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Security report for visitludza.lv

Visit Ludza · Hospitality · Latvia

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Visit Ludza is a regional tourism portal dedicated to promoting the Ludza area in Latvia. The website provides comprehensive information about local attractions, events, dining, and accommodation options, targeting tourists and visitors interested in exploring this region. It supports multiple languages, enhancing accessibility for international visitors. The business model focuses on tourism promotion and information dissemination, positioning itself as a key regional resource. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor and Bootstrap, leveraging modern web technologies and APIs such as Google Maps and YouTube for rich content delivery. The site is mobile-optimized and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and shows no signs of exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities, though it lacks some security headers and a formal vulnerability disclosure policy. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no explicit privacy policy page found. Overall, the website appears legitimate and trustworthy, serving its purpose effectively with room for improvement in security and privacy transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

8 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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  • 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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
59

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 website serves as an official tourism information portal for the Ludza region, likely operated or supported by local government or tourism authorities. Its multilingual support and structured content categories indicate a focus on broad audience engagement, including international tourists. The business benefits from regional branding and partnerships, such as social media presence on Facebook. Revenue streams are not explicit but may include local tourism promotion funding or advertising. The site’s competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive local content and official status. Growth potential exists through enhanced digital marketing and improved privacy and security compliance. The partnership ecosystem includes social media platforms and possibly local tourism organizations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of key security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth posture. There is no evidence of a published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which limits transparency and preparedness. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent but no clear privacy policy. The site should improve security header implementation, maintain up-to-date software, and publish security policies to enhance trust and compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the analyzed content.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies clearly accessible on the website.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Visit Ludza
Description
Ludzas novada tūrisma portāls offering information about places, events, food, and people in Ludza region, Latvia.
Key services
Tourism information, Event listings, Accommodation and dining guides, Local attractions and routes
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Bootstrap 5, jQuery, Google Maps API, YouTube iframe API
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress CMS
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 WordPress ecosystem)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based regional tourism portal for Ludza, Latvia.
  2. Content is multilingual with Latvian, English, Russian, Estonian, Lithuanian versions.
  3. Contact info includes phone and email with domain-related addresses.
  4. No privacy policy page explicitly found, but cookie consent is implemented.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  6. No evident advertising or tracking services detected.
  7. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit; no registrar or domain age info.
  8. Website uses modern frontend technologies and is mobile optimized.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and popular CMS (WordPress) with Elementor page builder and Bootstrap framework, ensuring responsive design and ease of content management. External integrations include Google Maps API and YouTube iframe API for interactive content. The site loads resources from reputable CDNs like jsDelivr and Google Fonts, supporting performance and reliability. While the site is generally well-structured and SEO-optimized with meta tags and JSON-LD structured data, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security header implementation. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by rich media content and external scripts. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business goals but should be monitored for updates and security patches.
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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