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Security report for vnk.fi

Valtioneuvoston kanslia · Government · Finland

High risk. 19 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Valtioneuvoston kanslia is the official Finnish Government Prime Minister's Office, providing authoritative information on government operations, policies, and public services. The website serves a broad audience including citizens, officials, and international visitors, offering comprehensive content in multiple languages. The site is built on a modern technical infrastructure using Liferay CMS and popular JavaScript frameworks, ensuring good performance, accessibility, and mobile optimization. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and cookie consent mechanisms, although public security policies and incident response contacts are not explicitly published. Overall, the website demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with privacy regulations, reflecting its role as a government portal.

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

19 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: Telnet

      Port 23 (Telnet) is publicly accessible - Telnet - Unencrypted remote access

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Telnet using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: SMB

      Port 445 (SMB) is publicly accessible - SMB - Windows file sharing, high risk

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to SMB using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MSSQL

      Port 1433 (MSSQL) is publicly accessible - MSSQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MSSQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: Oracle

      Port 1521 (Oracle) is publicly accessible - Oracle - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to Oracle using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
82
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
25
Average
54
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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 positions itself as a central government information hub in Finland, leveraging a stable and long-standing domain registration consistent with its official status. Its business model is public service and information dissemination without commercial intent. The site benefits from partnerships with government ICT providers like Valtori, ensuring reliable hosting and infrastructure. The content is well-structured and professionally maintained, supporting government transparency and citizen engagement. The absence of commercial advertising and the presence of comprehensive privacy policies align with public sector standards. Growth indicators include multilingual support and integration with various government subdomains and services.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, robust security headers, and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the lack of a publicly accessible security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a gap in transparency and readiness. The site does not publish a security.txt file or data protection officer contact details, which are recommended best practices. Overall, the security measures are appropriate for a government site, but improvements in incident response visibility and vulnerability disclosure would enhance trust and resilience.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, including abuse and security email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Add explicit data protection officer contact details to comply fully with GDPR transparency requirements.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and frameworks to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Valtioneuvoston kanslia
Registration number
0245975-5
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Valtioneuvoston kanslia
Description
The website represents the Finnish Government's Prime Minister's Office (Valtioneuvoston kanslia), providing information about government operations, organizational structure, policies, and public services.
Key services
Government communications, Policy information, Public announcements, Legislative and administrative information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, YUI, Liferay Portal, React, Clay UI
Frameworks
Liferay
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security headers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Snoobi
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Snoobi siteanalytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Finnish government website with comprehensive content.
  2. Uses Liferay CMS and modern JavaScript frameworks.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  5. No public security policy or incident response contacts found.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. No explicit data protection officer contact found.
  8. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  9. No advertising networks detected except internal analytics.
  10. Multiple language support with clear language selection.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Liferay CMS platform, utilizing JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, React, and YUI, along with Clay UI components. Hosting is managed by Valtori, the Finnish Government's ICT service provider, ensuring a secure and stable environment. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO optimization with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the extensive use of JavaScript and rich content. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though opportunities exist to optimize loading times and further enhance accessibility features. No critical technical debt or risks were identified.
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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