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Security report for spelinspektionen.se

Spelinspektionen · Government · Sweden

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Spelinspektionen is the official Swedish government authority responsible for regulating and supervising the gambling market in Sweden. Their mission is to ensure a legal, safe, and reliable gambling environment while protecting consumers and reducing social harms related to gambling. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for licensing, regulatory information, consumer guidance, and enforcement decisions. It targets gambling operators, players, and the general public with clear, authoritative content in Swedish and English. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, CSS, and secure embedding of multimedia content. It uses a Content-Security-Policy header with nonce values to mitigate script injection risks and is hosted on OVH infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with a fast to moderate performance profile. Privacy and cookie consent mechanisms are robust and GDPR compliant. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates strong practices such as HTTPS enforcement and CSP headers. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. However, additional security headers and a published security.txt file would enhance the security posture. The WHOIS data for the subdomain is unavailable but this is typical for government domains managed centrally, and the site’s legitimacy is supported by consistent branding and official contact information. Overall, Spelinspektionen’s website is a professional, trustworthy, and secure government portal that effectively supports its regulatory mission. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing vulnerability disclosure policies, and maintaining transparency in incident response channels.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
5of 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. 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. 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
72
Security headers
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
64

Not counted

  • Email security: did not complete in this scan.
  • DNS health: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Spelinspektionen holds a strong market position as the sole government regulator for gambling in Sweden. Its business model is regulatory and supervisory, funded by government allocations and licensing fees. The authority’s key services include licensing, supervision, enforcement, consumer protection, and public information. The target audience includes gambling operators requiring licenses, players seeking safe gambling information, and stakeholders interested in gambling laws and statistics. The website reflects a mature digital presence with consistent branding and comprehensive content, supporting transparency and trust. Partnerships with related domains like spelpaus.se and their video channel enhance their ecosystem. Growth indicators include active news updates and ongoing supervisory activities. The organization operates in the government sector with a medium size footprint.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a strict Content-Security-Policy. The use of nonce-based script loading reduces XSS risks. Cookie consent is granular and GDPR compliant, indicating strong privacy practices. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of additional security headers such as Strict-Transport-Security and X-Frame-Options is a minor gap. There is no published incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which could improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could benefit from incremental improvements in security header coverage and formalized incident response communication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional security headers including Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Continue maintaining and updating cookie consent mechanisms to comply with evolving privacy regulations.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics to ensure no privacy or security risks are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Spelinspektionen
Description
Spelinspektionen is the Swedish government authority responsible for ensuring that the Swedish gambling market is legal, safe, and reliable. They protect consumer interests and work to reduce social harms related to gambling. They also combat illegal gambling and lottery activities.
Key services
Licensing and permits, Supervision and enforcement, Consumer protection, Information and guidance on gambling laws, Handling complaints and reports
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Ebbot chatbot, YouTube embedded videos, CSS, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Strict Content-Security-Policy with nonce for scripts
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with granular options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
analytics.spelinspektionen.se
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
analytics.spelinspektionen.se
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Official Swedish government gambling regulatory authority website.
  2. Comprehensive and well-structured content in Swedish with English alternate language.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF interference.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and security best practices.
  6. Clear contact information including email, phone, and physical addresses.
  7. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  8. WHOIS data for subdomain not found, typical for subdomains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web standards with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. It integrates third-party services such as YouTube (nocookie domain), Ebbot chatbot, and analytics hosted on a subdomain. Hosting appears to be on OVH cloud infrastructure. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multimedia content and external scripts. There is no detected CMS from the HTML, suggesting a custom or government platform. The technical implementation is solid with room for optimization in performance and security header completeness.
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. 65/100Medium32 findingsView report
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