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Security report for vpc.lv

The Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre (VPC) · Education · Latvia

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website vpc.lv represents The Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre (VPC), a collaborative initiative by Latvia's four largest universities to advance digitalization and IT services in the education sector. The platform offers key academic IT services such as eduGAIN, eduroam, Dataverse, TLS/SSL certificates, and ORCID integration, targeting the Latvian academic and research community. The site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and includes a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism, reflecting a commitment to privacy compliance. Technically, the site is moderately optimized with good mobile responsiveness and basic SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though security headers and explicit security policies are absent. The lack of WHOIS data limits domain registration insights, but the website's content and affiliations strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and focused on serving the educational IT needs of Latvia's academic institutions.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

3 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 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. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
67
Security headers
25
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention vpc.lv, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

VPC operates as a shared IT service center for higher education and research institutions in Latvia, leveraging the combined expertise of four major universities. Its business model centers on providing secure, scalable digital infrastructure and services tailored to academic needs, including federated identity management, secure WiFi access, data repository management, and certificate services. The organization positions itself as a key enabler of digital transformation in Latvian education, fostering collaboration and innovation. The website reflects a medium-sized entity with a clear focus on education technology. While direct revenue streams are not detailed, the partnership model and service offerings suggest funding through institutional collaboration and possibly government or EU grants. The absence of explicit contact or business registration details on the site suggests a focus on institutional rather than public commercial engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent mechanism that allows users to customize preferences, indicating GDPR awareness. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The site lacks published security policies, incident response procedures, or vulnerability disclosure information, which are important for transparency and trust in the academic IT sector. Overall, the security measures appear adequate for the site's purpose but could be enhanced by formalizing and publishing security governance documents and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page linked prominently on the website.
  2. Implement and configure HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Add a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Include clear contact information such as official emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
The Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre (VPC)
Description
The Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre, or VPC, was established by Latvia’s four largest universities RTU, RSU, LU, and LBTU to drive forward the digitalization and advancement of Latvia’s education system. VPC’s mission is to leverage the expertise of these institutions to boost digital competencies and foster sustainable development within education.
Key services
eduGAIN federation services, eduroam WiFi access, Dataverse data repository, TLS/SSL certificate services, ORCID researcher identification
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, LayerSlider plugin 7.14.4, jQuery 3.7.1, CookieYes consent management
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with customization and rejection options
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieYes consent management
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based portal for an educational IT shared service center in Latvia.
  2. Content is professionally presented with clear descriptions of services and mission.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed categories and user control.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. No privacy policy or terms of service pages explicitly detected in the main HTML content.
  6. WHOIS data unavailable due to query limit error; no registrar or domain age info extracted.
  7. No security headers detected in the HTML source; HTTPS is used.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie consent scripts.
  9. No signs of WAF or content blocking; full content accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.2 with the LayerSlider plugin and jQuery 3.7.1, indicating a modern and widely supported technology stack. CookieYes is used for cookie consent management, reflecting compliance efforts. The site uses responsive design techniques and loads fonts from Adobe Typekit and Google Fonts. Performance appears moderate with no explicit indicators of slow loading, but no advanced performance optimization tools or CDNs were detected. SEO metadata is present but could be expanded for better search engine visibility. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and keyboard navigation support. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified from the HTML content. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security header configurations.
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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