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Security report for visitkarlovac.hr

Visit Karlovac · Hospitality · Croatia

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Visit Karlovac is the official tourism website for the city of Karlovac, Croatia, providing comprehensive information about cultural, natural, gastronomic, and event experiences to visitors. The site targets tourists and visitors interested in exploring the city and offers resources such as event calendars, travel planning guides, and detailed descriptions of local attractions. The website is well-positioned as an authoritative source for tourism in Karlovac, supported by active social media channels and structured data that enhances search engine visibility. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor, enhanced with performance and SEO plugins such as WP Rocket and Rank Math. It leverages Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, ensuring fast loading times and good mobile optimization. The site implements HTTPS with a strong SSL configuration and includes a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and uses reputable plugins, but explicit security headers are not fully verified in the HTML content. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which could be improved to enhance trust and security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. Overall, Visit Karlovac presents a professional, secure, and privacy-compliant tourism platform with excellent content quality and user experience. Strategic improvements in security header implementation and incident response transparency would further strengthen its security maturity.

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

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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
49

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

Visit Karlovac operates as a government-affiliated tourism promotion entity, focusing on attracting visitors to the city through rich content and event promotion. Its competitive advantage lies in official backing, comprehensive local knowledge, and integration with discount partners like IQM Pass. The business model centers on information dissemination and tourism facilitation rather than direct sales. The website supports growth through multilingual content and active social media engagement, targeting both domestic and international tourists. Partnerships with local service providers and discount programs enhance visitor value propositions. The site reflects a medium-sized operation with a clear focus on hospitality and cultural tourism sectors.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR. Use of Cloudflare DNS and reputable WordPress plugins contributes to security. However, the absence of explicit security headers in the HTML and lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies indicate areas for improvement. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, suggesting a low immediate risk. Enhancing security header implementation, publishing a security.txt file, and providing clear incident response contacts would elevate the security posture and compliance readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Add visible incident response contact information, including security and abuse email addresses.
  4. Maintain regular updates of WordPress core and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Conduct periodic security audits and penetration testing to proactively identify risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Visit Karlovac
Description
Tourism promotion website for the city of Karlovac, highlighting cultural, natural, gastronomic, and event experiences in the city.
Key services
Tourist information, Event calendar, Travel planning resources, Cultural and natural site promotion, Gastronomy guides
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, jQuery, Cloudflare (DNS), Rank Math SEO, WP Rocket (performance optimization), Complianz GDPR plugin, Events Calendar Pro, Essential Addons for Elementor
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reputable plugins and CDN

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Official tourism website for Karlovac city
  2. Multilingual support with Croatian and English
  3. Comprehensive cookie and privacy policies with consent mechanism
  4. Use of modern WordPress ecosystem with Elementor and performance plugins
  5. Active social media presence linked
  6. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on main page content
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with Elementor page builder, supported by performance optimization plugins like WP Rocket and SEO tools such as Rank Math. It uses jQuery and integrates with Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager for tracking. Hosting is managed by Hrvatski Telekom with Cloudflare DNS, ensuring reliable infrastructure and fast content delivery. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility considerations. Structured data (JSON-LD) is well implemented for SEO and rich snippets. Overall, the technical stack is robust, modern, and well maintained, supporting a high-quality user experience.
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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