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Security report for whistleblower.dk

Datatilsynet · Government · Denmark

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Den Nationale Whistleblowerordning is a Danish government-operated whistleblower reporting platform managed by Datatilsynet. It provides a secure channel for employees and partners to report serious legal violations and other critical issues encountered in their work environment. The service is positioned as a national authority resource, offering guidance, protection, and multiple reporting methods including anonymous submissions. The website is primarily in Danish with some English support, targeting whistleblowers within Denmark's jurisdiction. Technically, the website is built on ASP.NET Web Forms with jQuery and standard web technologies. It demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. The site uses HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, indicating room for security enhancements. No advertising or tracking technologies are present, aligning with its government service nature. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure form handling but does not publish a security policy or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Privacy compliance is supported by a privacy and cookie policy, though no explicit cookie consent mechanism is implemented. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing trust and credibility. Overall, the website is a trustworthy, professional government platform with a solid technical foundation and good content quality. Strategic improvements in security headers, cookie consent, and incident response transparency would further strengthen its security posture and compliance.

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. 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

      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

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
95
Email security
100
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
78

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 platform serves a critical role in Denmark's whistleblower ecosystem, providing a centralized, official channel for reporting serious violations. Its government affiliation and long domain history (since 2005) position it as a trusted authority. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on compliance and protection rather than revenue generation. The target audience includes employees, contractors, and partners aware of or witnessing misconduct. The absence of commercial advertising and tracking reflects its public service mandate. Partnerships with other government entities like Justitsministeriet are indicated through linked domains. The platform's growth potential lies in expanding awareness and ease of use among whistleblowers. Competitive advantages include official government backing, multilingual support, and multiple reporting channels. The platform's ecosystem appears focused on compliance and legal protection rather than commercial expansion. Strategic observations suggest enhancing transparency around security policies and incident response could improve stakeholder confidence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and form data is protected via ASP.NET mechanisms. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap in defense-in-depth. No incident response or security contact information is published, limiting transparency. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files. Privacy policies are present and GDPR compliant, but cookie consent mechanisms are lacking. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The security posture aligns with a government service but could benefit from adopting modern security best practices and transparency measures to enhance trust and resilience.

Recommendations

  1. Implement DNSSEC to secure DNS resolution and prevent spoofing.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and frameworks to avoid vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Datatilsynet
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Datatilsynet
Description
Den Nationale Whistleblowerordning tilbyder en platform hvor whistleblowere kan indberette alvorlige lovovertrædelser og andre alvorlige forhold, som de har kendskab til gennem deres arbejde.
Key services
Modtagelse af whistleblowerindberetninger, Information og vejledning om whistleblowerordningen, Beskyttelse af whistleblowere
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, ASP.NET Web Forms, CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
ASP.NET
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure form with hidden ASP.NET viewstate fields

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Danish government whistleblower reporting platform.
  2. Content is in Danish with some English language support.
  3. No visible privacy or cookie consent banners despite cookie policy presence.
  4. No terms of service page found.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided in footer.
  6. No social media links detected.
  7. Uses ASP.NET Web Forms technology with jQuery.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  10. Good mobile and accessibility support.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature ASP.NET Web Forms platform with jQuery and standard CSS/HTML5 technologies. The codebase includes hidden ASP.NET viewstate fields indicating server-side state management. The site loads external video content via iframe from videotool.dk. Performance is moderate with no evident heavy scripts or trackers. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, including skip links and ARIA labels. SEO is supported by meta tags and Open Graph data. The lack of modern JavaScript frameworks or CMS suggests a stable but potentially dated technical stack. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack and enhance security configurations.
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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