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Security report for slu.se

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet · Education · Sweden

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) is a leading Swedish public university specializing in agricultural sciences, environmental analysis, and sustainable use of biological natural resources. The website serves a broad audience including students, researchers, staff, and collaborators, offering comprehensive information about education programs, research initiatives, and environmental data services. The site is professionally designed with clear navigation and rich content, reflecting SLU's strong market position in education and research within Sweden and internationally. Technically, the website is built on Microsoft IIS with ASP.NET MVC and EPiServer CMS, integrating modern libraries like jQuery and Bootstrap. However, the site suffers from a critical security issue: the SSL certificate is invalid and HTTPS is not properly enabled, which undermines the security posture despite the presence of multiple security headers and cookie protections. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and a consent mechanism. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but requires urgent remediation of SSL/TLS issues to ensure secure user interactions.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

9 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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

  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

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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 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';…

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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
70
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
38

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

SLU operates as a public educational and research institution with a focus on sustainable agriculture, environmental sciences, and biological resource management. Its business model centers on providing education, conducting research, and offering environmental data and analysis services. The university maintains a strong partnership ecosystem including student portals, internal staff sites, university animal hospitals, and innovation holding companies. The website content and linked domains reflect a mature digital presence with extensive resources for students and researchers. SLU's market positioning is reinforced by its ISO 14001 environmental certification and active engagement in sustainability initiatives such as Agenda 2030. The absence of explicit terms of service and limited visible contact emails suggest areas for improvement in transparency and user engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with several best practices implemented, including HttpOnly and SameSite cookie attributes, a comprehensive Content Security Policy in report-only mode, HSTS header, XSS protection, and frame options restricting framing to same origin. However, the critical failure to have a valid SSL certificate and enabled HTTPS severely impacts the overall security posture, exposing users to potential interception and undermining trust. No vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed or POODLE were detected, and no vulnerable libraries were identified. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, indicating potential gaps in transparency and readiness. The site should prioritize fixing SSL/TLS configuration, enforcing CSP, and publishing security and incident response policies to enhance security culture and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately fix the SSL certificate to enable HTTPS and secure all user connections.
  2. Upgrade server TLS protocols to support TLS 1.2 or higher and disable legacy protocols.
  3. Enforce Content Security Policy rather than report-only mode to mitigate XSS risks.
  4. Publish clear security policies and incident response contact information on the website.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing terms of service and explicit data protection officer contact details.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Registration number
202100-2817
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on Microsoft IIS 10.0 with ASP.NET MVC 5.2 and EPiServer CMS, indicating a mature and enterprise-grade technology stack. It uses modern front-end libraries such as jQuery and Bootstrap, and integrates analytics and marketing tools like Vizzit, Matomo, and Confirmit. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices, including proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance metrics were not available, but the presence of multiple preloaded fonts and scripts suggests potential optimization opportunities. The lack of HTTPS and SSL certificate issues represent significant technical debt and risk. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and content-rich website but requires urgent security upgrades and performance tuning.
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. 60/100Medium33 findingsView report
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