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Security report for statsforvalteren.no

Statsforvalteren · Government · Norway

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

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Statsforvalteren.no is the official website of the Norwegian government agency representing the state in various counties. The agency is responsible for implementing parliamentary and governmental decisions, acting as a liaison between municipalities and central authorities. The website provides comprehensive information about the agency's services, news updates, job postings, and access to various public forms and complaint mechanisms. It targets Norwegian citizens, public officials, and municipalities, offering content primarily in Norwegian with options for English and other Norwegian dialects. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, Azure Application Insights, Hotjar, and Maze Analytics for user behavior tracking and performance monitoring. The site is well-structured with good SEO and mobile optimization, though it lacks a visible cookie consent mechanism. The site uses HTTPS with no detected security vulnerabilities in the content or scripts. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and no exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to Norid's privacy policies for .no domains, which is typical and not suspicious for Norwegian government domains. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and safe for general audiences. Strategically, the site would benefit from implementing a cookie consent banner to comply fully with privacy regulations, publishing clear security and incident response policies, and enhancing accessibility features to improve inclusivity and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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
75
Security headers
40
Email security
98
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
75

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention statsforvalteren.no, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

Statsforvalteren operates as a government agency with a clear mandate to oversee and coordinate state activities at the county level in Norway. Its market position is unique as a statutory body, providing regulatory oversight and public services. The business model is non-commercial, funded by the government, focusing on public administration and compliance enforcement. The agency's key services include complaint handling, public information dissemination, and coordination between local and central government entities. The website supports recruitment efforts and public engagement through news and informational content. The presence of multiple Norwegian regional subdomains indicates a decentralized operational structure. The agency's partnership ecosystem includes official Norwegian government platforms such as Altinn and Jobbnorge. Growth indicators are not applicable given the government nature, but the site shows active maintenance and updates.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible security misconfigurations or exposed sensitive data. The use of reputable analytics and monitoring tools indicates ongoing performance and security monitoring. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a compliance gap. There is no visible cookie consent mechanism, which may impact GDPR compliance. The site does not expose any known vulnerable libraries or insecure forms. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adding transparency around security practices and incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to ensure GDPR compliance and user privacy transparency.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page with clear contact information for security issues.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  4. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve usability for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Registration number
921 627 009
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Statsforvalteren
Description
Statsforvalteren er statens representant i fylket og har ansvar for å følge opp vedtak, mål og retningslinjer fra Stortinget og regjeringen. Statsforvalteren er dessuten et viktig bindeledd mellom kommunene og sentrale myndigheter.
Key services
Oversight and follow-up of government decisions, Public services and forms, Complaint handling, Information dissemination, Coordination between municipalities and central government
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Azure Application Insights, Hotjar, Maze Analytics, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, jQuery (implied by Bootstrap usage), JWPlayer
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of analytics scripts with async loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Azure Application Insights, Hotjar, Maze Analytics, Siteimprove Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Maze Analytics, Azure Application Insights, Siteimprove Analytics
Marketing tools
Hotjar, Maze Analytics, Azure Application Insights
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in Norwegian (Bokmål) with language switcher for other Norwegian languages and English.
  3. Site uses multiple analytics and tracking tools but lacks visible cookie consent mechanism.
  4. No explicit terms of service page found.
  5. Contact information is provided via a contact page but no direct emails or phone numbers visible in main content.
  6. WHOIS data is not publicly available due to Norid policies for .no domains.
  7. Website uses HTTPS with modern security scripts and analytics.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content; site is government-focused and safe.
  9. Job postings and news articles indicate active maintenance and updates.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and robust technical infrastructure with Bootstrap for responsive design and multiple analytics tools including Azure Application Insights, Hotjar, Maze Analytics, and Siteimprove Analytics. The site loads scripts asynchronously to optimize performance. The presence of JWPlayer indicates multimedia content support. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility and cookie consent implementation. The technical stack is well maintained with no visible deprecated or vulnerable components.
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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