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Security report for softarc.se

Softarc AB · Technology · Sweden

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Softarc AB is a Swedish IT consulting company specializing in software architecture, system development, and project management services primarily focused on Microsoft platforms. The company positions itself as a small but highly competent consultancy with a strong emphasis on personal engagement and delivering optimal business value to its clients. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear service offerings and customer testimonials that enhance trust. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and includes legacy technologies such as an outdated jQuery version and WordPress core, which may expose the site to security vulnerabilities. The hosting appears to be on Microsoft Azure, aligning with their technology focus. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile use but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks important security headers and up-to-date software components. There is no visible privacy or cookie policy, which is a compliance gap, especially under GDPR. No incident response or security contact information is provided, limiting transparency in security matters. Overall, the website is functional and professional but requires improvements in security posture, privacy compliance, and technical modernization to reduce risk and enhance 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

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

    • 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. 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
57
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
53

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
66
Employees
0
Customers
0
Third parties
66
Weak passwords
0%

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Softarc operates in the niche market of IT consulting with a focus on Microsoft technologies, targeting businesses needing architecture and system development expertise. Their business model is service-based consulting with roles including project management, Scrum mastery, and development mentoring. The company leverages offshore partnerships for larger projects, indicating scalability. Testimonials and business registration badges serve as trust signals. The company appears to maintain a stable market position within Sweden but lacks visible digital marketing or social media presence, which could limit growth potential. The website content and structure suggest a focus on quality and client relationships rather than aggressive expansion or e-commerce. Strategically, Softarc could benefit from enhancing its online presence, updating technical infrastructure, and formalizing privacy and security policies to meet modern compliance standards and client expectations.

Security posture

The current security maturity level of the website is moderate but with notable gaps. The use of HTTPS is a positive baseline, but the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection reduces defense-in-depth. The outdated WordPress and jQuery versions present potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited if not patched. No privacy or cookie policies are visible, indicating non-compliance with GDPR requirements. The lack of incident response contacts or security policies further limits the organization's readiness to handle security incidents. Data protection practices appear minimal, with no visible mechanisms for user consent or data handling transparency. The presence of WP-Statistics indicates some level of user tracking, but privacy compliance is poor. Overall, the security culture and posture require significant improvement to align with best practices and regulatory demands.

Recommendations

  1. Update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and display comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with a user consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
  3. Add essential security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy with clear contact channels for security issues to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to proactively identify and remediate risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Softarc AB
Registration number
556600-2100
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Softarc AB
Description
Softarc erbjuder konsulttjänster i form av arkitektur och systemutveckling kring Microsofts plattformar med tonvikt på den modernaste tekniken. Med spetskompetens och stort personligt engagemang hjälper vi våra kunder att uppnå optimal affärsnytta.
Key services
Projektledning, Förstudier, Arkitektur, Systemutveckling, Scrummaster, Utvecklingsmentor
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, WordPress 5.3.18, Divi Theme, Google Fonts
Frameworks
WordPress, Divi
Platforms
Microsoft (mentioned as focus area)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of wp-spamshield plugin for spam protection

Analytics and tracking

Services
WP-Statistics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information is present but no email addresses are explicitly listed.
  4. Site uses an outdated WordPress version and jQuery library, posing potential security risks.
  5. Business information is clearly presented with trust indicators such as testimonials and business registration badges.
  6. No social media links or security incident contacts found.
  7. No security headers detected in the HTML content.
  8. Site uses HTTPS but security headers and policies are minimal.
  9. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  10. Basic SEO and accessibility features present but could be improved.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 5.3.18 with the Divi theme and uses jQuery 1.12.4, which is outdated and may expose the site to security risks. Hosting appears to be on Microsoft Azure, consistent with the company's technology focus. The site uses Google Fonts and includes several JavaScript libraries for UI enhancements. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with standard meta tags but lacks advanced optimization. The site structure is clear and navigation is user-friendly. Technical debt is evident in the outdated software versions and lack of modern security practices. Modernization opportunities include upgrading the CMS and libraries, improving security configurations, and enhancing SEO and accessibility compliance.
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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