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Security report for talouselama.fi

Alma Media Finland Oy · Media · Finland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Talouselämä is a prominent Finnish media company specializing in economic news, analysis, and business insights. It operates under Alma Media Finland Oy and targets Finnish-speaking professionals and the general public interested in finance, investing, and societal topics. The website offers a rich content portfolio including daily news, in-depth articles, and special reports, supported by a subscription-based business model. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies such as React, uses Amazon CloudFront for hosting, and integrates various marketing and analytics tools like Google Tag Manager and AB Tasty. However, the SSL configuration is currently invalid, which poses a significant security risk. Security headers are properly set, but the lack of a valid certificate reduces overall security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are well implemented with consent mechanisms, ensuring GDPR compliance. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is professionally designed, content-rich, and user-friendly, but addressing SSL issues is critical for improving security and trust.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

5 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 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
50
Security headers
60
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
58

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

Talouselämä holds a strong market position as a leading Finnish economic news provider, leveraging Alma Media's extensive media network. Its business model combines subscription revenue with advertising, targeting a niche audience interested in finance, investing, and business. The company maintains a robust partnership ecosystem, including domains like almamedia.fi and almatalent.fi for assets and corporate information. The content strategy emphasizes quality journalism with detailed author profiles and diverse topics ranging from investing to societal issues. The presence of special projects like Talouselämä 500 and Markkinaraati indicates a focus on in-depth market analysis and thought leadership. The company’s digital maturity is evident through its use of advanced analytics, A/B testing, and performance optimization tools. Strategic observations suggest continued investment in digital transformation and content personalization to maintain competitive advantage.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with several best practices in place, including strict transport security headers, content security policies restricting framing, and no detected SSL vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate is a critical issue that undermines HTTPS enforcement and user trust. The site lacks explicit security policies or incident response information, which could be improved to enhance transparency and preparedness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, indicating an area for potential enhancement in responsible security practices. The use of modern security headers and absence of known vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or POODLE is positive, but the SSL certificate issue must be prioritized to avoid critical security risks.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately fix the SSL certificate to enable valid HTTPS connections and improve user trust.
  2. Enhance HSTS policy by including subdomains and enabling preload to strengthen transport security.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible from the website.
  4. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program with a security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Review and expand Content Security Policy to cover additional attack vectors and reduce risk.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Alma Media Finland Oy
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React-based architecture with extensive use of CSS-in-JS styling and custom components. It leverages Amazon CloudFront for content delivery, ensuring scalability and performance. The site integrates multiple third-party services for analytics (Google Tag Manager), A/B testing (AB Tasty), and error reporting (Sentry). Fonts and assets are served via dedicated CDNs, optimizing load times. Despite these strengths, the SSL configuration is invalid, which may impact SEO and user security. Performance metrics were not available, but the use of preloading and preconnect hints suggests attention to optimization. Accessibility features such as focus-visible outlines and ARIA roles are present, indicating good compliance. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags and Open Graph data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust but requires SSL remediation.
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. 65/100Medium31 findingsView report
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