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Security report for norin.no

NORIN · Energy · Norway

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

NORIN is a Norwegian research alliance comprising three prominent institutes: IFE, NIVA, and NILU. The alliance focuses on advancing research in energy, environment, climate, digitalization, and societal security. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image, targeting stakeholders in research, policy, and environmental sectors. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor and several plugins, hosted likely by ProISP. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate, resulting in HTTP-only access, which is a significant security concern. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented and appears GDPR compliant, but no privacy policy or terms of service are found, which may affect compliance and user trust. Security headers are missing, and performance is slow with a high load time and large page size. Overall, the site is functional and informative but requires urgent improvements in security and privacy compliance to enhance trust and protect users.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
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

6 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. 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
60

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

NORIN operates as a collaborative research alliance, leveraging the strengths of its partner institutes to influence research and innovation policy in Norway. Its market position is strong within the Norwegian research community, focusing on critical sectors such as energy and environment. The business model centers on joint advocacy and research collaboration rather than direct commercial services. The alliance's website supports this by providing information about its mission and partners but lacks direct contact details or commercial call-to-actions. The partnership ecosystem is clear, with strong ties to IFE, NIVA, and NILU. Growth indicators are not explicit on the site, but the alliance's ambition to be a leading research entity suggests strategic intent. The absence of detailed business or financial information limits deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate, exposing users to potential data interception risks. No security headers are implemented, which could mitigate common web attacks. The cookie consent mechanism is a positive aspect, showing awareness of privacy regulations. However, the lack of a privacy policy and terms of service pages indicates compliance gaps. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency and readiness. The site uses up-to-date WordPress and plugins but should ensure regular updates and security audits. Overall, the security maturity is low, with critical improvements needed in encryption, headers, and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve legal compliance and user trust.
  3. Implement essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  4. Optimize website performance by reducing page size and improving load times.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency and security culture.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using Elementor for page building and several plugins for forms and sliders. The hosting provider is likely ProISP, based on DNS records. The site uses standard web fonts from Google Fonts and FontAwesome icons. Despite modern technologies, the site suffers from slow load times and lacks HTTPS, which is a critical technical deficiency. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO optimization is minimal but present. The site is mobile responsive and uses lazy loading for some images. Technical debt is moderate, with opportunities for modernization including SSL implementation, performance tuning, and enhanced security configurations.
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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