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Security report for ampparit.com

Alma Media Oyj · Media · Finland

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

Ampparit.com is a Finnish news aggregation website operated under the brand of Alma Media Oyj, a prominent media company in Finland. The site offers a comprehensive overview of the latest news across multiple categories including sports, politics, technology, and local news. It targets Finnish news readers seeking a centralized platform for current events. The business model revolves around aggregating news content and providing categorized, searchable news feeds. The website is well-branded and maintains consistent messaging aligned with Alma Media Oyj's corporate identity. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies including React for frontend rendering and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO practices with structured data and meta tags. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility features. No CMS or hosting provider details were explicitly identified. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data in its HTML content. However, it lacks several recommended security headers and does not provide visible security or privacy policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain registration transparency, although the website's branding and external references suggest legitimacy. Overall, Ampparit.com presents a professional and trustworthy news aggregation service with a solid technical foundation but could improve in privacy compliance and security transparency. The domain registration ambiguity should be addressed to enhance trustworthiness.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

4 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.

    • 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

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, Google APIs

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

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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
100
Security headers
85
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
81

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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Leaked records that mention ampparit.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
254
Employees
0
Customers
254
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
15%

4 subdomains affected

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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

Ampparit.com holds a strong market position as a leading Finnish news aggregator, benefiting from its affiliation with Alma Media Oyj. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive news coverage, categorized content, and integration with major Finnish news sources. Revenue streams likely include advertising and possibly premium content access. The target customer segment is broad, encompassing Finnish-speaking individuals interested in current events. The partnership ecosystem includes major Finnish media outlets and advertising networks like Adnami. Growth indicators include extensive category coverage and active social media presence. Strategic observations suggest focusing on enhancing privacy and security transparency to maintain user trust and comply with evolving regulations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate common web attacks. There is no evidence of a published security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure program, which are critical for compliance with GDPR and NIS2 directives. Data protection practices are not explicitly detailed, and no dedicated contact channels for security incidents are provided. The security culture appears basic, with room for improvement in transparency and proactive security measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance web security.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program and security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as a dedicated security or abuse email address.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular security audits to maintain a robust security posture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Alma Media Oyj
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alma Media Oyj
Description
Ampparit.com tarjoaa Suomen kattavimman uutiskatsauksen. Klikkaa ja löydä kätevästi kaikki tuoreimmat uutiset!
Key services
News aggregation, News categorization, News search
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Google Tag Manager, Toastify, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
React
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Adnami
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Finnish news aggregator with extensive categorized news content.
  2. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  3. Contact information includes official email and physical address in Helsinki.
  4. Uses modern JavaScript frameworks and Google Tag Manager for analytics.
  5. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the analyzed content.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No phone numbers explicitly labeled as company contact found.
  8. Social media links to Facebook, Twitter, and X (formerly Twitter) official pages present.
  9. Advertising via Adnami and tracking via Google Tag Manager detected.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern React-based frontend with asynchronous loading of scripts and integration of Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. The presence of Toastify indicates use of modern UI notification libraries. The site is mobile responsive and includes structured data in JSON-LD format for SEO enhancement. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in loading speed and accessibility compliance. No CMS or hosting provider information was detected. The technical stack is contemporary but could benefit from additional security hardening and accessibility improvements.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 81/100 +8Low22 findingsView report
  2. 73/100Medium20 findingsView report
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