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Security report for okm.fi

Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö · Government · Finland

High risk. 21 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The domain okm.fi is registered to the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture (Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö), a government entity in Finland. The website is intended to serve as an official government portal related to education and cultural affairs. However, the current website content is inaccessible due to a Cloudflare Turnstile security challenge page, which blocks direct access to the site's content. This limits the ability to analyze the website's content, policies, and user experience in detail. The WHOIS data confirms the legitimacy of the domain ownership and its alignment with the claimed government organization. From a technical perspective, the website uses Cloudflare as a security and performance provider, implementing Turnstile CAPTCHA to mitigate automated access. No other visible technologies, CMS, or analytics tools are detected due to the content block. The lack of visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies indicates incomplete compliance with common privacy standards. No contact information or forms are present in the accessible content, limiting user engagement and transparency. Security posture is difficult to fully assess because of the WAF challenge, but the use of Cloudflare and HTTPS is a positive indicator. However, the absence of security headers and published security policies reduces the overall security maturity. The domain registration data is consistent and appropriate for a government entity, supporting trustworthiness. Overall, the site presents a low digital maturity and limited transparency in its current state. Strategic recommendations include improving accessibility by reducing or customizing the WAF challenge for legitimate users, publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, adding clear contact and security incident response information, and enhancing security headers and SSL configurations. These steps will improve user trust, compliance, and security posture while maintaining protection against threats.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

21 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

  2. 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: Telnet

      Port 23 (Telnet) is publicly accessible - Telnet - Unencrypted remote access

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Telnet 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
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: SMB

      Port 445 (SMB) is publicly accessible - SMB - Windows file sharing, high risk

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to SMB 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
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MSSQL

      Port 1433 (MSSQL) is publicly accessible - MSSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MSSQL 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
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: Oracle

      Port 1521 (Oracle) is publicly accessible - Oracle - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Oracle 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

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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
67
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
10
Average
50
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

The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture operates okm.fi as an official government domain focused on education and cultural policy. The entity is a large government organization with a stable market position as a public authority. The business model is service-oriented, providing policy information and resources to the public and stakeholders. The target audience includes Finnish citizens, educational institutions, cultural organizations, and policymakers. The domain age and registration details align with the entity's long-term presence. There is no evidence of commercial revenue streams or partnerships visible from the site content. The lack of visible digital marketing or analytics tools suggests a focus on information dissemination rather than commercial engagement. The website ecosystem appears isolated with no partner or subsidiary domains detected.

Security posture

The security posture is partially obscured by the Cloudflare Turnstile challenge page, which blocks direct content access and limits analysis. The use of Cloudflare indicates a baseline security infrastructure with DDoS protection and bot mitigation. HTTPS is presumably enabled, but no security headers are visible in the provided data. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries are detected, but the absence of privacy and security policies is a compliance gap. There is no evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, with room for improvement in transparency, policy publication, and header hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Reduce or customize Cloudflare Turnstile challenge to improve legitimate user access and content visibility.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  3. Add clear contact information including security incident response contacts to improve transparency.
  4. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and publish security policies to demonstrate security culture and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
Registration number
0245872-8
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Cloudflare detected. Website is behind Cloudflare Turnstile challenge page blocking direct content access These observations may be incomplete. For a fuller analysis, contact guard@offseq.com.

Business

Company
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
Description
Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture official website domain
Key services
Education policy, Cultural affairs
Content quality
poor

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare Turnstile, JavaScript

Security

Observed score
25/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website content is inaccessible due to Cloudflare Turnstile challenge
  2. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML content
  4. No forms or data collection fields detected
  5. Minimal external links only to Cloudflare domain
  6. No social media links or business certifications visible
  7. Website appears to be a government domain with appropriate WHOIS data
  8. Security posture cannot be fully assessed due to content blocking
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond Cloudflare challenge
  10. Content safety is safe with no adult or questionable content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted behind Cloudflare, utilizing their Turnstile CAPTCHA for bot mitigation and security. The HTML content is minimal and serves only as a challenge page, preventing access to the actual website content. No CMS or frameworks are detectable from the provided data. The site lacks visible SEO meta tags, structured data, or analytics scripts. Performance and mobile optimization cannot be assessed due to content blocking. The technical implementation is basic and focused on security gating rather than user experience. There is an opportunity to modernize the site by integrating accessible content delivery, SEO best practices, and enhanced user interface frameworks.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 40/100High39 findingsView report
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