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Security report for valmet.com

Valmet · Energy · Finland

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

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Valmet is a global enterprise specializing in technologies, services, and automation solutions for the pulp, paper, tissue, and energy industries. The company positions itself as a reliable technology partner with a comprehensive offering that supports customers' performance improvements. The website reflects a mature digital presence with multi-language support, detailed industry-specific content, and extensive navigation structures. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, Vue.js, and integrates analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Application Insights, and Pardot. However, a critical security concern is the invalid SSL certificate, which undermines the site's HTTPS security posture despite the presence of security headers and cookie protections. Privacy and cookie policies are well implemented with consent mechanisms, indicating good compliance with GDPR. Overall, the site demonstrates strong business credibility and professional quality but requires urgent remediation of SSL issues to enhance security and trust.

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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. 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: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, 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
85
GDPR outside view
25
Average
59

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

Valmet operates primarily in the energy and manufacturing sectors, focusing on pulp, paper, tissue, and energy production technologies. Its business model is B2B, providing integrated process technologies, automation, and services. The company targets industrial customers globally, supported by a broad partner ecosystem including specialized portals and partner sites. The website content and structure indicate a well-established market position with extensive references and investor relations information. The company emphasizes sustainability and innovation, which are key growth drivers. The digital infrastructure supports marketing, analytics, and customer engagement, reflecting a strategic approach to digital transformation.

Security posture

The website employs several security best practices such as HttpOnly and Secure cookie flags, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy headers. However, the SSL certificate is invalid or missing, which is a critical vulnerability that can expose users to man-in-the-middle attacks and reduce trust. HSTS is configured but not enabled, and OCSP stapling is absent, limiting the effectiveness of HTTPS security. No known vulnerable libraries or SSL/TLS protocol weaknesses were detected. The site lacks explicit security policies or incident response information publicly available. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires immediate SSL certificate renewal and enhanced HTTPS enforcement.

Recommendations

  1. Renew and properly configure a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure HTTPS connections.
  2. Enable and enforce HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling to improve certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  4. Publish explicit security policies and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Review and optimize cookie SameSite attributes and consent mechanisms for improved privacy compliance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Vue.js, and Episerver CMS. It leverages Cloudflare for hosting and CDN services, enhancing performance and security. Analytics and marketing integrations include Google Analytics, Microsoft Application Insights, Pardot, and Leadoo chat bot. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices such as canonical links and hreflang tags. Performance data is not available, but the presence of multiple external resources suggests moderate loading times. The invalid SSL certificate is a significant technical risk. The site architecture supports complex navigation and content management, indicating a mature digital infrastructure.
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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