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Digitaliseringsdirektoratet · Government · Norway

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

Digitaliseringsdirektoratet (Digdir) is the Norwegian government agency responsible for driving efficient, user-oriented, and coordinated digitalization of the public sector. The agency focuses on increasing participation, value creation, and innovation within public services. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content targeting public sector entities, citizens, and businesses interacting with government digital services. It offers guidance on digital architecture, information security, innovation, and digital inclusion, positioning itself as a central authority in Norway's digital transformation efforts. Technically, the website is built on Drupal CMS, leveraging modern front-end frameworks like Bootstrap and FontAwesome icons, and integrates multimedia content via Vimeo. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with clear navigation and structured content. Analytics are implemented via Siteimprove, indicating a focus on performance and user experience monitoring. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs secure form handling mechanisms inherent to Drupal. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, security headers are not explicitly present, and there is no public vulnerability disclosure or incident response contact information. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR-compliant, with a designated data protection officer contact available. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong digital maturity and trustworthy government presence. The lack of WHOIS data limits domain registration verification, but the official branding and content quality strongly support legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing vulnerability disclosure policies, and providing explicit incident response contacts to further strengthen security posture and transparency.

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

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 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: Facebook, Twitter, 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
95
Security headers
65
Email security
88
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
81

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

Digdir holds a key position as Norway's national digitalization agency, serving as a strategic coordinator and advisor for public sector digital transformation. Its business model is government-funded, focusing on policy, standards, and shared digital infrastructure rather than commercial revenue. The agency targets public sector organizations, citizens, and businesses requiring digital public services. Its competitive advantage lies in its authoritative role, comprehensive guidance, and management of critical digital solutions like ID-porten and Altinn. The partnership ecosystem includes other government bodies and digital service providers. Growth indicators include active digital inclusion initiatives, innovation programs, and national digital strategy implementation. The website content and events reflect ongoing engagement with stakeholders and the public sector community.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling via Drupal's CSRF tokens. No sensitive data leakage or vulnerable libraries were observed. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. There is no publicly available incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which could hinder timely reporting and remediation of security issues. The presence of a data protection officer and comprehensive privacy policies indicates good compliance with GDPR. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional security best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Provide explicit incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no privacy or security risks are introduced.
  5. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to include explicit user consent and compliance with ePrivacy regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Digitaliseringsdirektoratet
Registration number
991 825 827
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Digitaliseringsdirektoratet
Description
Digitaliseringsdirektoratet skal bidra til en mer effektiv, brukerorientert og samordnet offentlig sektor med økt deltakelse, verdiskapning og innovasjon.
Key services
Digitalization strategy and coordination, Information security guidance, Standards and architecture for digital services, Support for digital inclusion and innovation, Management of common digital solutions like ID-porten and Altinn
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap (CSS framework), FontAwesome icons, Vimeo embedded video, Siteimprove analytics
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (Drupal form_build_id)
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Siteimprove analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Siteimprove analytics
Marketing tools
Siteimprove analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Norwegian government digitalization agency site with comprehensive content.
  2. Content is in Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) with clear structure and navigation.
  3. No WHOIS data available from Norid registry, possibly due to privacy or registry policy.
  4. No signs of WAF or content blocking; site fully accessible.
  5. No explicit terms of service page found.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and comprehensive.
  7. Contact information includes contact form, social media, and organizational info.
  8. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  9. Uses Drupal CMS with modern front-end technologies.
  10. Embedded videos and social media links enhance engagement.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal CMS, a robust and widely used content management system suitable for government sites. The front-end uses Bootstrap for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons, ensuring a modern and accessible user interface. Embedded Vimeo videos enrich content delivery. Analytics are handled by Siteimprove, indicating attention to performance and accessibility monitoring. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured navigation. No hosting provider details were identified from the content. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multimedia content. There is an opportunity to improve technical security by adding HTTP security headers and enhancing incident response capabilities.
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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