Skip to main content

Security report for dsa.no

Direktoratet for strålevern og atomsikkerhet · Government · Norway

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Direktoratet for strålevern og atomsikkerhet (DSA) is a Norwegian government directorate responsible for radiation protection and nuclear safety. The organization operates as a national authority providing regulatory oversight, monitoring radioactive emissions, and disseminating information to the public and relevant sectors such as veterinary and medical fields. The website serves as an official communication channel offering news, regulatory information, publications, and contact resources. It targets Norwegian citizens, government agencies, and professional sectors involved with radiation safety. Technically, the website is built on the Enonic CMS platform, hosted on Fastly CDN, and employs modern web technologies including jQuery and Google Tag Manager. The site supports TLS 1.3 and 1.2 with strong cipher suites, ensuring secure communications. However, performance is suboptimal with a slow load time and a large page size. Accessibility and SEO optimizations are well implemented, and the site is mobile responsive. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS with valid certificates and implements SPF and DMARC email authentication policies with strict reject rules, reducing email spoofing risks. The absence of HSTS and DNSSEC are notable gaps. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, with a consent mechanism implemented. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong security posture and credible business presence consistent with a government agency. Recommendations include enabling HSTS, DNSSEC, and OCSP stapling to further harden security. Performance improvements would enhance user experience. The domain registration data aligns well with the organization's identity, supporting high trustworthiness.

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

4 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.

    • 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: Google Analytics, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google APIs

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

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching dsa.no

This scan found 19 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
87
Security headers
75
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
75

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

DSA holds a strong market position as the authoritative Norwegian government body for radiation and nuclear safety. Its business model is regulatory and public service oriented, funded by government allocations. The organization provides key services including radiation monitoring, regulation enforcement, research, and public information. The target audience spans government entities, industry, research institutions, and the general public concerned with radiation safety. The website supports this mission with comprehensive content and multiple communication channels including social media and podcasts. The domain age and WHOIS data confirm a mature and legitimate presence. The organization maintains a consistent brand and professional online presence, reinforcing trust and authority in its sector.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced using strong TLS protocols and cipher suites. Email authentication is robust with SPF and DMARC configured to reject unauthorized emails, mitigating phishing risks. No known SSL vulnerabilities are present. However, the lack of HSTS, DNSSEC, and OCSP stapling represents areas for improvement. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information is published, which could enhance transparency and readiness. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is secure for users and aligns with best practices for government websites.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to protect DNS integrity and prevent spoofing.
  3. Enable OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and reliability.
  4. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security transparency.
  5. Optimize website performance by reducing page size and improving load times to enhance user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Direktoratet for strålevern og atomsikkerhet
Registration number
867 668 292
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Enonic CMS platform and hosted on Fastly CDN, leveraging modern web technologies such as jQuery and Google Tag Manager. It supports modern TLS protocols (1.3 and 1.2) with strong cipher suites, ensuring secure communications. The site includes accessibility features and SEO optimizations, with a responsive design for mobile devices. However, performance is slow with a load time exceeding 11 seconds and a large page size (~832 KB). There is no evidence of DNSSEC or CAA records, and HSTS is not enabled, which are technical gaps in security hardening. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Piwik PRO, with moderate user tracking. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance and security enhancements.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with dsa.no. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review dsa.no.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.