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Security report for icehotel.com

ICEHOTEL · Hospitality · Sweden

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ICEHOTEL is a unique hospitality business based in Sweden offering an iconic ice and snow hotel experience combined with art exhibitions and Arctic adventures. The company holds a strong market position as a niche Arctic tourism provider with a medium-sized operation and a history dating back to 1989. The website is professionally designed with excellent content quality and clear navigation, targeting tourists seeking unique Arctic experiences. Technically, the site uses Drupal 10 CMS with modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries, but suffers from slow performance and lacks a valid SSL certificate, which is a critical security flaw. Security headers are partially implemented, but the absence of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols significantly lowers the security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, and contact information is clearly provided. Social media presence is robust across major platforms, enhancing trust and engagement.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

3 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 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 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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  • 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
50
Security headers
40
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
68

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention icehotel.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
9
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
7
Weak passwords
11%

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 business operates in the hospitality sector, focusing on Arctic tourism with offerings including hotel stays, dining, events, and outdoor activities. The company is part of the Visit Group and maintains consistent branding and trust indicators such as social media and structured data. The domain age aligns with the business history, supporting legitimacy. The website supports multiple languages and provides comprehensive information for visitors. The business model relies on direct bookings and packaged experiences, with a clear target audience of adventure and art tourists. Partnerships appear limited to career site domains and standard service providers.

Security posture

The security posture is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, exposing visitors to potential data interception risks. While some security headers like X-Content-Type-Options and X-Frame-Options are set, critical best practices such as HSTS, OCSP stapling, and session resumption are missing. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are found, indicating limited readiness for security incidents. The site uses Cloudflare for hosting and CDN, which provides some protection, but the missing SSL undermines overall security. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues is essential to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable and configure modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable legacy protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Enable OCSP stapling to improve certificate validation performance and security.
  5. Develop and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  6. Add a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  7. Improve website performance by optimizing resource loading and leveraging caching.
  8. Maintain and update privacy and cookie consent mechanisms to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Visit Group
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS with integration of Vue.js, Bootstrap 4.6, Swiper.js, and FontAwesome for UI and interactivity. Hosting is via Cloudflare, providing CDN and some security features. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured data. However, performance is poor with zero load time and resource count reported, likely due to SSL issues affecting resource delivery. The absence of HTTPS is a critical technical debt. The site uses multiple external scripts and CDNs, including Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The technical stack is modern but requires urgent security upgrades and performance tuning.
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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