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Security report for bedre-dyrevelfaerd.dk

Fødevarestyrelsen · Government · Denmark

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and DNS health.

Security score

83/100

Risk levelLow

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

Fødevarestyrelsen is the Danish governmental authority responsible for food safety, animal welfare, and related regulatory oversight. The website serves as an official information portal providing comprehensive guidance on food, animal welfare certifications, labeling, and regulatory compliance targeted at Danish consumers, food businesses, and stakeholders. The site is well-structured with clear navigation and consistent branding, reflecting its authoritative position in the government sector. Technically, the website employs a custom ASP.NET CMS platform with modern web technologies including jQuery, Cookiebot for cookie consent management, and Hotjar for analytics. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Performance is moderate, with no critical technical issues detected. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and implements key security headers. Cookie consent mechanisms comply with GDPR, and no exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. However, explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent, representing areas for improvement. Overall, the website presents a high level of trustworthiness and professionalism consistent with a government entity. The domain registration details align with the official Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, reinforcing legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include publishing security policies, adding incident response contacts, and enhancing transparency around data protection officers to further strengthen compliance and trust.

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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: 77.221.226.10

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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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
77
Security headers
95
Email security
85
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
83

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

Fødevarestyrelsen operates as a government agency providing regulatory oversight and public information on food safety and animal welfare in Denmark. Its market position is that of an authoritative national body with a large operational scale. The business model centers on regulatory enforcement, certification, and public education rather than commercial revenue. The target audience includes consumers, food industry participants, and animal welfare advocates. The website supports this mission with detailed content, structured navigation, and compliance with privacy regulations. The agency leverages partnerships with third-party services like Cookiebot and Hotjar for consent management and analytics, indicating a mature digital ecosystem. Growth indicators are not applicable given the government nature, but the site reflects ongoing updates and compliance with evolving regulations.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, robust SSL configuration, and implementation of essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, ensuring GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contact information, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. There is no visible security.txt file or dedicated contact channels for abuse or security reporting. Overall, the site is secure but could improve by formalizing and publishing security governance documents and incident response procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Include data protection officer contact information to enhance GDPR transparency.
  5. Regularly review and update cookie and privacy policies to reflect regulatory changes.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fødevarestyrelsen
Description
Fødevarestyrelsen is a Danish government agency responsible for food safety, animal welfare, and related regulatory oversight. The website provides information about food, animal welfare, labeling, and related services.
Key services
Food safety information, Animal welfare certification, Regulatory guidance, Public information and education
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Cookiebot, Hotjar
Frameworks
ASP.NET
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with anti-forgery tokens (__VIEWSTATE, __VIEWSTATEGENERATOR)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Hotjar, Siteimprove
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official Danish government site focused on food and animal welfare.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented via Cookiebot.
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the analyzed page; contact is via contact forms.
  4. No explicit terms of service or security policy pages found.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and compliance with GDPR indicated.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom ASP.NET CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and third-party services like Cookiebot and Hotjar. The technical infrastructure supports responsive design, accessibility, and SEO best practices. Performance is moderate, with no critical technical debt or deprecated libraries detected. The site uses standard anti-forgery tokens in forms (__VIEWSTATE, __VIEWSTATEGENERATOR) indicating secure form handling. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Opportunities exist to modernize further by adopting newer JavaScript frameworks or optimizing media delivery. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business goals effectively with room for incremental 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

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