancements in privacy compliance, security headers, and contact transparency would significantly improve its trustworthiness and compliance standing.

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

    • 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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  • 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
85
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
30
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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The website positions itself as a key regional tourism promoter for Banská Bystrica, targeting tourists seeking cultural, leisure, and event information. Its competitive advantage lies in multilingual content and comprehensive event listings. The business model is primarily informational, likely funded by local tourism authorities or partnerships. Revenue streams may include promotional partnerships and local business collaborations. The target customer segments are domestic and international tourists, especially Slovak, English, and German speakers. The site shows growth potential through enhanced digital marketing and expanded partnerships with regional tourism entities. The partnership ecosystem includes links to regional tourism sites and cultural organizations, indicating collaborative efforts to boost regional tourism.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. The lack of visible privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. The use of third-party plugins and services necessitates regular updates to mitigate vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an informational site but requires enhancements to meet best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Provide clear and accessible contact information, including security incident contacts such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate known vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Tourism promotion website for Banská Bystrica city and its surroundings, offering information about events, culture, gastronomy, accommodation, and leisure activities.
Key services
Event listings, Tourist information, Accommodation details, Cultural and leisure activity guides
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Fonts, Slider Revolution, Tawk.to chat widget, Instagram Feed plugin, The Events Calendar plugin, SitePress Multilingual CMS (WPML)
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (implied by WP environment)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (via gtag.js)
Marketing tools
Tawk.to live chat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based tourism portal for Banská Bystrica region.
  2. Content is rich with event listings, news, and travel tips.
  3. Multilingual support via WPML for Slovak, English, and German.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  5. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML snippet.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and plugins for enhanced user experience.
  7. Google Analytics and Tawk.to chat are integrated for analytics and support.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  9. No security headers detected in the provided data; potential improvement area.
  10. No signs of WAF or content blocking; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform with a modern tech stack including jQuery, Google Fonts, and popular plugins like The Events Calendar and WPML for multilingual support. It uses Slider Revolution for dynamic content presentation and integrates third-party services such as Google Analytics and Tawk.to for analytics and live chat. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile responsiveness. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility features and SEO optimization. The absence of security headers and privacy compliance mechanisms indicates technical debt in security and regulatory adherence. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business goals but requires modernization in security and compliance aspects.
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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