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Security report for sikt.no

Sikt · Education · Norway

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sikt is a Norwegian public agency providing shared digital services and infrastructure to the education and research sectors. The organization offers a broad portfolio of services including network solutions, data sharing, cybersecurity, and research data archiving, positioning itself as a key national service provider. The website reflects a mature digital presence with excellent content quality, clear navigation, and professional design tailored to its target audience of students, researchers, and educational institutions. Technically, the site uses modern frameworks such as Next.js and Drupal CMS, and integrates privacy-conscious analytics tools like Matomo and Siteimprove. However, the security posture is weakened by an invalid SSL certificate and lack of enabled TLS protocols, which are critical issues that must be addressed to ensure secure communications and trust. Privacy compliance is well handled with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the site demonstrates high professionalism and trustworthiness but requires urgent remediation of its SSL/TLS configuration to meet security best practices.

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

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 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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
97
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
69

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

Sikt operates as an essential public entity in Norway's education and research ecosystem, delivering digital infrastructure and services that support digitalization, data sharing, and open research initiatives. Its business model centers on providing centralized, shared services to a wide range of institutions, enhancing efficiency and security across the sector. The organization maintains a strong market position with extensive partnerships, notably with Uninett, and offers services that span network management, cybersecurity, data protection, and administrative solutions. The website content and structure indicate a focus on transparency and user support, targeting students, researchers, and institutional clients. Growth indicators include active event hosting and continuous service updates. The absence of direct contact emails suggests a controlled communication channel via contact forms, aligning with organizational policies.

Security posture

The website's security posture reveals a mixed maturity level. While it employs HSTS and avoids known SSL/TLS vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed and POODLE, the invalid SSL certificate and absence of enabled TLS protocols represent significant risks, potentially exposing users to insecure connections and undermining trust. The lack of OCSP stapling and session resumption further impacts performance and security. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are publicly available, indicating potential gaps in transparency and readiness. The DNS configuration shows disabled DNSSEC and malformed CAA records, which could be improved to enhance domain security. Overall, the security posture requires immediate attention to SSL/TLS configuration and enhancement of security headers and policies to align with best practices and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately renew and correctly configure the SSL certificate to enable HTTPS with valid encryption.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable deprecated versions to secure data in transit.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  4. Correct and properly configure DNS CAA records and consider enabling DNSSEC for enhanced domain security.
  5. Publish clear security policies and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Next.js and Drupal CMS, leveraging React for frontend rendering. It integrates Matomo and Siteimprove for analytics and monitoring, reflecting a focus on privacy and quality. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices, featuring comprehensive metadata and Open Graph tags. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 4.5 seconds and a page size of 451 KB, which is acceptable but could be optimized further. Hosting appears to be managed by or in partnership with Uninett, a known Norwegian research and education network provider. The site uses fixed headers, responsive design, and structured navigation menus, contributing to a positive user experience. However, technical debt is evident in the SSL/TLS misconfiguration and DNS record issues, which pose operational risks.
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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