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Security report for savonsanomat.fi

Keskisuomalainen Oyj · Media · Finland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Savon Sanomat is a well-established Finnish regional newspaper operated by Keskisuomalainen Oyj, serving the Savo region with news, videos, and digital newspaper editions. The website employs a subscription-based business model complemented by advertising revenue. It holds a strong market position as a leading regional news provider with a consistent brand identity and professional content quality. Technically, the site uses a custom CMS (Diks), integrates modern JavaScript libraries, and supports mobile and accessibility standards. Security posture is robust with HTTPS, secure login via Jankko SSO, and cookie consent mechanisms, although explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not publicly found. The site integrates multiple advertising and analytics services, indicating extensive user tracking but maintains good privacy compliance. Overall, the domain registration data aligns well with the business, confirming legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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

8 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

    • 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

  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 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"

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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
82
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
64

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

The company operates in the media sector with a focus on regional news delivery. Its business model relies on digital subscriptions and advertising, targeting a general Finnish audience. The presence of paywalls and branded apps for iOS and Android suggests a mature digital strategy. Partnerships with analytics and advertising platforms like BlueConic and Cxense indicate a data-driven marketing approach. The company is part of Keskisuomalainen Oyj, a large media group, enhancing its market credibility and operational scale.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, secure single sign-on, and cookie consent mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a public security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident readiness. The use of multiple third-party scripts requires ongoing monitoring to mitigate supply chain risks.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user data protection.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to minimize vulnerability exposure.
  5. Enhance Content Security Policy headers with reporting to detect and prevent script-based attacks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Keskisuomalainen Oyj
Description
Savon Sanomat is a Finnish regional newspaper providing latest news, videos, and local information primarily for the Savo region.
Key services
news articles, video content, digital newspaper editions, subscription services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Hyphenopoly, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, BlueConic, Cxense, Google Publisher Tags (GPT), Jankko SSO
Frameworks
Diks CMS (custom), Waypoints (JS library)
Platforms
Web, iOS app, Android app
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure login via Jankko SSO
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern JS libraries with async loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Hotjar
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager, BlueConic, Cxense, Relevant Digital
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Chartbeat, Hotjar
Marketing tools
BlueConic, Cxense
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained regional news portal.
  2. Content is primarily in Finnish language targeting local audience.
  3. Subscription paywall is implemented for premium content.
  4. Multiple third-party analytics and advertising services are integrated.
  5. Strong branding consistency with parent company Keskisuomalainen Oyj.
  6. Good accessibility and mobile optimization observed.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom CMS platform (Diks) with modern JavaScript libraries including Hyphenopoly for text hyphenation, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, and BlueConic for analytics and marketing. Ads are served via Google Ad Manager with header bidding enabled. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with responsive design and ARIA attributes for navigation. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts to improve page load times. The technical stack is modern but relies on multiple third-party services, which requires careful security management.
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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