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Viðskiptablaðið · Media · Iceland

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Viðskiptablaðið is a well-established Icelandic business news website founded in 1997, providing news and analysis primarily in the Icelandic language. The site targets Icelandic-speaking audiences interested in business, finance, and general news. It operates on a business model combining advertising and subscription services, with a professional and consistent brand presence. Technically, the website uses modern web technologies including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Cloudflare DNS, and Airserve for advertising. The site is mobile-optimized and has good SEO practices, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and Cloudflare DNS, but lacks advanced security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is weak due to the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the domain's WHOIS data confirms legitimacy and long-term operation, supporting a high trust level.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

8 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 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';…

  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

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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
57
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
64

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 website holds a strong market position as a key Icelandic media outlet for business news. Its competitive advantage lies in its longevity and focused content for the Icelandic market. Revenue streams likely include advertising and paid subscriptions. The target customer segment is Icelandic professionals and the general public interested in business and economic news. The partnership ecosystem includes related subdomains such as fiskifrettir.vb.is for fishery news. Growth indicators include active content updates and integration of modern marketing and analytics tools. Strategic observations suggest the site could improve privacy compliance and security transparency to enhance user trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and DNS managed via Cloudflare. However, it lacks DNSSEC, security headers, and published security or incident response policies. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present. Tracking technologies like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel are used, indicating moderate user tracking. The absence of privacy and cookie policies is a compliance gap. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is functional but could benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Viðskiptablaðið
Description
Viðskiptablaðið is an Icelandic news website focusing on business, finance, and general news content.
Key services
News articles, Business news, Subscription services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Cloudflare DNS, Google Fonts, Font Awesome, JavaScript modules, Airserve ad serving
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Airserve
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional Icelandic business news portal.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage HTML.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and tracking tools.
  5. Advertising is served via Airserve with multiple ad zones.
  6. Social media presence includes Twitter handle @Vidskiptabladid.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Google Fonts, Font Awesome, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Airserve ad serving scripts. The domain is DNS hosted on Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. The site is mobile responsive with good navigation and SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics and ad scripts. The CMS is not explicitly identified but appears custom or proprietary. Accessibility features are basic, and there is room for improvement in security headers and privacy compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional news media website with opportunities for modernization in security and privacy.
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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