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Security report for civilstyrelsen.dk

Civilstyrelsen · Government · Denmark

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Civilstyrelsen is a Danish government agency under the Ministry of Justice, responsible for ensuring the fundamental principles of the rule of law. The agency provides a wide range of public services including legal aid, permissions for property acquisition, compensation claims, and oversight of various legal and administrative functions. The website targets Danish citizens, legal professionals, and organizations requiring governmental legal services. It operates as an official government entity with a medium organizational size and a consistent brand presence. The content is well-structured and relevant, supporting the agency's mission and services effectively. Technically, the website is built on the GoBasic CMS platform with jQuery and uses embedded Vimeo videos. Hosting appears to be on cloud infrastructure with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. However, the website suffers from slow performance with a load time exceeding 15 seconds and a relatively large page size. Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, but SEO optimization is basic. The site lacks modern security configurations, notably missing a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, which is a critical vulnerability. From a security perspective, the absence of HTTPS and TLS protocols, lack of security headers, and missing DNS security features expose the site to potential risks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are evident. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, reflecting good privacy practices. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing trust and credibility. Overall, while the website serves its governmental purpose with good content and user experience, the critical lack of HTTPS and modern security measures significantly lowers its security posture and trustworthiness. Addressing these issues is paramount to protect user data and maintain public trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

      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: LinkedIn

      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
50
Security headers
95
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
63

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

Civilstyrelsen holds a strong market position as an official government agency providing essential legal and administrative services in Denmark. Its competitive advantage lies in its authoritative status and comprehensive service offerings across multiple legal domains. The business model is government-funded, focusing on regulatory compliance and public service delivery rather than revenue generation. The target customer segments include Danish citizens, legal professionals, and organizations requiring legal permissions or compensation. Growth indicators are stable, consistent with government operations. The agency maintains partnerships with other government entities and service providers such as sitnet.dk and eboks.dk, enhancing its service ecosystem. Strategic observations highlight the need for modernization in technical infrastructure and security to align with evolving digital standards.

Security posture

The current security maturity level of the website is low due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, which is a critical vulnerability exposing users to data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. The lack of security headers and DNS security features further weakens the security posture. Compliance gaps exist in incident response readiness and vulnerability disclosure transparency. Data protection practices are partially addressed through GDPR-compliant privacy policies, but technical safeguards are insufficient. The absence of secure session management and OCSP stapling indicates limited security culture maturity. Business impact of these vulnerabilities includes potential loss of user trust, legal non-compliance risks, and exposure to cyber threats. Immediate remediation is required to elevate security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable outdated protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Configure DNSSEC and CAA records to enhance DNS security and certificate issuance control.
  5. Optimize website performance to reduce load times, including resource minification and caching strategies.
  6. Establish an incident response plan and publish vulnerability disclosure information to improve security transparency.
  7. Enhance SEO optimization and metadata completeness to improve search engine visibility.
  8. Maintain and promote privacy and cookie policies with explicit consent mechanisms.
  9. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
  10. Improve accessibility features and conduct periodic accessibility testing.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Civilstyrelsen
Registration number
11570119
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the GoBasic CMS platform using jQuery and includes embedded Vimeo videos for media content. Hosting is on cloud infrastructure with both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, likely provided by a major cloud provider. The site has a slow load time of approximately 15.5 seconds and a page size of about 300KB, indicating potential optimization opportunities. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility are well implemented, but SEO practices are basic. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support is a critical technical deficiency. No advanced security headers or DNS security configurations are present. The site uses standard HTML5 with meta tags for viewport and Open Graph but lacks JSON-LD structured data. Forms are minimal and primarily use hidden ASP.NET viewstate fields, with no evident user input forms collecting sensitive data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but requires modernization and security enhancements to meet current best practices.
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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