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Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS · Energy · Norway

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS is a historic Norwegian company with over 100 years of industrial activity in the Arctic region, primarily focused on coal mining, real estate, logistics, and energy production including renewable energy initiatives. The company maintains a strong local presence in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, and serves a diverse audience including industry partners, local residents, and tourists. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and clear navigation. Technically, the site uses modern frameworks such as Nuxt.js and Craft CMS, hosted on DigitalOcean, but suffers from slow performance and lacks HTTPS, which is a critical security concern. Security posture is weak due to absence of SSL/TLS, security headers, and modern protocols. Privacy compliance is good with a clear cookie consent mechanism and a comprehensive privacy policy. Contact information and social media presence are clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. The domain is very recently registered, which is inconsistent with the company's long history, suggesting a recent domain acquisition or migration. Overall, the website is functional and informative but requires urgent security improvements to protect users and enhance trust.

Scanned

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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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 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"

    • 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
15
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
48

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

Store Norske operates in multiple sectors including energy, transportation, real estate, and tourism, leveraging its historic mining roots to diversify its business model. The company is positioned as a key industrial and community stakeholder in Svalbard, with projects focused on environmental cleanup and energy transition. The website supports recruitment through a partner domain and maintains active social media channels. The business model appears stable with a focus on sustainable development and community engagement. The recent domain registration may indicate a strategic digital refresh or rebranding effort. The company targets local and international stakeholders interested in Arctic industry and heritage tourism. No direct revenue streams or e-commerce functionalities are evident on the site, indicating a primarily informational and corporate presence.

Security posture

The website's security posture is currently poor due to the lack of HTTPS and SSL certificate, exposing users to potential data interception risks. No modern TLS protocols are enabled, and critical security headers are missing, increasing vulnerability to common web attacks. The absence of OCSP stapling and session resumption further degrades security and performance. No incident response or security policy information is provided, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. While no immediate vulnerabilities like malware or phishing indicators are detected, the lack of encryption is a critical issue that must be addressed promptly to safeguard user data and maintain compliance with security best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Configure HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable deprecated versions.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  6. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to avoid vulnerabilities.
  7. Improve website performance to reduce load times and enhance user experience.
  8. Consider adding a terms of service page to clarify user agreements and legal protections.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Nuxt.js, a Vue.js framework, and managed via Craft CMS, indicating a modern and flexible technical infrastructure. Hosting appears to be on DigitalOcean, with assets served from their spaces. The site includes embedded YouTube videos and uses Google Fonts and CDN-hosted JavaScript libraries. Despite modern technologies, the site suffers from slow DNS resolution and no HTTPS support, which impacts security and user trust. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by meta tags and Open Graph data, but performance and security shortcomings limit overall technical maturity. There is an opportunity to modernize security configurations and optimize performance to better align with industry standards.
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. 42/100High27 findingsView report
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