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Security report for 50hertz.com

50Hertz Transmission GmbH · Energy · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

50Hertz Transmission GmbH operates as a leading transmission system operator in Germany, focusing on integrating renewable energy sources into the power grid and ensuring reliable electricity supply to approximately 18 million people in East Germany and Hamburg. The company maintains a professional and well-structured website that serves multiple stakeholders including partners, customers, investors, and the general public interested in energy transition. The business model centers on grid infrastructure development, system control, market facilitation, and customer services within the energy sector. The website content is relevant and well-organized, reflecting the company's market position and key services effectively. Technically, the website is built on ASP.NET WebForms with a modern front-end stack including jQuery, Kendo UI, and other JavaScript libraries. The site uses DNN CMS and integrates Usercentrics for cookie consent management. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO optimization is basic but functional. The site is served over HTTPS with a good SSL configuration, though security headers are not explicitly detected. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses a consent management platform, indicating attention to privacy compliance. However, there is no published security policy or incident response contact, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is found. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain www.50hertz.com is a notable anomaly, potentially indicating domain registration issues or use of alternative domains. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved with enhanced transparency and security best practices. The overall risk assessment is moderate with a recommendation to improve domain registration transparency, publish security policies, implement security headers, and enhance accessibility and SEO. These steps will strengthen trust, compliance, and security culture, supporting the company's strategic goals in the energy sector.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
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. 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 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

  3. 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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  • 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
67
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
68

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention 50hertz.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
19
Employees
0
Customers
17
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
11%

6 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

50Hertz holds a strong market position as a regional transmission system operator in Germany, specializing in renewable energy integration. Its business model focuses on grid infrastructure, system control, and market services, targeting energy sector stakeholders and partners. The company leverages partnerships and maintains dedicated portals for careers and corporate social responsibility, indicating a mature organizational structure. The website reflects a large enterprise with consistent branding and professional content. Growth indicators include active grid development projects and engagement in European energy market initiatives. The partnership ecosystem includes specialized grid control services, enhancing operational capabilities. Strategic observations suggest a focus on digital transformation and sustainability aligned with energy transition goals.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate with enforced HTTPS and use of a consent management platform for privacy compliance. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in security transparency and readiness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the website content. The lack of security headers reduces defense-in-depth. Compliance with GDPR is supported by privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are limited due to missing published information. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a corporate website but requires enhancements to meet higher standards and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Improve website accessibility compliance to enhance user experience for all visitors.
  5. Enhance SEO metadata and structured data to improve search engine visibility and indexing.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
50Hertz Transmission GmbH
Description
50Hertz is a leading transmission system operator in Germany, pioneering the integration of renewable energy into the power grid and ensuring supply for 18 million people in East Germany and Hamburg.
Key services
Grid development, System control, Market facilitation, Grid operations, Customer and partner services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Kendo UI, Moment.js, Highcharts, Usercentrics CMP
Frameworks
ASP.NET WebForms
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Usercentrics for cookie consent

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo (self hosted)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo (self hosted)
Marketing tools
Usercentrics CMP
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professional, corporate, and focused on energy transmission and grid services.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML; contact is via contact forms.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  5. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks with ASP.NET WebForms backend.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and implemented with Usercentrics CMP.
  7. WHOIS data for the domain is missing, indicating possible domain registration issues or use of alternative domains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature ASP.NET WebForms platform with DNN CMS, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Kendo UI, Moment.js, and Highcharts for interactive features. The integration of Usercentrics CMP indicates attention to privacy and cookie management. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness. The site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration but lacks explicit security headers. Technical debt may exist due to the use of older ASP.NET WebForms technology, suggesting opportunities for modernization. The site structure and navigation are clear, supporting good user experience. No critical technical risks were identified, but improvements in security and SEO are recommended.
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. 68/100Medium33 findingsView report
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