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Udenrigsministeriet · Government · Denmark

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Udenrigsministeriet is the official Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for managing Denmark's foreign policy, diplomatic missions, and international cooperation. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for government information, travel advice, and international engagement, including support for Ukraine and Denmark's EU presidency. The site targets Danish citizens, international partners, and businesses seeking official information and services. Technically, the website is built on the Sitecore CMS platform, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries and third-party tools for analytics and accessibility compliance. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Security-wise, the website enforces HTTPS and employs GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms, but lacks explicit security policy disclosures and some advanced security headers. The domain WHOIS data is consistent with the official government entity, showing a long-established presence since 1998, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, the website is professional, secure, and compliant, serving as a reliable government resource.

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

6 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

  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 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
75
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
68

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 Ministry operates as a government agency with a clear mandate in foreign affairs, international development (Danida), trade promotion (Trade Council), and consular services. Its market position is authoritative and essential within Denmark's public sector. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public service and policy implementation. The website supports transparency and engagement with citizens and international stakeholders. The presence of multiple embassy subdomains indicates a broad diplomatic network. The use of embedded press releases and social media links suggests active communication strategies. Growth indicators include strategic initiatives like expanding embassy presence in Africa and supporting Ukraine's reconstruction. Partnerships with news agencies and analytics providers enhance content delivery and user insights.

Security posture

The website maintains a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS and GDPR-compliant cookie consent. The use of Monsido and Silktide indicates attention to accessibility and privacy. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options represents areas for improvement. No incident response or security contact information is published, which could hinder vulnerability reporting and incident management. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could enhance transparency and technical defenses.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide clear incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  4. Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities or deprecated components are in use.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Udenrigsministeriet
Registration number
43271911
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Udenrigsministeriet
Description
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for Denmark's foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions.
Key services
Foreign policy information, Travel advice and consular services, International development cooperation (Danida), Trade Council services, Legalization of documents
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery 3.7.1, Monsido (accessibility and consent management), Silktide analytics, Cludo search
Frameworks
Sitecore (implied by script paths and modules)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management with GDPR compliance
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Silktide, Monsido
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Monsido, Silktide
Marketing tools
Cludo Search
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
  2. Comprehensive content about foreign policy, travel advice, and consular services
  3. Good GDPR and cookie compliance with consent management
  4. No signs of phishing, malware, or suspicious activity
  5. Use of modern CMS (Sitecore) and analytics tools
  6. No visible security policy or incident response contact
  7. No terms of service page detected
  8. Strong branding and consistent design
  9. Multiple embassy and partner links to related domains
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Sitecore CMS platform, leveraging modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries including jQuery 3.7.1. It integrates third-party services for analytics (Silktide), accessibility and consent management (Monsido), and search functionality (Cludo). The site uses responsive design techniques and preloads fonts for performance. The presence of multiple embedded iframes and external scripts is managed securely via HTTPS. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading times and script management. Accessibility is addressed well, with skip links and consent overlays. SEO is supported by canonical links and Open Graph metadata, though meta descriptions are empty and could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and modern, suitable for a government website.
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. 48/100High20 findings · partial scanView report
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