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Security report for adcapital.de

AdCapital AG · Manufacturing · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AdCapital AG is a German industrial holding company specializing in core manufacturing sectors including electrotechnology, metal and plastic processing, mechanical and toolmaking engineering, and automotive. The company manages a portfolio of subsidiaries that are economically successful and future-oriented, emphasizing sustainability and long-term growth. It acts as a strategic partner to its subsidiaries, supporting their development, expansion, and internationalization. The website provides detailed information about the company’s history, management, subsidiaries, and investor relations, targeting investors, potential employees, and business partners. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS and uses older versions of jQuery and jQuery UI. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with basic accessibility and SEO features. No advanced analytics or tracking tools are detected, and no social media links are present. The site lacks visible security headers and privacy or cookie policies, indicating areas for compliance improvement. From a security perspective, the site is accessible without WAF or blocking mechanisms, with no exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities. However, the use of outdated JavaScript libraries and absence of security headers suggest moderate security posture. The WHOIS data is consistent with the company’s history and domain usage, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security hardening.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

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 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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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';…

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  • 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
90
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
28
Average
57

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 adcapital.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

AdCapital AG holds a strong position as an industrial holding company with a diversified portfolio of subsidiaries in specialized manufacturing sectors. Its competitive advantage lies in strategic management and development of subsidiaries with growth potential, supported by a focus on sustainability and innovation. The business model centers on portfolio management and value creation through operational support and strategic partnerships. Revenue streams likely derive from subsidiary performance and potential dividends. The target customer segments include industrial clients, investors, and skilled professionals seeking career opportunities. The company fosters collaboration among subsidiaries and invests in research, development, and talent management, indicating a forward-looking growth strategy.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. It uses HTTPS (implied by URL), but no explicit security headers are detected in the HTML content. The use of older JavaScript libraries (jQuery 1.9.1) may expose the site to known vulnerabilities. No forms collecting sensitive personal data are present, reducing attack surface. There is no visible incident response or security contact information, and no privacy or cookie policies, which are compliance gaps under GDPR and related regulations. The site does not employ advanced tracking or analytics, minimizing privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an informational corporate site but requires improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and library updates to reduce risk.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Update JavaScript libraries to current supported versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  4. Provide explicit incident response contact information or security@ email address for reporting security issues.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
AdCapital AG
VAT number
DE136572430
Registration number
HRB 225669, Amtsgericht Stuttgart
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AdCapital AG
Description
AdCapital AG is an industrial holding company focusing on core industries such as electrotechnology, metal and plastic processing, mechanical and toolmaking engineering, and automotive. It manages and develops economically successful and future-oriented subsidiaries with a focus on sustainability and long-term success. The company acts as a strategic partner to its subsidiaries, supporting growth, expansion, and internationalization.
Key services
Management and development of subsidiaries, Strategic partnership and support, Portfolio expansion in core industries
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.9.1, jQuery UI 1.9.2 and 1.10.2, TYPO3 CMS
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 professionally presented and relevant to industrial holding business.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, indicating compliance gaps.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical addresses.
  5. Multiple subsidiaries are detailed with external links to their websites.
  6. No social media links detected.
  7. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  8. Security headers and policies are not explicitly visible in the HTML content.
  9. Use of older jQuery versions may pose minor security risks.
  10. No forms collecting personal data detected except a navigation select form without data submission.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature open-source content management system, using jQuery 1.9.1 and jQuery UI versions 1.9.2 and 1.10.2. The site includes custom CSS and JavaScript files, with some legacy code for IE compatibility. Performance is moderate with no evident heavy resources or third-party analytics. The site is responsive to some extent but could improve mobile optimization. SEO is basic with meta tags for robots and viewport but lacks Open Graph or structured data markup. No hosting provider information is directly available. The technical stack is stable but shows signs of aging technology that could benefit from modernization to improve security and performance.
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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