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Security report for volis.ee

Novian Eesti OÜ · Government · Estonia

Medium risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

VOLIS is a specialized electronic meeting and voting platform serving Estonian local governments, enabling virtual meetings, electronic voting, and public participation in municipal decision-making. The platform is supported by the Estonian Association of Cities and Municipalities and developed by Novian Eesti OÜ. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content tailored to its government audience. Technically, the site uses legacy JavaScript libraries and Grails-based server-side rendering, with moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. Security posture is strengthened by ISKE certification and audit references, but outdated libraries and lack of modern security headers present risks. Privacy compliance is partial, with no cookie consent mechanism and limited GDPR indicators. Overall, the site is trustworthy and credible but would benefit from technical and compliance improvements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

11 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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
50

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The business operates in the government sector, providing digital tools for local municipalities in Estonia. Its competitive advantage lies in official endorsement and tailored services for public administration. Revenue likely derives from service contracts with municipalities. The target customers are local government officials and residents. The partnership ecosystem includes the Estonian Association of Cities and Municipalities and Novian Eesti OÜ. Growth potential depends on digital transformation trends in public sector governance. Strategic observations include the need to modernize technology stack and enhance privacy compliance to maintain trust and regulatory alignment.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate, supported by ISKE certification and audits. However, the use of outdated JavaScript libraries (jQuery 1.3.2) exposes the platform to known vulnerabilities. The absence of explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates gaps in best practices and GDPR compliance. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, limiting transparency. The platform uses synchronizer tokens in forms, which is a positive security control. Overall, the security posture requires modernization and formalization of policies to reduce risk and improve compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent banner and privacy policy updates to ensure GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  4. Publish clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies to improve security culture and stakeholder trust.
  5. Enhance mobile responsiveness and accessibility to improve user experience and broaden accessibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Novian Eesti OÜ
Description
VOLIS is an electronic and virtual meeting and decision-making platform designed for local governments in Estonia. It facilitates electronic voting, public participation in decision processes, and management of meetings and legal acts.
Key services
Electronic and virtual meetings, Electronic voting and referendums, Public participation tools, Meeting documentation and legal act management
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.3.2, jQuery UI, Raphael.js, Pie3D, SWFObject, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Grails (implied by .gsp templates)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of ISKE security framework
  • Session timeout warning
  • Use of synchronizer tokens in forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
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 government-related service platform for Estonian municipalities
  2. Content is in Estonian with language options for Russian and English
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected
  4. Use of outdated JavaScript libraries poses security risk
  5. No visible social media links or security.txt file
  6. Contact information is provided with emails and phone numbers
  7. ISKE security certification and audit mentioned
  8. No visible terms of service or vulnerability disclosure policy
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a Grails framework with server-side rendered GSP templates. It uses legacy JavaScript libraries including jQuery 1.3.2 and jQuery UI, along with visualization libraries like Raphael.js and Pie3D. Google Analytics is integrated for user tracking. The site has moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. There is no evidence of a modern CMS or advanced hosting provider details. Technical debt is evident in outdated libraries and lack of modern security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack, improve performance, and enhance security configurations to reduce operational risks.
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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