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Security report for nofima.no

Nofima AS · Government · Norway

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Nofima AS is a leading Norwegian food research institute specializing in research and development for the aquaculture, fisheries, and food industries. The organization serves a broad audience including food producers, government agencies, and scientific communities. Their business model focuses on providing research services, knowledge dissemination, and training to support sustainable food production. The website is professionally designed, content-rich, and well-branded, reflecting a strong market position in the government sector. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and libraries, hosted behind Cloudflare, and uses Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics. However, the security posture is weakened by an invalid SSL certificate and lack of TLS support, which is a critical risk. Privacy compliance is good with clear privacy and cookie policies, though no explicit terms of service or security policies are published. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and maintain credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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. 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 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. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      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
50
Security headers
70
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
68

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

Nofima operates as an essential government-related entity focused on food research and innovation. Their competitive advantage lies in their extensive research portfolio, international client base, and strong governmental ownership. Revenue streams likely include government funding, project-based contracts, and training services. The target customers are food industry stakeholders and regulatory bodies. The organization maintains a robust partnership ecosystem, including an English-language sister site and multiple international collaborations. Strategic observations highlight a mature digital presence but a need for enhanced security and incident response transparency to align with best practices and regulatory expectations.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, exposing the site to significant risks such as data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. While some security headers are implemented, critical gaps remain in encryption and session management. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which limits preparedness and transparency. GDPR compliance is supported by comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, but the lack of a data protection officer contact and terms of service reduces overall compliance robustness. The business impact of these vulnerabilities could be severe, affecting user trust and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately obtain and deploy a valid SSL certificate and enable TLS 1.2 or higher to secure all communications.
  2. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  3. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and obligations.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance session management and enable OCSP stapling and session resumption for improved security and performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Nofima AS
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with advanced custom fields and several JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Select2, and FontAwesome. Hosting is via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security features, though SSL is misconfigured. Performance data is unavailable, but the site appears mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including structured data and meta tags. Technical debt is minimal, but the SSL/TLS misconfiguration represents a critical technical risk. Modernization opportunities include upgrading security protocols and enhancing privacy consent mechanisms.
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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