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Security report for iltalehti.fi

Kustannusosakeyhtiö Iltalehti · Media · Finland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Iltalehti.fi is the digital presence of Kustannusosakeyhtiö Iltalehti, a leading Finnish news media company under the Alma Media group. The website offers a comprehensive range of news, sports, entertainment, health, and lifestyle content targeting Finnish-speaking audiences. It holds a strong market position as Finland's largest news service, leveraging a subscription model alongside advertising revenue. The site is well-branded and professionally maintained, with consistent content quality and extensive category coverage. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including React, Amazon CloudFront CDN, and integrates Google Tag Manager and Bing Ads for analytics and advertising. Performance and mobile optimization are good, with responsive design and fast loading times. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and several security headers present, though improvements such as enabling full HSTS, DNSSEC, and stronger SSL/TLS configurations are recommended. Privacy compliance is supported by comprehensive privacy and terms policies, though explicit cookie consent mechanisms are not evident. Contact information is primarily via web forms, with social media presence on major platforms. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure suitable for a large media enterprise, with room for security and privacy enhancements.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

5 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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
92
Security headers
55
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
64

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

Iltalehti.fi operates as a major Finnish news portal under Alma Media, serving a broad audience with diverse content categories including news, sports, entertainment, health, and lifestyle. The business model combines free content with premium subscription offerings (Plus), supported by advertising partnerships and sponsored content. The site integrates partner domains such as etua.fi and kattokorko.fi, indicating strategic alliances. The company leverages modern digital marketing and analytics tools to optimize user engagement and monetization. Market positioning is strong within Finland, with a large user base and extensive content production. The site’s navigation and content structure support user retention and content discoverability. Growth indicators include active content updates, multimedia integration, and social media engagement. Strategic observations suggest continued investment in digital technologies and security to maintain competitive advantage and user trust.

Security posture

The security posture of iltalehti.fi is solid but not exemplary. The site enforces HTTPS with a valid Amazon-issued SSL certificate and includes important security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy. However, HSTS is not fully enabled with includeSubDomains or preload flags, and DNSSEC is not implemented, which are areas for improvement. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure policy is found, which could enhance transparency and incident response readiness. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of vulnerable libraries in the provided data. Forms are present but no detailed analysis of their security is possible from the HTML alone. Overall, the site follows many best practices but could strengthen its security framework to align with higher standards such as ISO 27001 or NIST. Incident response contact channels are not publicly visible, which is a gap in security policy communication.

Recommendations

  1. Enable full HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to strengthen HTTPS enforcement.
  2. Implement DNSSEC and CAA DNS records to improve domain name system security and certificate issuance control.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response information.
  4. Review and enhance SSL/TLS configuration to support only strong protocols and cipher suites.
  5. Consider adding explicit cookie consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance and user trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring React for frontend rendering, served via Amazon CloudFront CDN for global performance and scalability. It uses custom web fonts and modulepreload for efficient resource loading. Analytics and advertising are managed through Google Tag Manager and Bing Ads SDK. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features at a basic level. Performance metrics indicate fast loading, though detailed resource counts are not provided. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. The site lacks DNSSEC and CAA records, which are recommended for enhanced DNS security. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and suitable for a high-traffic news portal, with opportunities for further security and privacy enhancements.
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. 67/100Medium30 findingsView report
  2. 67/100Medium30 findingsView report
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