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Security report for uio.no

Universitetet i Oslo · Education · Norway

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo) is Norway's oldest and highest-ranked university, serving over 26,000 students and 7,000 employees. The institution offers a broad range of academic programs and maintains a strong research profile. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence targeting students, researchers, academic staff, and the general public interested in higher education and research in Norway. The business model is that of a public university providing education and research services, with a large market position in the Norwegian education sector. Technically, the website uses a custom CMS named Vortex, jQuery, and Google Analytics for tracking. The site is hosted on Norwegian academic network infrastructure, with moderate performance and good mobile and accessibility support. SEO and content quality are excellent, with clear navigation and consistent branding. From a security perspective, the site has critical issues due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support, which significantly impacts the security posture. While HSTS is enabled, the lack of TLS protocols and valid certificates is a major vulnerability. Privacy compliance is strong, with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. However, no explicit security or incident response policies are found. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional but requires urgent remediation of SSL/TLS issues to improve security and user trust. Strategic recommendations include obtaining a valid SSL certificate, enabling modern TLS protocols, and enhancing security headers and mechanisms.

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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

4 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.

    • 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: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube

      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
97
Security headers
90
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
79

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

The University of Oslo holds a leading position in Norway's higher education sector, leveraging its historic legacy and broad academic offerings. Its competitive advantage lies in its research excellence and comprehensive study programs. The institution operates primarily as a public university, funded and regulated by the Norwegian government. Revenue streams are typical for public universities, including government funding, research grants, and tuition fees. The target customer segments include domestic and international students, academic researchers, and collaborators. The university maintains a strong partnership ecosystem, including international alliances and social media engagement. Growth indicators include new research centers and active public engagement through events and publications.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, which exposes users to potential interception and undermines trust. No critical vulnerabilities such as malware or exposed credentials were detected. The site implements HSTS but lacks modern TLS protocols and OCSP stapling. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms indicate compliance with GDPR, but no dedicated security or incident response policies are published. The lack of security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policies suggests limited incident response readiness. Overall, the security posture requires significant improvement to meet best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable and configure modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable deprecated protocols.
  3. Correct malformed CAA DNS records to ensure proper certificate authority authorization.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  5. Publish explicit security policies and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Universitetet i Oslo
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom CMS platform called Vortex, utilizing jQuery and Google Analytics for functionality and tracking. The hosting infrastructure is based on Norwegian academic networks, ensuring reliable connectivity. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 4.6 seconds and 41 resources loaded. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent significant technical debt and security risk. Modernization efforts should focus on upgrading SSL/TLS configurations and enhancing security headers.
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. 76/100Low23 findingsView report
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