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Security report for znackakvality.sk

Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka SR · Government · Slovakia

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website znackakvality.sk is an official Slovak government platform managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic. It serves as the authoritative source for the national quality mark "Značka kvality" which certifies agricultural and food products produced in Slovakia. The site provides information on how to obtain the quality mark, lists certified products by categories, and offers guidelines and manuals related to the mark's usage. The target audience includes Slovak producers, consumers, and stakeholders in the food industry seeking assurance of product quality and origin. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for scripting, and integrates social media SDKs for Facebook and Instagram. It uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, ensuring good availability and security. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented with opt-in features, and Google Analytics is used for traffic analysis with privacy compliance considerations. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses DNSSEC, and includes CSRF tokens in forms. While explicit security policies and incident response information are not published, the site follows good practices such as cookie consent and no visible vulnerabilities or sensitive data exposure. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy and long-standing registration consistent with a government entity. Overall, znackakvality.sk presents a trustworthy, professional, and well-maintained government website that effectively supports its mission of promoting Slovak food quality. Strategic recommendations include publishing explicit security and incident response policies, enhancing security headers, and maintaining regular audits of third-party scripts to further strengthen security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

6 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

    • 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

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

  2. 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';…

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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
75
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
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

The website represents a government-operated certification program for Slovak agricultural and food products, positioning itself as the official national quality mark authority. Its competitive advantage lies in government backing, official recognition, and a clear mandate to distinguish Slovak products from imports. The business model is non-commercial, focused on regulatory and promotional activities. Revenue streams are not applicable but the site supports government objectives and stakeholder engagement. The target customers are Slovak producers seeking certification and consumers desiring quality assurance. Growth indicators include active social media presence and regular updates on certification calls. The partnership ecosystem includes social media platforms and Cloudflare for hosting. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining transparency, compliance, and digital maturity to sustain trust and relevance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, DNSSEC enabled, and CSRF protection in forms. Cookie consent is implemented with granular user control, supporting GDPR compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response plans, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates areas for improvement. The use of third-party scripts like Facebook SDK and Google Analytics necessitates ongoing monitoring for vulnerabilities. Overall, the site aligns well with basic to intermediate security best practices expected of government websites but could enhance transparency and readiness by publishing dedicated security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and user trust.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Add additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user education on privacy and security through clear notices and accessible documentation.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka SR
Description
Značka kvality sa udeľuje potravinárskym produktom. Používaním loga národnej značky budú jednoznačne odlíšené slovenské potraviny od dovážaných.
Key services
Granting and renewing quality marks for agricultural and food products, Providing information about certified products, Publishing guidelines and design manuals
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Facebook SDK, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • CSRF token present in forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
AddThis (commented out, not active)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Slovak government website for national food quality mark
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented
  3. Social media integration with Facebook and Instagram
  4. No visible security or privacy policy pages explicitly named but privacy policy is linked
  5. No terms of service page found
  6. No explicit security incident or vulnerability disclosure information found
  7. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks
  8. Good mobile and accessibility support
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Bootstrap and jQuery, ensuring responsive and accessible design. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. Google Analytics is integrated for traffic monitoring with cookie consent compliance. The site uses standard meta tags and Open Graph for SEO and social sharing optimization. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in loading speed. The CMS is custom or not explicitly identified, which may pose challenges for maintenance and scalability. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and modernization of legacy scripts.
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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