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Security report for vipunen.fi

CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy · Government · Finland

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Vipunen.fi is the official Finnish government educational statistics portal managed by CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish National Agency for Education. It provides comprehensive statistical data and indicators across various education sectors, research activities, and population education structures. The website targets educational institutions, policymakers, researchers, and the general public interested in education data. Technically, the site is built on Microsoft SharePoint with Bootstrap and jQuery, offering a moderate performance and good mobile responsiveness. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and consent-based analytics tracking, though DNSSEC is not implemented and some libraries are outdated. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and well-aligned with its government service mission.

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

7 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Twitter

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
49
Security headers
75
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
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 the official national education statistics portal in Finland, operated by government entities. Its business model is public service with no commercial intent, focusing on data dissemination and transparency. The partnership ecosystem includes the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finnish National Agency for Education, and CSC. The site supports growth in data accessibility through APIs and newsletters. Competitive advantages include official data sources, authoritative content, and government backing. The target customer segments are broad, including educational professionals, researchers, and the public. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining up-to-date technology and enhancing security policies to sustain trust.

Security posture

The security maturity level is good, with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data exposure. The site uses consent-based Google Analytics tracking, respecting user privacy. However, the absence of DNSSEC and use of an older jQuery version present moderate risks. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. Compliance with GDPR is evident through privacy and cookie policies. The security culture appears cautious but could benefit from more transparency and updated technical controls. No vulnerabilities or malicious indicators were detected in the content or WHOIS data.

Recommendations

  1. Implement DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  2. Update jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to latest secure versions.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information.
  4. Add Content-Security-Policy headers to mitigate cross-site scripting risks.
  5. Enhance SEO metadata and structured data to improve search engine visibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy
Registration number
0920632-0
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy
Description
Vipunen is an educational statistics service managed jointly by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish National Agency for Education. It provides statistical and indicator data on various education sectors, research in higher education, and population education structure.
Key services
Statistical data on education sectors, Indicators on education and research, APIs for data access, Newsletters and blogs related to education statistics
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 3, jQuery 1.9.1, Google Analytics (gtag.js) with consent management
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Windows Server (implied by SharePoint), SharePoint
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No DNSSEC
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government-operated educational statistics portal.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured for target audience.
  3. Uses Microsoft SharePoint as CMS platform.
  4. Good privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response info published.
  7. No DNSSEC configured for domain.
  8. Uses older jQuery version which could be updated.
  9. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Microsoft SharePoint, leveraging Bootstrap 3 and jQuery 1.9.1, indicating a mature but somewhat dated technology stack. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with good navigation clarity. Technical debt is present in the form of older JavaScript libraries and lack of DNSSEC. Hosting appears to be managed by CSC or Finnish government infrastructure, ensuring reliability. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack, improve security headers, and enhance SEO and accessibility features to better serve users and maintain operational resilience.
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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