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Security report for greindubetur.is

Other · Iceland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.greindubetur.is appears to be an informational site related to a competition or educational event, likely based in Iceland given the domain and timezone references. The site is built on the Squarespace platform, leveraging its standard templates and integrations such as Matomo for analytics and Google Fonts for typography. The business focus is on providing information about the competition, including rules, schedules, and educational materials, targeting participants and interested audiences in Iceland. The site links to a partner domain statscompetition.eu for registration, indicating a partnership or service relationship. From a technical perspective, the site is hosted on Squarespace, ensuring reliable infrastructure and HTTPS security. The site is moderately optimized for mobile and has a good design quality with clear navigation. However, there is a lack of advanced SEO and accessibility features. The site does not implement common security headers, which could be improved to enhance security posture. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the provided content. However, the absence of privacy and cookie policies, terms of service, and contact information reduces compliance with GDPR and general privacy best practices. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is present, which is a gap for security readiness. Overall, the site is functional and professionally presented but lacks several compliance and security best practices. The domain WHOIS data is not publicly available, which is common for Icelandic domains but slightly reduces trust. There are no indications of malicious activity or adult content, making the site safe for general audiences. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and contact transparency would enhance trust and security posture.

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 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
62
Security headers
35
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

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

The website serves a niche educational/competition market in Iceland, focusing on organizing and informing about a specific competition. Its partnership with statscompetition.eu suggests collaboration with a specialized service provider for competition registration and management. The business model appears to be informational and event-driven, likely supported by public or educational funding rather than commercial sales. The target audience includes students, educators, and competition participants. The use of Squarespace indicates a small to medium-sized operation with limited in-house technical resources. The lack of detailed business information and contact data limits deeper business intelligence insights but suggests a focused, community-oriented initiative rather than a commercial enterprise.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible critical vulnerabilities. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces defense-in-depth. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations, which is a significant compliance gap. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, limiting the ability to handle security incidents effectively. The use of Matomo analytics is a positive for privacy-conscious tracking but requires proper disclosure. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, suitable for a low-risk informational site but needing improvements for enhanced trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to improve security posture.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users about data collection and usage.
  3. Add clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security-related inquiries to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Establish an incident response plan and publish vulnerability disclosure or security.txt information to enhance security readiness.
  5. Improve accessibility features and SEO optimization to enhance user experience and site visibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Squarespace, Matomo Analytics, Google Fonts
Platforms
Squarespace
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is built on Squarespace platform with standard templates and scripts.
  2. No WHOIS data publicly available for domain greindubetur.is.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on the site.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is linked.
  6. Site uses Matomo analytics for visitor tracking.
  7. HTTPS is enabled with no visible SSL issues.
  8. No security headers detected in the provided data.
  9. No forms with data collection fields detected in the truncated HTML.
  10. Content is primarily informational about a competition or event.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Squarespace CMS platform, which provides a stable and secure hosting environment with HTTPS by default. The site uses Matomo for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-friendly tracking. Google Fonts are used for typography. The site loads multiple compressed JavaScript and CSS assets from Squarespace CDN, indicating good use of content delivery networks. Performance is moderate with no explicit indicators of slow loading but no advanced performance optimizations detected. Mobile optimization is good with responsive images and layouts. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA attributes but could be improved. SEO metadata is present but minimal, with no structured data beyond basic JSON-LD for website and local business schema. No forms with data collection were detected in the truncated HTML content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but basic, suitable for a small informational site.
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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