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Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt · Government · Sweden

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt (SVA) is a Swedish government agency dedicated to animal health, disease surveillance, diagnostics, research, and public information. The website serves veterinarians, researchers, animal owners, and government bodies with comprehensive resources, including disease information, diagnostic services, and educational materials. The agency holds a strong national position as the authoritative body for veterinary medicine in Sweden. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and Plausible Analytics, with a focus on privacy and performance. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and well-structured, providing a good user experience. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though some security headers could be improved. The WHOIS data for the subdomain 'www.sva.se' is unavailable, likely due to querying the subdomain instead of the main domain 'sva.se'. Despite this, the website's content, official contact information, and domain usage strongly indicate legitimacy. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, but no explicit security policy or incident response contacts were found. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and serves its government mandate effectively. Strategic improvements include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and adding vulnerability disclosure information to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

3 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 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. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
76

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

SVA operates as a government entity providing essential veterinary services and research in Sweden. Its market positioning is strong as the national authority on animal health and zoonoses. The business model is service-oriented, funded by government budgets, focusing on diagnostics, surveillance, and public education. Key revenue streams likely include government funding and fees for diagnostic services. The target customers include veterinarians, researchers, farmers, and public health officials. The agency demonstrates growth through extensive educational content and international collaboration. Partnerships are implied through international cooperation in research and disease control. The website reflects a mature, stable operation with consistent branding and high content quality.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data. Use of privacy-focused analytics (Plausible) and cookie consent mechanisms indicate good privacy practices. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the provided content. The site lacks a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program, which could enhance incident response readiness and transparency. Overall, the security posture is good but could be elevated with formal policies and additional headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve communication with security researchers.
  4. Regularly update third-party libraries and scripts to their latest secure versions to reduce risk of vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging capabilities to detect and respond to security incidents promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt
Description
Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt (SVA) is a Swedish government agency focused on animal health, disease surveillance, diagnostics, research, and public information related to veterinary medicine.
Key services
Animal health information, Disease surveillance and reporting, Diagnostic laboratory services, Research projects, Educational materials and training, E-commerce for veterinary products and services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.0.0, jQuery Validate, Google Tag Manager, Plausible Analytics, FontAwesome, Google Fonts (Lato)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern analytics with privacy focus (Plausible)
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
Plausible Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Swedish government agency site focused on veterinary medicine and animal health.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and analytics with privacy considerations.
  5. WHOIS data for 'www.sva.se' is missing, likely due to querying a subdomain instead of the main domain.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts found.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  9. Contact information includes official email and phone number.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; site content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery 3.0.0 and jQuery Validate for client-side scripting and form validation. Google Tag Manager and Plausible Analytics are integrated for tracking and analytics with a privacy-conscious approach. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts and FontAwesome is used for icons. The site employs responsive design techniques and lazy loading for images, contributing to good performance and mobile optimization. No CMS or hosting provider details were explicitly detected. The site shows moderate performance with room for optimization. Accessibility features such as skip links and semantic HTML are present, supporting good user experience for diverse users. Technical risks are minimal but updating jQuery to a more recent version could improve security and performance.
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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