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Security report for havforsk.no

Norsk Havforskerforening · Education · Norway

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Norsk Havforskerforening is a Norwegian non-profit association dedicated to marine research and science. The organization primarily serves the Norwegian marine research community by organizing annual conferences, disseminating news, and providing membership services. The website is professionally maintained using WordPress and features content primarily in Norwegian, with some English posts. It targets marine researchers, students, and professionals interested in marine science. The association's market position is specialized and regional, focusing on education and non-profit sectors. Technically, the website uses common web technologies such as WordPress, jQuery, and Font Awesome, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks some security headers and visible privacy or cookie policies, indicating room for improvement in compliance and security best practices. The domain WHOIS data is not publicly available, suggesting privacy protection, which is justified for this type of organization. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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';…

  3. 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

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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 organization operates as a non-profit entity focused on marine science education and community building. Its business model revolves around event organization, particularly annual marine science conferences, and membership engagement. The website content indicates active event planning from 2021 through 2025, showing sustained operations and community involvement. The association leverages partnerships with academic institutions and marine research bodies, as evidenced by linked domains and event speakers. Revenue streams likely include membership fees and conference registrations. The target customer segment includes marine scientists, students, and environmental professionals in Norway. The website's lack of explicit business registration details or VAT numbers is typical for non-profit associations. The partnership ecosystem includes academic and research institutions, enhancing credibility and reach.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, which is a fundamental security measure. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of validated forms (WPForms) indicates attention to input validation. The lack of a visible privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap, especially under GDPR. Incident response information and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not present, which could hinder timely security issue reporting. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but can be improved by implementing recommended headers, privacy disclosures, and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and prominently display a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance security posture.
  3. Establish and publish an incident response contact channel and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate security issue reporting.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Consider adding analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to gain insights while maintaining user privacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Norsk Havforskerforening
Description
Norsk Havforskerforening is a Norwegian association focused on marine research and science. It organizes annual meetings (Havforskarmøtet) to discuss marine science topics such as pollution effects, climate change, and marine ecology. The site provides information about events, membership, and news related to marine research.
Key services
Annual marine science conferences, Membership services, Information and news dissemination
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Font Awesome, Google Fonts, WPForms
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of form validation

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 primarily in Norwegian with some English posts.
  3. Focus on marine science conferences and association news.
  4. No privacy or cookie policy found, which is a compliance gap.
  5. Contact email havforsk@havforsk.no is provided and consistent with domain.
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed.
  7. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins and libraries.
  8. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  10. No advertising or marketing scripts detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS, utilizing standard plugins like WPForms for form handling and Font Awesome for icons. It loads external resources from trusted CDNs such as MaxCDN and Google Fonts. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses modern web standards. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected in the HTML content. SEO optimization is basic, with proper meta tags and alternate language links. Accessibility features are present but could be enhanced. No advanced frameworks beyond WordPress core and jQuery are detected. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site lacks advanced security headers and privacy disclosures, which are technical debt areas to address.
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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