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Chef och Chefakademin · Media · Sweden

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Chef och Chefakademin is a well-established Swedish media and education company specializing in leadership development. Founded in 2003, it holds a strong market position as the largest leadership media provider in Sweden, offering leadership training, a leading leadership magazine, and digital tools to support leaders. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image targeted at leaders and managers in Sweden and the Nordic region. Technically, the site is built on WordPress, leveraging modern technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot for consent management, and Cloudflare DNS services. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, with good SEO and accessibility basics. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, reCAPTCHA integration, and cookie consent mechanisms, though DNSSEC is not enabled and security headers are not explicitly detected. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Privacy compliance is partially met with a cookie consent banner but lacks a clearly accessible privacy policy or terms of service in the analyzed content. Contact information is not explicitly provided on the analyzed page. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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

4 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
15
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
69

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 company operates in the media sector focusing on leadership content and education, targeting professional leaders and managers. Its business model combines subscription-based leadership magazine content, leadership training programs, and digital tools. The company benefits from partnerships with payment processors like Stripe and uses third-party services for analytics and marketing. The domain age and registrar data support a mature business presence. The lack of visible direct contact details on the homepage suggests contact may be handled via other channels or internal pages. The company maintains a strong brand presence with consistent messaging and professional content quality.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and integration of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate bot traffic. Cookie consent is managed via Cookiebot, indicating GDPR awareness. However, the absence of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represent areas for improvement. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which could be enhanced to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened with additional security controls and published policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage or footer.
  3. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response contacts to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Chef och Chefakademin
Description
Tillsammans stöttar vi ditt ledarskap! Här utvecklas du genom ledarskapsutbildningar, Nordens största ledarskapstidning och smarta digitala verktyg.
Key services
Leadership training, Leadership magazine, Digital leadership tools
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare DNS, Cookiebot, Google reCAPTCHA, Typekit Fonts
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Cookie consent management via Cookiebot

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, RudderStack
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot, Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), RudderStack
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses HTTPS with valid SSL certificate.
  2. Cookie consent managed by Cookiebot with detailed cookie disclosures.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in provided content.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Multiple third-party integrations for analytics, advertising, and payment processing.
  6. Domain is long-established and active with no DNSSEC enabled.
  7. Website content is professional and targeted at leadership development audience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot for consent management, and Cloudflare DNS services. Fonts are served via Adobe Typekit. The site uses asynchronous loading for scripts to improve performance. The presence of multiple third-party integrations for analytics, advertising, and payment processing indicates a complex but well-managed infrastructure. Mobile optimization and SEO practices are good, though accessibility could be improved. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by external scripts and content delivery networks. The absence of DNSSEC and some security headers suggests technical debt in security hardening. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but has room for modernization and enhanced security.
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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