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Security report for ilmastokatsaus.fi

Ilmatieteen laitos · Government · Finland

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Ilmastokatsaus is an official publication of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, providing authoritative climate and weather information focused on Finland. The website serves a broad audience including researchers, meteorologists, and the general public interested in climate data and analysis. It offers digital magazines, monthly and seasonal climate reviews, and research letters. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and frameworks such as Bootstrap and jQuery, ensuring a responsive and user-friendly experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though security headers and incident response contacts are absent. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, reflecting its government affiliation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

  2. 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

  3. 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';…

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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
67
Security headers
40
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
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

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 ilmastokatsaus.fi, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 Finnish Meteorological Institute positions Ilmastokatsaus as a key climate information source in Finland, leveraging its government backing to provide reliable and up-to-date meteorological content. The business model is informational and public service-oriented, with no commercial advertising detected. The website's content quality and branding consistency support its authoritative market position. Social media integration with official channels enhances outreach. Growth indicators include regular content updates and a broad category coverage. The partnership ecosystem includes official Finnish government and meteorological domains. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to improve privacy compliance and security transparency to align with modern regulatory expectations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and secure form implementations using nonces. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure information represent compliance gaps. The site does not provide a security.txt file or dedicated security contact emails, which could hinder incident response readiness. GDPR compliance is not fully evidenced by missing privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies prominently on the website.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information.
  4. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ilmatieteen laitos
Description
Ilmastokatsaus is a Finnish meteorological bulletin and digital magazine providing climate and weather-related articles, monthly and seasonal climate reviews, and research letters. It is published by the Finnish Meteorological Institute (Ilmatieteen laitos).
Key services
Climate bulletins, Monthly and seasonal climate reviews, Research letters, Digital magazine (Digilehti), Climate data and analysis
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, jQuery 3.7.1, Bootstrap 3.1.1, Select2, Owl Carousel, Responsive Lightbox, Contact Form 7, Email Subscribers plugin
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security nonce in AJAX calls (Contact Form 7, Email Subscribers)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government/public institution publication focused on climate and weather.
  2. Content is rich, updated, and professionally presented.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage or main navigation.
  4. Contact information is limited to an email subscription form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  6. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond social media widgets.
  7. Website uses modern WordPress plugins and themes with standard libraries.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with up-to-date plugins such as Contact Form 7 and Email Subscribers, ensuring functional contact and subscription forms. The front-end leverages Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. Performance is moderate with standard optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Accessibility is basic but could be improved with ARIA roles and better keyboard navigation support. Hosting details are not explicit but the site uses HTTPS with valid certificates. Technical risks include potential plugin vulnerabilities if not regularly updated and lack of advanced security headers.
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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