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Security report for xunta.gal

Xunta de Galicia · Government · Spain

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Xunta de Galicia operates as the official regional government portal for the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. The website serves as a comprehensive platform providing government information, public services, news updates, and access to various consellerías and e-services. It targets citizens, businesses, and public sector employees, offering a well-structured and multilingual user experience. The business model is focused on public service delivery and information dissemination, positioning itself as a key government resource in the region. Technically, the website leverages a mature technology stack including Liferay CMS, Bootstrap, React, and various JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and VideoJS. The site demonstrates good digital maturity with responsive design, accessibility features, and SEO optimization. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics and other scripts enhancing user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, employs cookie consent mechanisms, and avoids exposing sensitive data. While explicit security headers are not fully visible in the HTML, the overall posture is strong with no detected vulnerabilities or blocking mechanisms. Privacy compliance is robust, with clear privacy and cookie policies aligned with GDPR requirements. Overall, the website presents a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and business credibility. The domain registration data aligns with the official government entity, reinforcing legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing visible security headers, maintaining updated third-party libraries, and improving incident response contact visibility to further strengthen security and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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

5 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  3. 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
57
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
66

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

Xunta de Galicia holds a strong market position as the official government portal for the Galicia autonomous community. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive service offerings, official status, and integration with multiple government departments and external partner sites. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on public administration, citizen engagement, and digital transformation. Revenue streams are typical of government entities, funded by public budgets. Target customers include residents, businesses, and public employees. Growth indicators include continuous content updates and integration of modern web technologies. The partnership ecosystem includes various regional agencies and service providers, enhancing service delivery and outreach.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of explicit security headers in the HTML suggests a potential area for improvement, though these may be configured at the server level. There is no visible incident response or security contact information, indicating a gap in transparency. Compliance with GDPR is evident through privacy and cookie policies. The site lacks a published vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file, which could enhance security culture and incident handling. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from enhanced header policies and incident response visibility.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly advertise security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Add clear incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails) on the website.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party JavaScript libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user awareness of privacy and security practices through visible notices and documentation.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Xunta de Galicia
Description
Portal institucional do goberno da Comunidade Autónoma de Galicia providing government information, public services, news, and resources for citizens and businesses in Galicia.
Key services
Public administration information, e-Services access, News and updates, Citizen support and contact, Access to government departments and consellerías
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, VideoJS, React, Liferay Portal, YUI, GLightbox
Frameworks
Liferay, Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for analytics scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official regional government portal for Galicia, Spain.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  4. Good privacy and cookie policy implementation with consent mechanism.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  6. Social media presence is verified and linked.
  7. No security blocking or WAF challenges detected.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency of the domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Liferay CMS platform, utilizing a combination of JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Bootstrap, React, and VideoJS for multimedia content. It employs asynchronous loading for analytics and tracking scripts, improving performance. The site is mobile responsive and includes accessibility features such as ARIA labels and keyboard navigation support. SEO is supported by canonical links, hreflang tags, and structured data in JSON-LD format describing the organization. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in script loading and resource management. The technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained, supporting a large-scale government portal with diverse content types.
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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