Jätelautakunta Kolmenkierto is a Finnish governmental waste management authority serving 13 municipalities. The organization provides regulatory oversight and services related to waste management, including waste fees, composting notifications, and waste regulations. The website is professionally designed, targeting residents and municipal stakeholders within its service area. It operates under the parent organization Hämeenlinnan kaupunki and maintains a consistent brand presence online.
Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and Cookiebot for privacy compliance. It uses Matomo analytics to respect user privacy and implements HTTPS with good SSL configuration. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices in place.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and cookie consent but lacks a dedicated security policy or incident response information. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is strong, with clear cookie categories and GDPR adherence. The domain registration aligns well with the website's governmental nature, enhancing trustworthiness.
Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with good privacy and security practices. Strategic recommendations include publishing a security policy, adding incident response contacts, and enhancing security headers to further strengthen the security posture.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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 X-Frame-Options header
Prevents clickjacking attacks
What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
73
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention kolmenkierto.fi, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for kolmenkierto.fi right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Kolmenkierto operates as a regional governmental entity focused on waste management for 13 Finnish municipalities. Its business model centers on regulatory authority and service provision rather than commercial revenue. The organization benefits from stable governmental backing and a clear mandate. Its target audience includes municipal residents and local governments. The website supports transparency and citizen engagement through news updates, forms, and detailed service information. Partnerships with local municipalities and integration with Hämeenlinna city services are evident. The use of privacy-respecting analytics and cookie consent tools reflects a commitment to compliance and user trust.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement, cookie consent management, and use of Matomo analytics to minimize privacy risks. However, it lacks explicit security policies and incident response contacts, which are important for transparency and preparedness. No security headers were detected in the HTML content, suggesting room for improvement. The absence of vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data is positive. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could enhance trust by publishing security-related documentation and implementing additional HTTP security headers.
Recommendations
Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
Provide clear incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Cookiebot, Matomo Analytics, jQuery, Monarch plugin
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Cookie consent banner with detailed cookie categories
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics
Analytics and tracking
Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot, Matomo
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
excellent
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a Finnish governmental waste management authority serving 13 municipalities.
Content is in Finnish and professionally presented.
Cookie consent is implemented with detailed categories and user control.
No contact phone numbers explicitly found; email and physical address present.
No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Use of privacy-respecting analytics (Matomo) instead of Google Analytics.
No advertising or affiliate programs detected.
Website uses WordPress CMS with common plugins.
No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on WordPress CMS with Yoast SEO for search optimization and Cookiebot for cookie consent management. It uses Matomo analytics hosted on a cloud instance for privacy-friendly user tracking. The site loads jQuery and other JavaScript libraries and employs responsive design techniques for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate with no major issues detected. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO enhancements. Hosting appears stable and likely localized to Finland. There is no evidence of legacy or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and possibly optimize loading times further.
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.
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