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Beneficial Apps AS · Technology · Norway

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Beneficial Apps AS is a small Norwegian technology company specializing in developing useful and informative apps and web solutions focused on seamless user experiences, privacy, and sustainable technology. Their market position is niche, targeting users interested in privacy-friendly and practical digital tools. The website showcases multiple apps and web projects primarily serving Norwegian and European audiences, with clear contact information for the CEO, indicating a transparent and approachable business model. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as Google Fonts, Line Awesome icons, and Plausible Analytics for privacy-friendly tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and well-structured, though some SEO and accessibility improvements could be made. No CMS or hosting provider details were detected. Performance is moderate with good user experience. From a security perspective, the site uses no cookies and relies on Plausible for minimal user tracking, reflecting a strong privacy stance. However, no explicit privacy policy or security headers were found, and WHOIS data is missing, which reduces trustworthiness. The absence of WHOIS information limits domain legitimacy verification but the website content and business details appear professional and credible. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with good privacy practices but would benefit from publishing formal privacy and security policies, improving security headers, and clarifying domain registration details to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 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

      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 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
52
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
50
Average
59

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

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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

Beneficial Apps AS operates in the technology sector, focusing on app and web development with a strong emphasis on privacy and sustainability. Their business model revolves around creating practical digital solutions and consulting services. The company targets general users in Norway and Europe interested in energy pricing, food safety, and labor unions through their apps and websites. The presence of multiple localized apps and web services indicates a diversified product portfolio. The company appears small-sized with no parent or subsidiary companies listed. Their competitive advantage lies in privacy-friendly analytics and transparent communication. Growth indicators include multiple active projects and a clear CEO contact. No partnerships or payment processors were identified beyond linked external domains.

Security posture

The security posture of Beneficial Apps AS is moderate. The website uses HTTPS (implied by external resources and modern practices) and employs privacy-friendly analytics without cookies, which is a positive privacy indicator. However, the absence of a published privacy policy, terms of service, security headers, and incident response information are gaps in compliance and security maturity. No forms or user input fields reduce attack surface but also limit data collection transparency. The missing WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy verification. Overall, the site shows good privacy awareness but lacks formal security documentation and technical hardening measures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy detailing data collection, usage, and user rights to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and display a cookie consent mechanism even if cookies are not used, to enhance transparency.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to improve security posture.
  4. Obtain and publish WHOIS domain registration details or use a registrar that provides transparent WHOIS data to increase trust.
  5. Consider adding terms of service and incident response contact information to demonstrate security readiness and professionalism.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Beneficial Apps AS
Registration number
928 046 303
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Beneficial Apps AS
Description
We build useful and informative apps and web solutions that make life a little easier. Ambitious but down-to-earth, with a passion for seamless user experiences, built-in privacy and sustainable technology.
Key services
App development, Web solutions, Consulting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Fonts, Line Awesome icons, Plausible Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • No cookies stored
  • Privacy-friendly analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No WHOIS data available from Norid registry for this domain.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Cookie policy is present but no consent mechanism implemented.
  5. Clear contact email for CEO provided.
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed.
  7. No security headers detected in provided data.
  8. Uses privacy-friendly analytics (Plausible).
  9. No forms detected on the website.
  10. Website content is professional and focused on app and web development services.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a clean and modern front-end stack with Google Fonts and Line Awesome icons for UI elements. Plausible Analytics is integrated for privacy-respecting visitor tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and structured with semantic HTML. No CMS or backend technologies were detected. Performance is moderate with no visible errors or broken elements. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph tags present but no structured data like JSON-LD. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and better keyboard navigation support. Hosting provider and SSL configuration details are not available from the provided data.
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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