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Security report for svensktvisarkiv.se

Svenskt Visarkiv · Government · Sweden

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Svenskt Visarkiv is Sweden's premier research archive specializing in folk music, songs, older popular music, jazz, and folk dance. It operates as a government-affiliated institution under Statens Musikverk, focusing on collecting, preserving, and narrating the cultural heritage of music and dance. The website serves researchers, musicians, and the general public interested in Swedish musical traditions, offering access to extensive archives, publications, and events. The organization is relatively new, founded in 2022, and maintains a strong national presence as a cultural repository. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and GDPR Cookie Consent, ensuring good SEO and privacy compliance. It uses Matomo analytics, which respects user privacy, and is hosted with Azure DNS services. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and features multilingual support, enhancing user experience and reach. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and security headers are not visibly configured, representing areas for improvement. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is consistent with the website's claims, reinforcing legitimacy. Overall, Svenskt Visarkiv presents a professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained digital presence aligned with its cultural and governmental mission. Strategic recommendations include enhancing DNS security with DNSSEC, implementing security headers, and publishing formal security and incident response policies to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
60

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

Svenskt Visarkiv holds a leading position as a government-funded cultural archive in Sweden, specializing in music heritage. Its business model revolves around public service and research facilitation rather than commercial revenue. The institution benefits from strong government backing (Statens Musikverk) and collaborates with sister organizations within the same group. Its target audience includes academics, cultural historians, musicians, and the general public interested in Swedish folk and popular music traditions. The website's content and services support research, education, and cultural preservation, indicating a stable and mission-driven operation with growth potential in digital archival access and public engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. The use of Matomo analytics reflects a privacy-conscious approach. However, the absence of DNSSEC and missing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are notable gaps. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which limits transparency in vulnerability management. No signs of malware, phishing, or exposed credentials were found. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced by adopting additional DNS and HTTP security best practices and formalizing incident response procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve DNS security.
  2. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Regularly audit third-party plugins and scripts to ensure no vulnerable libraries are in use.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Svenskt Visarkiv
Description
Sveriges främsta forskningsarkiv för folkmusik, visor, äldre populärmusik, jazz och folklig dans. Vi samlar in, bevarar och berättar om musikens och dansens kulturarv.
Key services
Archival preservation, Research facilitation, Public exhibitions and events, Digital catalog and search, Publications
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.7.2, Yoast SEO plugin, Matomo Analytics, Alpine.js, Flatpickr, GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, jQuery 3.7.1
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Azure DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with granular control
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
excellent

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government-affiliated cultural archive for Swedish music heritage.
  2. Content is well-structured, multilingual support present.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy compliance are well implemented.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. Use of privacy-respecting analytics (Matomo) is a positive trust indicator.
  6. No visible security headers detected in HTML source; recommend adding.
  7. Domain is relatively new but consistent with the business purpose.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with up-to-date plugins for SEO, cookie consent, and analytics. It uses Alpine.js for UI interactivity and Flatpickr for date inputs, indicating a contemporary tech stack. Hosting appears to leverage Azure DNS services, suggesting reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile-responsive and accessible, with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. No broken links or errors were detected. The technical implementation supports the business goals effectively but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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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