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Security report for ages.at

Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH · Government · Austria

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

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website ages.at represents the Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH, a large Austrian government agency focused on protecting the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. It offers comprehensive services in food safety, public health, veterinary health, risk assessment, and research. The site is professionally designed with excellent content quality and clear navigation targeting public health professionals, researchers, and the general public in Austria. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS and uses Matomo for analytics, but suffers from slow load times and lacks a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support. This is a critical security weakness that undermines user trust and data protection. Privacy policies and cookie consent mechanisms are well implemented, reflecting good GDPR compliance. Security posture is weak due to missing HTTPS, lack of security headers, and no DMARC record for email protection. No explicit security or incident response policies are found. The domain registration data aligns well with the agency's identity, confirming legitimacy. Overall, the site is authoritative and trustworthy in content and business credibility but requires urgent improvements in security infrastructure to protect users and comply with modern web standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
0
Security headers
90
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
53

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

AGES operates as a key government entity in Austria, providing essential public health and food safety services. Its market position is strong as a national authority with a broad portfolio including risk communication, veterinary health, and environmental monitoring. The business model is service and research-oriented, funded by government resources. The target audience includes government bodies, industry stakeholders, researchers, and consumers. The agency maintains partnerships with other federal offices and international bodies. Growth is indicated by active event calendars and educational offerings. The website supports transparency and outreach through multiple social media channels and detailed service descriptions.

Security posture

The current security maturity is low due to the absence of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols, exposing users to potential interception and data integrity risks. The lack of security headers and email authentication records (DMARC) further weakens the security posture. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, indicating limited transparency in security operations. While privacy compliance is good, the technical security gaps represent significant vulnerabilities that could impact business operations and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish a DMARC record to improve email security and prevent spoofing.
  5. Develop and publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a mature open-source content management system, and integrates Matomo analytics for privacy-respecting user tracking. The site is well structured with comprehensive navigation and accessibility features. However, performance is poor with a high page load time (~16 seconds) and a large number of resources (72). The SSL configuration is missing or invalid, resulting in no HTTPS support and no TLS protocols enabled. This represents a critical technical debt. The site is hosted on IP 194.37.59.114 with custom nameservers. DNSSEC is not enabled, and CAA records are malformed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but requires modernization and security hardening.
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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