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Security report for nordicsocietyoikos.org

Nordic Society Oikos · Education · Sweden

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Nordic Society Oikos is a well-established non-profit academic society dedicated to advancing ecology in the Nordic region and globally. It supports national ecological societies, publishes respected international journals, organizes conferences, and fosters a vibrant member community. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand with clear navigation and relevant content for ecologists and researchers. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 9 with modern libraries and frameworks, hosted likely by Oderland, and incorporates analytics tools with privacy-conscious settings such as IP anonymization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and secure login forms, though improvements like enabling DNSSEC and adding security headers are recommended. Privacy compliance is partially met with a privacy policy present but lacks cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy, functional, and serves its academic audience effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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 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 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

  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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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
50
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
58

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

Nordic Society Oikos holds a leading position in the Nordic ecological academic community, leveraging partnerships with Wiley for journal publishing and GlueUp for member and event management. Its business model centers on membership services, academic publishing, and grant funding. The organization targets ecologists, academics, and students, providing networking, knowledge dissemination, and professional development opportunities. The domain age and registration details support its legitimacy and long-term presence. The society's digital ecosystem integrates social media and analytics to engage its audience and track performance, though marketing and advertising are minimal and transparent.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and anonymized analytics tracking. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents areas for enhancement. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could impact readiness for security events. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The site uses secure login forms but lacks cookie consent mechanisms, which may affect compliance with privacy regulations. Overall, the security risk is moderate with clear paths for improvement.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy laws.
  4. Publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nordic Society Oikos
Description
The Nordic Society Oikos (NSO) is a non-profit organization supporting national ecological societies in the five Nordic countries. It acts as a nexus for ecologists, promoting ecology through international journals, conferences, and a member network.
Key services
Publishing ecological journals, Organizing conferences and events, Providing grants, Maintaining a member community and directory
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 9, Bootstrap 3.4.1, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Slick Carousel, Blazy (lazy loading images)
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Anonymize IP in Google Analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure login forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional non-profit academic society site.
  2. Content is rich with events, news, membership info, and journals.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. Good use of modern web technologies and analytics.
  5. Some security improvements recommended (DNSSEC, security headers).
  6. Privacy policy present but cookie consent missing.
  7. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 9, a modern and widely supported CMS, combined with Bootstrap 3.4.1 for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. It uses lazy loading for images (Blazy) and Slick Carousel for slideshows, enhancing performance and user experience. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are integrated with IP anonymization, reflecting privacy awareness. Hosting appears stable with Oderland DNS servers. The site is mobile optimized and accessible at a basic level, with good SEO practices including canonical links and meta tags. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from updated security configurations and enhanced privacy features.
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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