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Security report for visitpoltsamaa.com

Põltsamaa Vallavara OÜ · Hospitality · Estonia

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

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Visit Põltsamaa is a regional tourism information website dedicated to promoting the Põltsamaa municipality in Estonia. The site provides comprehensive information about local attractions, accommodations, dining options, events, and cultural heritage, targeting tourists and visitors interested in exploring the region. The business operates as a small entity, likely under Põltsamaa Vallavara OÜ, with a focus on hospitality and government-supported tourism promotion. The website is multilingual, supporting Estonian, English, Finnish, and Russian, enhancing accessibility for diverse visitors. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS with common plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization and WPML for multilingual support. It uses jQuery and Google Analytics for user tracking and performance monitoring. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and a professional design, though accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in technical implementation such as enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate and has domain transfer protection enabled. However, it lacks DNSSEC and security headers like Content Security Policy or HSTS, which could enhance protection. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Contact information is provided but limited to an email and phone number in the footer. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available. Overall, the website is a credible and functional regional tourism portal with good business credibility and technical foundation but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security best practices to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

    • 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

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  • 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
45

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 positions itself as a key regional tourism information hub for Põltsamaa, Estonia, serving tourists and visitors interested in cultural, historical, and recreational activities. Its competitive advantage lies in localized content, multilingual support, and partnerships with regional tourism organizations such as Visit Estonia and Visit Jõgeva. The business model focuses on information dissemination and promotion rather than direct sales, likely funded or supported by local government or tourism boards. The presence of event listings, accommodation, and dining information suggests potential revenue streams from advertising or partnerships. The site’s growth potential is tied to regional tourism trends and digital engagement strategies. Partnerships with recognized tourism entities strengthen its market presence and credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protection active. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers reduces its defense against DNS spoofing and common web attacks. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR, posing legal and reputational risks. No visible forms on the homepage reduce immediate data collection risks, but the use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager implies user tracking without explicit consent mechanisms. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure processes are not documented, limiting preparedness for security incidents. Overall, the site should prioritize implementing security headers, privacy compliance, and incident response documentation to strengthen its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR.
  2. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to enhance DNS security.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Document and publish an incident response plan and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency and readiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Põltsamaa Vallavara OÜ
Description
Põltsamaa valla turismiinfo
Key services
Tourism information, Accommodation listings, Food places, Event information, Guided tours, Seminar and party room rentals
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Google Analytics, Yoast SEO, WPML (multilingual plugin), Cryout Serious Slider, Post Grid plugin
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional tourism information portal for Põltsamaa municipality in Estonia
  2. Content is in Estonian with multilingual support (English, Finnish, Russian)
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap
  4. Contact info is limited but present in footer (email and phone)
  5. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO and multilingual support
  6. No visible forms collecting personal data on homepage
  7. Google Analytics and Tag Manager used for tracking
  8. No security headers detected in HTML content
  9. Domain is active and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with a well-structured theme (Fluida) and utilizes popular plugins for SEO, multilingual content, and sliders. The use of jQuery and Google Analytics is standard but could be updated to more modern frameworks or analytics solutions for performance and privacy. The site loads external resources from trusted domains, but performance could be improved by optimizing images and leveraging caching. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO practices are evident through meta tags and structured data. However, the absence of security headers and DNSSEC indicates technical debt in security hardening. The site is hosted under a reputable registrar but lacks advanced DNS security features.
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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