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Security report for fylkesmannen.no

Statsforvalteren · Government · Norway

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Statsforvalteren.no is the official website of the Norwegian government agency representing the state at the county level. The agency is responsible for implementing decisions, goals, and guidelines from the Norwegian Parliament and government, acting as a vital link between municipalities and central authorities. The website provides access to public services, complaint handling, forms, news, and job postings relevant to the agency's functions. It targets Norwegian citizens, public sector employees, and municipalities, offering content primarily in Norwegian with language options including English and regional languages. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap for responsive design, JavaScript libraries, and integrates analytics tools such as Azure Application Insights, Hotjar, Maze Analytics, and Siteimprove Analytics. The site is served over HTTPS with good mobile optimization and accessibility features, though explicit security headers are not evident. The site lacks a cookie consent mechanism despite using tracking scripts, which is a privacy compliance gap. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a solid posture with HTTPS enforcement and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of explicit security headers and a published security or incident response policy are areas for improvement. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to Norid's privacy policies, but the domain's .no TLD and consistent government-related content strongly indicate legitimacy and trustworthiness. Overall, Statsforvalteren.no is a professionally maintained government website with good content quality and technical implementation. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance with cookie consent, publishing security policies, and adding security headers to strengthen the security posture and user trust.

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

6 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 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

    • 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

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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
98
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
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

Statsforvalteren operates as a government agency providing oversight and regulatory services across Norwegian counties. Its market position is that of an essential public sector entity with no direct commercial competition. The business model is service-oriented, funded by the government, focusing on compliance, public administration, and citizen services. The website supports transparency and accessibility through news updates, public forms, and job listings. The agency leverages partnerships with other government platforms such as Altinn and Jobbnorge for service delivery. Growth indicators include digital transformation efforts visible through analytics integration and a multi-language approach to serve diverse Norwegian populations. The agency's operations are stable, with a clear mandate and strong public trust.

Security posture

The security maturity of Statsforvalteren.no is moderate to high. The site uses HTTPS exclusively, employs monitoring and analytics tools for performance and user behavior, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, the lack of explicit security headers (e.g., Content Security Policy, HSTS) and absence of a published security policy or incident response contact reduce the overall security maturity. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, indicating limited formal vulnerability management transparency. The site does not display cookie consent mechanisms despite tracking scripts, which may pose GDPR compliance risks. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly visible. Overall, the site is secure but could benefit from formalizing and publishing security governance documents and enhancing privacy compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
  2. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider creating and publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure they comply with privacy and security standards.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Statsforvalteren
Registration number
921 627 009
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Statsforvalteren
Description
Statsforvalteren er statens representant i fylket og har ansvar for å følge opp vedtak, mål og retningslinjer fra Stortinget og regjeringen. Statsforvalteren er dessuten et viktig bindeledd mellom kommunene og sentrale myndigheter.
Key services
Oversight and follow-up of government decisions, Public services and forms, Complaint handling, Information dissemination, Job postings for government roles
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Azure Application Insights, Hotjar, Maze Analytics, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, jQuery (implied by Bootstrap usage)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Application Insights for monitoring
  • Use of Hotjar for user behavior analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Azure Application Insights, Hotjar, Maze Analytics, Siteimprove Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Maze Analytics, Azure Application Insights, Siteimprove Analytics
Marketing tools
Hotjar, Maze Analytics, Siteimprove Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in Norwegian (Bokmål) with language switcher for other Norwegian languages and English.
  3. The site uses HTTPS and modern analytics tools.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in visible content; contact is via contact form.
  5. No explicit cookie consent banner detected despite use of tracking scripts.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable due to Norid privacy policies.
  7. The site is a government agency portal with multiple regional sub-sites.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  9. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content.
  10. The site has a clear privacy policy and GDPR compliance indications.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern front-end technologies including Bootstrap for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons. It integrates multiple analytics and user behavior tracking services such as Azure Application Insights, Hotjar, Maze Analytics, and Siteimprove Analytics, indicating a mature approach to performance monitoring and user experience optimization. The site is served over HTTPS with no visible errors or broken elements, and it supports multiple Norwegian languages plus English. However, no CMS or backend platform was explicitly identified. The site could improve by adding explicit security headers and a cookie consent mechanism. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and good mobile optimization. Accessibility features appear to be implemented at a good level, supporting diverse user needs.
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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