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Security report for oderland.com

Oderland Webbhotell AB · Technology · Sweden

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Oderland Webbhotell AB is a well-established Swedish premium web hosting provider founded in 1998, specializing in secure, stable, and environmentally friendly hosting solutions for websites and applications. The company serves a broad audience including businesses, developers, and agencies, offering a comprehensive portfolio of services such as web hosting, managed servers, cloud services, domain registration, and managed WordPress hosting. Oderland positions itself as a trusted partner with a strong emphasis on uptime reliability, performance, and customer support, boasting over 30,000 customers and a 99.99% uptime record. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern technologies including LiteSpeed servers, Imunify360 security scanning, Memcached and Redis caching, and integrates analytics tools like Matomo and Google Tag Manager with a robust cookie consent mechanism via Cookiebot. The site is well-optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure aligned with industry best practices. From a security perspective, Oderland demonstrates strong practices such as enforced HTTPS, automatic SSL certificates, immutable daily backups, and 24/7 server monitoring. While explicit security headers are not fully confirmed, the overall posture is solid with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies, GDPR adherence, and transparent business information. Overall, the website and business exhibit high professionalism and trustworthiness. The only notable gap is the absence of detailed WHOIS data, which may be due to privacy protection or registry limitations. This slightly reduces trust but does not detract significantly from the company's legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy, enhancing security header transparency, and providing incident response contacts to further strengthen security posture and customer confidence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  2. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

  3. 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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  • 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
60
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
50
Average
55
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Oderland operates in the competitive premium web hosting market with a focus on quality, security, and environmental responsibility. Its business model centers on providing scalable hosting solutions tailored for WordPress, WooCommerce, and business-critical applications, supported by premium customer service. The company leverages a multi-lingual approach with localized domains for Nordic countries, indicating regional market penetration. Revenue streams likely include hosting subscriptions, managed server contracts, domain registrations, and value-added services such as migration assistance and cloud backups. The presence of over 30,000 customers and a decade-long reputation as a recommended company highlight strong market positioning. Partnerships with major social platforms and use of proprietary analytics domains suggest a controlled ecosystem. The company’s transparent environmental and security work pages reflect strategic branding to appeal to conscientious customers. Overall, Oderland shows signs of steady growth, operational maturity, and a well-defined target segment of SMEs and developers.

Security posture

Oderland exhibits a mature security posture with multiple layers of protection including HTTPS enforcement, automatic SSL provisioning, advanced malware and antivirus scanning via Imunify360, and immutable backups that prevent tampering. The company monitors its infrastructure 24/7 to ensure uptime and stability. Security-related content is openly published, demonstrating commitment to transparency. However, the absence of a public vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file and lack of explicit incident response contact details represent areas for improvement. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the website content or scripts. Privacy compliance is strong with GDPR-aligned cookie consent and privacy policies. The overall security culture appears proactive, though formalizing incident response and disclosure processes would enhance readiness and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Create and maintain a public vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses) on the website.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics integrations to mitigate supply chain risks.
  5. Enhance transparency on security certifications and compliance frameworks to boost customer confidence.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Oderland Webbhotell AB
VAT number
SE556680874601
Registration number
556680-8746
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Oderland Webbhotell AB
Description
Since 1998 we’ve been the top choice for businesses wanting secure, stable and environmentally friendly hosting services for websites and applications.
Key services
Web Hosting, Managed Servers, Cloud Services, Domain Registration, Managed WordPress, Email Services, Backup and Migration Assistance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Gravity Forms, LiteSpeed, Imunify360, Memcached, Redis, Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cookiebot
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
Web Hosting, Cloud, Managed Servers
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Automatic SSL certificates
  • Imunify360 malware and antivirus scanning
  • Immutable daily backups
  • Monitoring 24/7
  • Secure forms with honeypot fields

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo Analytics
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong focus on premium hosting services with emphasis on security, performance, and environmental responsibility.
  3. Multiple language support with localized domains for Sweden, Norway, Denmark.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics with privacy compliance.
  5. Contact information and business details are clearly presented.
  6. No signs of malicious or adult content.
  7. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, which slightly impacts trust but not critically.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with a custom theme and uses Gravity Forms for data collection. It employs LiteSpeed web servers optimized for performance and supports advanced caching mechanisms including Memcached and Redis. Security is enhanced with Imunify360 malware scanning and automatic SSL certificates. Analytics are handled via Matomo and Google Tag Manager with a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism (Cookiebot). The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly with Yoast SEO integration. Performance indicators such as 99.99% uptime and fast loading times are emphasized. The technical stack reflects a well-maintained and modern infrastructure suitable for a premium hosting provider. Opportunities exist to improve security header implementation and formalize vulnerability management processes.
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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