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Security report for forbrukerradet.no

Forbrukerrådet · Government · Norway

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Forbrukerrådet is a Norwegian government-affiliated consumer council dedicated to guiding consumers and influencing society towards consumer-friendly policies. The website offers extensive resources including complaint guides, contract templates, market comparisons for finance, energy, and travel, and consumer policy advocacy. It targets Norwegian consumers with content primarily in Norwegian. The organization is well-established with content dating back to 2015 and maintains a strong market position as the leading consumer rights organization in Norway. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and privacy-respecting analytics such as Matomo. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and CAPTCHA protections on forms, though explicit security headers and incident response policies are not publicly documented. Privacy compliance is strong with a comprehensive privacy policy, but lacks a visible cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves as a critical public resource for Norwegian consumers.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
67

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
5
Employees
0
Customers
5
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The organization operates as a non-profit government entity focused on consumer rights and advocacy. Its business model centers on public service rather than commercial revenue, providing free resources and market comparisons to empower consumers. The website's partnership with Finansportalen.no enhances its service offerings in financial product comparisons. The target audience is broad, encompassing all Norwegian consumers seeking guidance on consumer rights, finance, energy, travel, and digital services. The organization's large size and government backing provide strong market credibility. The website's content quality and branding consistency reinforce its authoritative position. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a preference for controlled communication channels via web forms and social media. The lack of public WHOIS data is consistent with privacy protection for government-affiliated domains.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS encryption and use of privacy-focused analytics tools. CAPTCHA implementation on forms helps mitigate automated abuse. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces the overall security hardening. No public security policy, incident response contact, or vulnerability disclosure program is evident, which could limit transparency and responsiveness to security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site would benefit from publishing explicit security and incident response information and implementing a cookie consent mechanism to enhance GDPR compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to improve site security.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to increase transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy controls.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and plugins to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use and maintain up-to-date software.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Forbrukerrådet
Description
Forbrukerrådet is a Norwegian consumer council that guides consumers and influences society towards consumer-friendly directions. It provides advice, complaint guides, contract templates, and comparison tools for various consumer sectors.
Key services
Consumer guidance, Complaint handling, Contract templates, Market comparisons (finance, energy, travel), Consumer policy advocacy
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO Premium, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, Algolia/Typesense search, Contact Form 7, Custom Gutenberg blocks, Altcha CAPTCHA
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics
  • CAPTCHA on forms (Altcha plugin)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Silktide
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo, Silktide
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in Norwegian (nb-NO) and targets Norwegian consumers.
  3. Strong focus on consumer rights, advice, and public service.
  4. No direct email addresses or phone numbers found in HTML; contact via web form.
  5. Social media presence on major platforms with official pages.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and privacy-respecting analytics.
  7. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  8. WHOIS data is not publicly available, likely privacy protected.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  10. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with a well-maintained tech stack including Yoast SEO Premium for search optimization, Contact Form 7 with CAPTCHA for form security, and Matomo analytics for privacy-conscious user tracking. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets from both the main domain and subdomains, indicating a distributed content delivery approach. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with semantic HTML and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, with potential optimization opportunities in asset loading and caching. The absence of explicit hosting provider information limits deeper infrastructure analysis. Overall, the technical implementation supports a professional and user-friendly experience aligned with the organization's public service mission.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 65/100Medium27 findingsView report
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