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Security report for sida.se

Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete (Sida) · Government · Sweden

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sida (Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete) is the Swedish government agency responsible for administering and managing Sweden's international development cooperation. Established in 1993, Sida operates under the mandate of the Swedish government and parliament to improve living conditions for people living in poverty and oppression worldwide. The agency collaborates with a broad range of partners including civil society, public sector entities, academia, and the private sector. Sida's website serves as a comprehensive portal for information about Swedish aid, partner opportunities, news, and educational resources, targeting Swedish citizens, partners, and stakeholders in development cooperation. Technically, the website is built using modern frameworks such as Nuxt.js and Vue.js, hosted by Excedo Networks AB, and employs best practices including HTTPS, cookie consent mechanisms, and accessibility features. The site integrates analytics via Piwik Pro and hosts video content through Mediaflow Pro. The website is well-optimized for mobile devices and SEO, providing a professional and user-friendly experience. From a security perspective, Sida's website demonstrates a strong posture with HTTPS enforcement, script nonce usage, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and there is no public security.txt or explicit incident response contact information, which are areas for improvement. Privacy compliance is robust, with clear GDPR-aligned privacy and cookie policies and a consent mechanism. Overall, Sida's website reflects a mature, trustworthy, and professional digital presence consistent with its role as a government agency. It effectively balances transparency, user experience, and security, supporting its mission to facilitate international development cooperation. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing a security.txt file, and enhancing security header implementation to further strengthen the security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

5 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

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

    • 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

  2. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

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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
0
Security headers
90
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
62

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

Sida holds a strong market position as Sweden's official development cooperation agency, with a long-established domain and government backing. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on managing and distributing aid funds and fostering partnerships across sectors. Sida's target audience includes Swedish citizens, NGOs, public authorities, academia, and private sector partners engaged in development work. The agency emphasizes transparency and accountability through detailed reporting and open data initiatives like Openaid. Sida's partnership ecosystem is broad and includes civil society organizations, multilateral institutions, and private enterprises. The website content and structure support Sida's strategic goals and government priorities, including poverty reduction, climate action, and human rights. Sida's digital presence is a key channel for stakeholder engagement, recruitment, and dissemination of knowledge and results.

Security posture

The website's security posture is solid, with HTTPS enforced and no signs of insecure content or data leakage. The use of nonce attributes on scripts indicates attention to mitigating cross-site scripting risks. Cookie consent and privacy policies align with GDPR requirements, enhancing user privacy protection. The absence of DNSSEC is a minor gap that could be addressed to improve DNS security. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published, which could limit transparency in security incident handling. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the site follows good security practices appropriate for a government agency website, but could improve by adopting additional security headers and publishing vulnerability disclosure information.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  3. Implement and enforce Content-Security-Policy headers to mitigate cross-site scripting and other injection attacks.
  4. Add explicit security policy documentation accessible on the website to improve transparency.
  5. Provide dedicated incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses) for reporting security issues.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete (Sida)
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete (Sida)
Description
Sida är en förvaltningsmyndighet som arbetar på regeringens och riksdagens uppdrag för att skapa förutsättningar för bättre levnadsvillkor för människor som lever i fattigdom och förtryck.
Key services
Administrera svenskt bistånd, Samarbeta med civilsamhälle, offentlig sektor, näringsliv och universitet, Utbildningar och seminarier inom utvecklingssamarbete, Resultatuppföljning och transparens via Openaid
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Nuxt.js, Vue.js, Piwik Pro (analytics), Mediaflow Pro (video hosting), SVG graphics
Frameworks
Nuxt.js, Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No visible vulnerable libraries
  • Use of nonce attributes on scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik Pro
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik Pro
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 no blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is comprehensive and professionally presented in Swedish
  3. Strong focus on transparency, including news, results, and partner information
  4. Multiple official social media channels linked
  5. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented and GDPR compliant
  6. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and long-term registration
  7. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks
  8. No visible security or privacy red flags
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript framework stack using Nuxt.js and Vue.js, enabling server-side rendering and good performance. It uses SVG for logos and icons, ensuring scalability and crisp visuals. The site loads multiple CSS and JS modules with integrity and crossorigin attributes, indicating attention to security and resource integrity. Analytics are handled by Piwik Pro, a privacy-focused analytics platform. Video content is embedded via Mediaflow Pro. The hosting provider is Excedo Networks AB, a Swedish hosting company, consistent with the domain's registration. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with skip links and ARIA attributes. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and media. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter cards. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern, secure, and well maintained.
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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