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Security report for vladars.net

Влада Републике Српске · Government · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website vladars.rs is the official government portal of the Government of Republika Srpska, providing comprehensive information about government activities, ministries, news, press releases, and multimedia content. It targets citizens, government officials, media, and international observers. The site is built on Microsoft SharePoint technology, hosted by HostingMania d.o.o. Beograd, and uses modern web technologies including Bootstrap and embedded video platforms like Vimeo and YouTube. The content is primarily in Serbian Cyrillic with options for Latin and English languages. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC. Privacy and cookie policies are not explicitly found, indicating room for compliance improvement. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and serves as a key information hub for the Republika Srpska government.

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

7 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 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

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
67
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
62

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 Government of Republika Srpska operates this portal as a central communication channel for public administration, policy announcements, and citizen engagement. The site reflects a large government entity with multiple ministries and agencies linked. It leverages partnerships with various government-related domains and social media platforms to extend its reach. The business model is public service oriented, focusing on transparency and information dissemination rather than commercial activities. The domain age is recent, consistent with a modernized government web presence. The site demonstrates consistent branding and a clear organizational structure, supporting its authoritative market position within the government sector.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS ensuring encrypted communication, and uses form digest tokens to protect against CSRF attacks typical in SharePoint environments. However, it lacks DNSSEC and common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No explicit incident response or security policy information is published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present. The absence of privacy and cookie policies also indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. Overall, the security posture is functional but could be significantly improved to align with best practices for government websites.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Establish and publicize an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program.
  5. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and embedded content to reduce risk exposure.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Влада Републике Српске
Description
Official government website of the Government of Republika Srpska, providing news, announcements, ministry information, government activities, press releases, and multimedia content.
Key services
Government news and announcements, Ministry information and contacts, Press releases and media content, Public documents and reports, Photo and video galleries
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Microsoft SharePoint, jQuery, Bootstrap CSS, Vimeo embed, YouTube embed
Frameworks
ASP.NET Web Forms, SharePoint Framework
Platforms
Windows Server (implied by SharePoint usage)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of form digest for CSRF protection

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official government portal for Republika Srpska.
  2. Content is primarily in Serbian Cyrillic with options for Latin and English.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  4. Site uses Microsoft SharePoint technology stack.
  5. Social media presence is linked with official government accounts.
  6. No email addresses or phone numbers explicitly found in the main HTML content.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No security headers explicitly detected in HTML content.
  9. HTTPS is enabled and active.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The site is built on Microsoft SharePoint, leveraging ASP.NET Web Forms and SharePoint Framework components. It uses Bootstrap for responsive design and includes embedded multimedia from Vimeo and YouTube. Hosting is provided by HostingMania d.o.o. Beograd. The site performs moderately with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with canonical links and meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced performance tuning. The use of SharePoint suggests a reliance on Microsoft enterprise infrastructure, which is suitable for government use but requires diligent security management.
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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