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Security report for landbasedaq.no

Oceanspace Media · Media · Norway

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

LandbasedAQ.no is a Norwegian niche news media website specializing exclusively in land-based aquaculture, focusing on technology, research, and innovation. It operates under the parent company Oceanspace Media and targets professionals and stakeholders in the aquaculture industry. The site offers news content, job listings, and event calendars, supporting a specialized audience with relevant industry information. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript frameworks, Google Tag Manager, and third-party services such as Adnuntius for advertising and Vimeo for video content. It uses Cloudflare likely for CDN and security purposes and implements a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and policies could be improved. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection, which is common and justified for media entities. Overall, the site is professional, well-branded, and trustworthy with moderate technical sophistication and good privacy compliance.

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

5 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. 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.

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  3. 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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  • 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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
35
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
65

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

The website holds a strong position as a specialized media outlet in the Norwegian aquaculture sector, focusing on land-based aquaculture technology and innovation. Its business model revolves around providing industry news, job opportunities, and event information, supported by advertising revenue through Adnuntius and tracking via Google Analytics and LinkedIn. The presence of multilingual sister sites indicates a strategy for regional and international reach. The partnership with related domains for jobs and events enhances its ecosystem. The lack of explicit company contact emails or phone numbers suggests a preference for contact via web forms, typical for media companies. The site’s content quality and professional design support its credibility and market niche.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and Cloudflare integration for CDN and protection. The cookie consent banner is detailed and GDPR compliant, indicating good privacy practices. However, no explicit security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) were detected in the provided data, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. There is no visible security or incident response policy, nor vulnerability disclosure information, which are areas for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from formalized policies and additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and partners.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate risks from external libraries.
  5. Enhance contact information transparency by providing verified company emails or phone numbers for support and security contacts.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oceanspace Media
Description
LandbasedAQ.no er det eneste nyhetsmedium som utelukkende dekker landbasert akvakultur. Våre saker har fokus på teknologi, forskning og innovasjon.
Key services
News coverage on land-based aquaculture, Focus on technology, research, and innovation, Job listings (via linked site), Event calendar (via linked site)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Adnuntius (ad network), CookieInformation consent management, Cloudflare (likely CDN/protection), JWTCookie and Paywall scripts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Cloudflare for CDN and protection

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
Adnuntius
Tracking pixels
New Relic, LinkedIn
Marketing tools
LinkedIn marketing cookies
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge
  2. Content is in Norwegian and focused on land-based aquaculture news
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent banner with detailed cookie categories and opt-in/out
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact form link present
  5. No privacy or security policy pages explicitly linked except cookie policy
  6. Use of multiple third-party services for analytics, ads, and video embedding
  7. No visible security headers detected in provided data
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, possibly due to registry restrictions or privacy protection
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or proprietary CMS with a modern JavaScript-based front end. It integrates Google Tag Manager, Adnuntius ad network, Vimeo for video content, and Cloudflare for CDN and security. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and focus management. SEO is supported by structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph metadata. Performance is moderate, with some third-party scripts that may impact load times. The cookie consent mechanism is robust and user-friendly. Hosting details are not explicit but Cloudflare presence suggests a reliable infrastructure. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with room for optimization in performance and 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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