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Security report for vvsk.lv

Vecumnieku vidusskola · Education · Latvia

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 3 other checks.

Security score

30/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Vecumnieku vidusskola is a Latvian educational institution providing general secondary education and various extracurricular activities. The website serves as an information portal for students, parents, and the local community, featuring news, events, and educational projects. The site is built on WordPress and integrates social media via Facebook. Technical infrastructure is moderate with basic SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and cookie consent but lacks advanced security headers and explicit policies. WHOIS data is unavailable due to query limits, limiting full domain trust assessment. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy for its educational purpose.

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

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. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  4. 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"

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
25
Average
30

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 · found on this site
  • 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 school operates as a public educational entity focused on secondary education and community engagement. It maintains partnerships with local and national educational programs and platforms such as 'Latvijas skolas soma' and 'Skola2030'. The business model is non-commercial, funded by public sources. The website targets students, parents, and educators in Latvia, providing timely updates and resources. The presence of social media and project participation indicates active community involvement and a positive market position within the regional education sector.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and implements a cookie consent mechanism, indicating awareness of privacy and security standards. However, the absence of visible security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be enhanced to improve security readiness. The WordPress platform and plugins should be regularly updated to mitigate vulnerabilities. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could benefit from additional hardening and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish clear privacy, security, and incident response policies accessible from the website footer or main menu.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to reduce security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vecumnieku vidusskola
Description
Vecumnieku vidusskola is an educational institution providing general secondary education and various extracurricular activities, projects, and events primarily for students in Latvia.
Key services
General secondary education, Extracurricular activities, Educational projects and events, Career guidance, Community engagement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, jQuery 3.7.1, Facebook SDK, Cookie Notice plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook social plugins
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 educational site for Vecumnieku vidusskola in Latvia.
  2. Content is rich with school news, events, and educational projects.
  3. No WHOIS data available due to query limit error.
  4. Cookie consent banner is implemented in Latvian language.
  5. Contact information includes official email and phone number in footer.
  6. Social media presence on Facebook is integrated.
  7. No privacy policy page explicitly labeled but a page likely serves this purpose.
  8. No terms of service or security policy pages found.
  9. No visible security headers detected in HTML content.
  10. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.2 with jQuery and Facebook SDK integration. It uses a cookie consent plugin to comply with privacy regulations. The site loads external resources from Google Fonts and Facebook domains. Performance is moderate with responsive design elements. SEO is basic with meta tags but could be improved with structured data and richer metadata. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA landmarks but lacks advanced features. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content. Overall, the technical stack is standard for a regional educational website but could be modernized for better performance and security.
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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