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Security report for tsv.fi

Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta · Government · Finland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta (TSV) is a Finnish non-profit organization dedicated to supporting scientific societies and promoting open science practices within Finland. The website serves as an information portal for their services including grant funding, event organization, and scientific communication targeted primarily at the academic and research community. The organization holds a key position nationally as a facilitator of scientific collaboration and open knowledge dissemination. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 7 CMS with a traditional jQuery-based frontend and uses Matomo for analytics. The site is moderately performant with a page load time around 4 seconds and is mobile responsive with good navigation clarity. However, the SSL/TLS configuration is currently invalid, resulting in insecure HTTPS connections, which is a significant security concern. The site lacks modern security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, although DNS email security records like SPF and DMARC are properly configured. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates basic best practices in email security and tracking transparency but falls short in SSL implementation and HTTP security headers. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are publicly available. Contact information is clearly presented, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent improvements in SSL security and privacy compliance to meet modern standards.

Scanned

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

7 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

  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 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
50
Security headers
35
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
53

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

TSV operates as a medium-sized non-profit entity within the government and academic sector in Finland. Its business model revolves around providing services and support to scientific societies, including grant administration and event facilitation. The organization leverages partnerships with several related scientific and academic platforms, as evidenced by multiple linked partner domains. The website content and structure indicate a focus on transparency and community engagement, targeting researchers and scientific societies. The presence of social media channels and open science initiatives suggests an active role in the scientific ecosystem. Growth indicators include ongoing event announcements and open calls for participation in scientific projects. The organization’s market position is stable within the Finnish scientific community, with a trusted brand and consistent digital presence. Revenue streams likely include government funding and grants. The partnership ecosystem is robust, linking to multiple scientific and research-related organizations, enhancing collaborative opportunities and outreach.

Security posture

The current security posture of the website is moderate but with critical gaps. The absence of a valid SSL certificate undermines the confidentiality and integrity of user communications, exposing visitors to potential man-in-the-middle attacks. The lack of HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and HSTS further weakens the defense against common web attacks. While DNS-based email security (SPF and DMARC) is properly configured, the site does not provide public incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure policies, limiting transparency and preparedness for security incidents. No vulnerable libraries or known exploits were detected in the frontend stack, but the use of an outdated Drupal 7 CMS version may pose risks if not regularly patched. The site uses Matomo analytics with disabled cookies, indicating some privacy-conscious tracking. Overall, the security culture appears basic with room for significant improvement in encryption, headers, and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate immediately to secure HTTPS connections.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers including HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and inform users about tracking.
  4. Develop and publish a security policy and vulnerability disclosure process to enhance transparency and incident response.
  5. Upgrade Drupal CMS and all dependencies to supported versions and apply security patches regularly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 7 CMS, which is an older but still widely used content management system. The frontend relies on jQuery 1.12 and several contributed modules such as Colorbox and DOMPurify for UI and security sanitization. Matomo analytics is used for visitor tracking with cookies disabled, reflecting some privacy consideration. The site loads 56 resources with a total page size of approximately 400 KB and a load time of about 4 seconds, indicating moderate performance. No modern frontend frameworks or JSON-LD structured data were detected, limiting SEO and semantic richness. The DNS setup is well configured with valid SPF and DMARC records, but SSL/TLS is misconfigured or missing, which is a critical technical risk. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but IP addresses suggest a dedicated or managed hosting environment. Mobile optimization is good, and accessibility is basic but present. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but requires modernization and security hardening.
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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