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Opetushallitus · Education · Finland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Opetushallitus is the Finnish National Board of Education, serving as a key government agency responsible for early childhood education, school curricula, lifelong learning, and internationalization services in Finland. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive educational content, funding information, and international cooperation programs. The site is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies and strong privacy controls, including cookie consent management and minimal user tracking. Security posture is robust with HTTPS enforcement and best practices in place, though explicit security headers could be enhanced. Contact information is transparent and includes phone numbers, physical address, and social media channels, reinforcing trust and accessibility. Overall, the website is professional, well-structured, and highly trustworthy, serving a broad audience of educators, students, and institutions.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

5 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

      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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare

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

  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 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

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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
82
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
72

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 Finnish National Board of Education operates as an essential government entity in the education sector, providing authoritative guidance on curricula, qualifications, and funding. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and regulatory functions. The website supports multiple stakeholder groups including educators, students, and international partners, offering services such as funding applications, educational resources, and international exchange programs. The presence of multiple official social media accounts and integration with national educational platforms indicates a strong partnership ecosystem. The site’s content and structure suggest a large organizational size with significant digital maturity and a focus on transparency and compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms that default to denying ad, analytics, personalization, and functionality storage until user consent is given. Tracking scripts are loaded asynchronously to minimize performance impact. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options were not explicitly found and could be improved. There is no public security policy or incident response contact information visible, nor a vulnerability disclosure policy, which are areas for enhancement. Overall, the site aligns well with GDPR and privacy best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly configure security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a public security policy and provide clear incident response contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Continue to monitor and enhance privacy compliance, especially regarding data retention and user consent management.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Opetushallitus
Description
Opetushallitus on kansallinen varhaiskasvatuksen, koulutuksen, elinikäisen oppimisen ja kansainvälistymisen asiantuntija, kehittäjä ja palveluntuottaja.
Key services
Opetussuunnitelmien ja tutkintojen perusteet (curriculum and qualification frameworks), Valtionavustukset ja rahoitushaut (state grants and funding calls), Kansainvälistymispalvelut (internationalization services), Tietopalvelut ja tilastot (data services and statistics), Koulutuspalvelut ja konsultointipalvelut (educational and consulting services)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Font Awesome 6.4.2, JavaScript, CookieHub (cookie consent management), AskEm (feedback plugin), Google Tag Manager (gtag), Matomo (mtm tracking), Heatmap and session recording scripts
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with denied default for ad, analytics, personalization, and functionality storage
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of asynchronous loading for tracking scripts
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo, AskEm feedback plugin
Marketing tools
CookieHub
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Finnish government educational authority site with comprehensive content.
  2. Uses modern CMS (Drupal 10) and follows good web standards.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms in place.
  4. Clear contact information and multiple communication channels.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  6. Good integration of social media and external educational resources.
  7. No visible security or privacy red flags.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal 10 CMS, indicating a modern and maintainable platform. It uses Font Awesome for icons and integrates third-party services such as CookieHub for cookie consent and AskEm for user feedback. Tracking is managed via Matomo and Google Tag Manager, with a focus on minimal user tracking by default. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous script loading and CDN usage for some assets. SEO is supported by canonical links, hreflang tags for multilingual support, and structured navigation menus. Opportunities exist to improve hosting transparency and to optimize security headers for enhanced protection.
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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