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Security report for kyst.no

Oceanspace Media · Media · Norway

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kyst.no is a leading Norwegian news website specializing in the aquaculture industry, operated under the parent company Oceanspace Media. The site offers a variety of services including news articles, job listings, event calendars, podcasts, and e-magazines targeted at professionals and stakeholders in the aquaculture sector. The business model is primarily media publishing supported by subscriptions and advertising revenue, positioning Kyst.no as a key information source within its niche market. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare CDN and security services, New Relic for performance monitoring, and Google Analytics for user behavior tracking. The site is served over HTTPS with a good security posture, including a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism that complies with GDPR requirements. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident in metadata and structured data. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates strong practices such as HTTPS enforcement and detailed cookie consent. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not clearly visible and could be improved. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is not publicly available, likely due to privacy protection, which is common and justified for media companies. No WAF or security challenge blocks access to the site. Overall, Kyst.no presents a professional, trustworthy, and compliant digital presence with solid technical infrastructure. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing an incident response policy, and providing clearer contact information for data protection inquiries.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

4 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
71

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

Kyst.no operates within the specialized media sector focusing on aquaculture, serving a professional audience in Norway and related markets. Its competitive advantage lies in its niche focus and integration within the Oceanspace Media group, which provides a broad ecosystem of related media properties. Revenue streams include subscriptions, advertising, and sponsored content. The site’s partnership ecosystem includes multiple related domains and brands, enhancing market reach and content diversity. Growth indicators include active content updates, job listings, and multimedia offerings such as podcasts. The company maintains consistent branding and a professional online presence, supporting its market position as a leading industry news source.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of Cloudflare for CDN and security. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed categories and user control, supporting GDPR compliance. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly documented, which could be enhanced to improve security culture and transparency. Overall, the site balances usability and security effectively but should address these gaps to strengthen its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear incident response policy and contact information for security incidents.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program, including a security.txt file.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing contact details for the Data Protection Officer or privacy team.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate supply chain risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oceanspace Media
Description
Kyst.no er ledende innen nyheter om havbruksnæringen og er en del av Oceanspace Media.
Key services
news publishing, job listings, event calendar, podcast, e-magazine
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Adnuntius, Cloudflare, New Relic, Google Analytics, Vimeo, JWTCookie, Paywall
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with detailed categories
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Cloudflare for security and CDN

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, New Relic, Spotify
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Adnuntius
Tracking pixels
New Relic, Spotify, Vimeo
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional news portal focused on aquaculture industry in Norway.
  2. Content is rich with news, job listings, podcasts, and event calendars.
  3. Strong cookie consent mechanism with detailed categories and user control.
  4. Uses multiple third-party analytics and advertising services with transparency.
  5. No WHOIS data available publicly, likely due to privacy protection.
  6. No security challenge or WAF blocking detected.
  7. Good technical implementation with HTTPS and modern scripts.
  8. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML; contact form present.
  9. Multiple partner and subsidiary domains linked and branded consistently.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or proprietary CMS platform integrated with modern web technologies including Google Tag Manager, Adnuntius ad network, Cloudflare CDN and security, New Relic monitoring, and Google Analytics. The site is served over HTTPS with good performance and mobile optimization. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA attributes are present, indicating attention to inclusive design. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data. The site uses asynchronous loading for scripts to improve load times. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust, though reliance on multiple third-party services requires ongoing monitoring for security and 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

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