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Security report for iceland.is

Hospitality · Iceland

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

The website www.visiticeland.com serves as an official travel information portal for Iceland, highlighting the country's natural wonders such as glaciers, northern lights, hot springs, geysers, and cultural heritage including Viking history. It targets tourists and travelers interested in exploring Iceland, providing rich descriptive content and imagery to promote tourism. The business model appears to be focused on tourism promotion and information dissemination, likely supported by governmental or tourism boards. Technically, the site is built using modern web technologies including Gatsby, a React-based framework, and uses Typekit fonts for typography. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. Performance is moderate, with no evident blocking or WAF interference. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies in the provided content. WHOIS data is unavailable, which reduces trustworthiness from a domain registration standpoint. No contact information or incident response details are found, indicating room for improvement in transparency and compliance. Overall, the site is functional and content-rich but would benefit from enhanced security practices, privacy compliance, and clearer business and contact information to improve trust and user confidence.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 100 · Low
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

2 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 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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
78

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
4
Employees
0
Customers
4
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
25%

1 subdomain 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 website positions itself as a key tourism information source for Iceland, likely operated or endorsed by official tourism authorities. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive travel content and cultural promotion. The business model is informational and promotional, targeting international tourists and travel planners. Revenue streams may include partnerships, advertising, or government funding. The site’s partnership ecosystem is not explicitly visible, and no related or subsidiary domains are identified. Growth indicators are not directly observable from the content provided.

Security posture

The current security posture is basic. HTTPS is presumed but not explicitly confirmed in the provided data. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options are detected. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the HTML snippet. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response contacts, indicates compliance gaps, particularly with GDPR and other data protection regulations. The site lacks a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file, limiting transparency in security management. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with recommendations to implement standard security headers, privacy compliance measures, and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Ensure WHOIS data is accurate and publicly available or provide justification for privacy protection.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance with standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Expansive Glaciers. Shimmering Northern Lights. Hot springs and geysers. Vibrant culture and Viking history. Vast volcanic landscapes and black sand beaches.
Key services
travel information, tourism promotion
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Gatsby, React, Typekit Fonts
Frameworks
Gatsby
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
40/100

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
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a tourism information portal for Iceland.
  2. WHOIS data is unavailable or not publicly accessible.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies detected in the provided content.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. No security policies or incident response information found.
  6. Website uses modern web technologies including Gatsby and Typekit fonts.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected in the provided content.
  8. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Gatsby, a modern React-based static site generator, indicating a modern and performant infrastructure. Fonts are served via Adobe Typekit. The site appears to be mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO metadata including Open Graph tags. However, no CMS or hosting provider information is evident. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading or technical debt. The absence of analytics or tracking scripts suggests minimal user tracking, which may be a privacy positive but limits marketing insights. Technical risks include lack of visible security headers and incomplete privacy compliance.
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. 77/100Low28 findingsView report
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