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Security report for deic.dk

Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium (DeiC) · Education · Denmark

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

DeiC (Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium) is a government-affiliated consortium established in 2011 that provides critical e-infrastructure services to Danish universities and research institutions. Their offerings include high-performance computing, data management, quantum infrastructure, and research network connectivity. The organization targets academic and research communities in Denmark, positioning itself as a national leader in research infrastructure. The website reflects a mature and professional digital presence with comprehensive content and clear navigation, built on Drupal 9 with modern web technologies. However, the site suffers from a critical security shortfall due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no proper HTTPS support. This significantly impacts the security posture and user trust. Privacy and cookie policies are well implemented and GDPR compliant, with Matomo analytics used responsibly. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, DeiC's website demonstrates strong business and content quality but requires urgent security improvements to meet modern standards.

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

7 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

  2. 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';…

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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
75
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

DeiC operates as an essential entity within the Danish education and research sector, providing shared infrastructure services funded by government and institutional partners. Their business model focuses on consortium-based service delivery, enabling cost-effective access to HPC, data management, and quantum computing resources. The organization maintains partnerships with Danish technical universities and national security entities like DKCERT. The website content and linked domains confirm a strong ecosystem of academic and governmental collaboration. Growth indicators include active event hosting, training, and community engagement. The lack of commercial advertising and affiliate programs aligns with their non-profit and governmental nature. Strategic observations suggest a focus on expanding quantum infrastructure and HPC accessibility, positioning DeiC as a critical enabler of Danish research competitiveness.

Security posture

The current security maturity level of DeiC's website is moderate to low due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS enforcement. While SPF and DMARC DNS records are correctly configured, and no subdomain takeover vulnerabilities are present, the missing HTTPS and security headers expose users to potential risks such as data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. The site does not implement DNSSEC, HSTS, or OCSP stapling, which are recommended best practices for DNS and TLS security. No explicit security policy or incident response information is available on the site, indicating a gap in transparency and readiness. The use of Matomo analytics with privacy considerations is a positive aspect. Overall, the security posture requires immediate attention to SSL/TLS deployment and enhancement of HTTP security headers to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Implement DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent spoofing.
  4. Correct and properly configure CAA DNS records to restrict certificate issuance.
  5. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  6. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  7. Regularly audit the website and infrastructure for vulnerabilities and compliance gaps.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Danish e-Infrastructure Consortium
Registration number
30 06 09 46
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 9 CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery, D3.js, Billboard.js, and Mmenu for responsive navigation. Matomo analytics is used for privacy-conscious user tracking. The site is hosted on IP addresses consistent with Danish academic networks. Despite a rich content structure and good mobile optimization, the website suffers from slow load times (over 23 seconds) and lacks advanced accessibility features. The DNS setup is mostly correct but lacks DNSSEC and has malformed CAA records. The absence of a valid SSL certificate is a critical technical debt impacting security and user trust. The site uses multiple external resources and scripts from trusted domains. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires modernization in security and performance optimization.
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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