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Veðurstofa Íslands · Government · Iceland

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Veðurstofa Íslands is the official Icelandic Meteorological Office providing authoritative weather forecasts, earthquake monitoring, avalanche warnings, and hydrological data for Iceland. It serves a broad audience including the general public, government agencies, and researchers. The website is well-branded, content-rich, and professionally maintained, reflecting its government agency status. Technically, the site uses the Eplica CMS platform with legacy jQuery and integrates analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Siteimprove. While the site is functional and informative, some technical modernization is recommended, especially updating JavaScript libraries and enhancing security headers. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS in use but lacks explicit security policies and incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is good with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the domain and WHOIS data confirm a trustworthy and long-established entity. Strategic improvements in security and technical modernization would enhance the site's resilience and user trust.

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

6 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

  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

      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
72
Security headers
45
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
60

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 Icelandic Meteorological Office holds a dominant position as the official government provider of meteorological and natural hazard information in Iceland. Its business model is public service oriented, funded by government resources. The website supports multiple services including weather forecasts, earthquake and avalanche monitoring, and climate research publications. The target audience spans from everyday citizens to specialized professionals. The site demonstrates strong trust indicators such as official domain, certifications, and social media presence. Partnerships with related weather services like gottvedur.is enhance its ecosystem. The agency's long history since 1990 and comprehensive content support its authoritative market position.

Security posture

The website maintains a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of DNSSEC, limited security headers, and use of outdated JavaScript libraries present potential risks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. The site would benefit from implementing modern security best practices including CSP, HSTS, and a security.txt file. Overall, while no critical vulnerabilities are evident, improvements are needed to align with current security standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Upgrade jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to current versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  3. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide incident response contact information.
  5. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Veðurstofa Íslands
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Veðurstofa Íslands
Description
Veðurstofa Íslands is the Icelandic Meteorological Office providing weather forecasts, earthquake monitoring, avalanche warnings, water flow data, and climate research for Iceland.
Key services
Weather forecasts, Earthquake monitoring, Avalanche warnings, Water flow and hydrology data, Climate research and publications
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.6, Google Analytics, ReadSpeaker, Siteimprove Analytics, Eplica CMS
Frameworks
Eplica ISP hosted solution
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by URL
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Siteimprove Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Siteimprove Analytics
Marketing tools
ReadSpeaker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Icelandic Meteorological Office website with comprehensive weather and natural hazard data.
  2. Content is in Icelandic language with some English links.
  3. Multiple interactive features including weather forecasts, earthquake maps, avalanche warnings, and hydrological data.
  4. Use of Eplica CMS platform and legacy jQuery 1.6 library.
  5. Presence of Google Analytics and Siteimprove for analytics and quality monitoring.
  6. No visible security.txt or explicit security policy pages.
  7. WHOIS data shows no DNSSEC enabled and multiple authoritative name servers.
  8. Contact information includes phone, email, and physical address in Reykjavík.
  9. Cookie notice present with consent mechanism.
  10. Social media presence on Facebook and Twitter.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Eplica CMS platform and uses legacy jQuery 1.6, which is outdated and may pose security risks. It integrates Google Analytics and Siteimprove for analytics and quality monitoring. The site includes accessibility and print stylesheets, and some ARIA roles for accessibility. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. Mobile optimization is basic but present. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph site name. The site lacks modern frontend frameworks and could benefit from modernization to improve performance, security, and user experience.
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. 60/100Medium28 findingsView report
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