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Security report for visitportugal.com

Visit Portugal · Hospitality · Portugal

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

VisitPortugal.com is the official tourism website for Portugal, providing comprehensive travel information, event listings, regional guides, and trip planning tools aimed at tourists and travelers interested in visiting Portugal. The site is well-branded, multilingual, and professionally designed, reflecting its role as a government tourism promotion portal. Technically, the website is built on Drupal CMS with modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks, offering good mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and some security headers, though there is room for improvement in security header implementation and incident response visibility. Privacy compliance is moderate, with cookie consent mechanisms present but no clearly identified privacy policy page. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing or unavailable, which raises some concerns about domain registration legitimacy despite the site's authoritative content and branding. Overall, the website is safe, professional, and trustworthy for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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

5 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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
68

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 a key digital asset for Portugal's tourism sector, targeting international tourists with detailed content on regions, experiences, and events. Its business model is government-driven, focusing on destination marketing and visitor engagement rather than direct commercial transactions. The site leverages partnerships with various content providers and uses analytics and marketing tools to optimize visitor experience and outreach. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a preference for managed communication via contact forms. The multilingual support and extensive regional content indicate a broad target market. The lack of WHOIS transparency is a notable anomaly but does not detract from the site's market position as an official tourism resource.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS, use of Google Tag Manager, and cookie consent scripts. Security headers like X-UA-Compatible are present, but critical headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are missing, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site uses secure forms likely protected by Drupal's built-in CSRF tokens. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which is a gap in transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a public tourism website but could benefit from enhanced header policies and clearer security governance disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and comprehensive privacy policy page to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Enhance visibility of incident response contacts or security policies to improve transparency.
  4. Investigate and resolve the WHOIS data inconsistency to strengthen domain legitimacy and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize security risks and privacy concerns.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Visit Portugal
Description
Official tourism website for Portugal providing travel information, events, regions, experiences, and trip planning resources.
Key services
Travel guides, Event listings, Trip planner, Regional information, Contact and support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, AddThis, Leaflet.js, Foundation framework, Video.js
Frameworks
Drupal, Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (implied by Drupal)
  • Use of Google Tag Manager and consent scripts

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
AddThis
Marketing tools
AddThis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No WHOIS data available for domain www.visitportugal.com, which is unusual for an official site.
  3. Site uses Drupal CMS with modern frontend technologies and good mobile optimization.
  4. Privacy policy page not clearly found; cookie consent is implemented.
  5. Contact information is available via a contact form but no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  6. Security posture is good with HTTPS and some security headers but could be improved.
  7. No adult or questionable content detected; site is safe for general audiences.
  8. Extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing tools like Google Analytics and AddThis.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies visible on the site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS, utilizing jQuery, Foundation framework, Leaflet.js for maps, and Video.js for media playback. It integrates Google Tag Manager and AddThis for analytics and social sharing. The site loads CSS and JS assets from a dedicated CDN (cdn.visitportugal.com), improving performance. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and mobile-specific headers. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present. SEO is supported by alternate hreflang tags for multiple languages and proper meta tags. Performance is moderate, with some potential for optimization in asset loading and caching strategies. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained, suitable for a large government tourism portal.
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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