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Security report for vkc.lv

Valmieras Kultūras centrs · Government · Latvia

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Valmieras Kultūras centrs is a cultural center based in Valmiera, Latvia, serving as a local hub for cultural events and community engagement. The website reflects a small-sized non-profit organization focused on delivering cultural programming and event hosting to the local community and visitors. The site is built on WordPress using the Astra theme and incorporates modern web technologies including JavaScript and New Relic for performance monitoring. The presence of privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms indicates attention to GDPR compliance. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and standard security headers present, although there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosure information. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

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

  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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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
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
56

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 organization operates in the government and non-profit sector, focusing on cultural activities in the Valmiera region. Its business model centers on community service rather than commercial revenue generation. The website targets local residents and cultural event attendees. While the site lacks detailed business registration data publicly, it maintains consistent branding and contact information. The use of New Relic monitoring suggests an interest in maintaining site performance and reliability. No partnerships or subsidiaries are evident from the website content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and several security headers implemented. The use of New Relic Browser monitoring helps detect performance and error issues. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms limits transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The site would benefit from enhanced security documentation and a security.txt file to improve incident response readiness and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency.
  2. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  3. Enhance Content Security Policy to cover all resources and enable reporting.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Improve accessibility compliance to broaden user inclusivity.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Valmieras Kultūras centrs
Description
Valmieras Kultūras centrs is a cultural center located in Valmiera, Latvia, providing cultural events, activities, and community engagement.
Key services
Cultural events, Community programs, Event hosting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, New Relic Browser monitoring
Frameworks
Astra WordPress theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy present
  • Cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
New Relic Browser
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
New Relic
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error.
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with Astra theme.
  4. Includes privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanism.
  5. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages found.
  6. Contact page includes email, phone, address, and contact form.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. New Relic monitoring scripts present for performance and error tracking.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. Content is culturally focused and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with the Astra theme, leveraging JavaScript and New Relic for monitoring. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is adequately addressed with proper meta tags and structured data. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. The site uses external resources from Google Fonts and video CDN providers. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries. Technical debt appears low, but ongoing maintenance is recommended to sustain security and performance.
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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