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Security report for alfahosting.de

Alfahosting GmbH · Technology · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Alfahosting GmbH is a well-established German web hosting provider founded in 1999, offering a broad range of hosting services including webhosting, domains, servers, reseller hosting, and office products such as Microsoft 365. Positioned as a market leader with multiple awards and a strong customer satisfaction rating, Alfahosting targets both beginners and professional users in Germany. Their infrastructure is hosted in Germany, emphasizing security, availability, and green IT initiatives. Technically, the website uses modern JavaScript libraries and tracking tools, with a custom CMS and a moderate performance profile. Security posture is good with strong TLS configuration and SPF/DMARC email protections, but lacks DNSSEC, HSTS, and OCSP stapling, which are recommended for improvement. The company demonstrates GDPR compliance with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. Overall, Alfahosting presents a professional, trustworthy, and customer-focused digital presence with room for security enhancements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 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

4 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 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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Alfahosting operates as a full-service hosting provider under the Dogado Group umbrella, leveraging partnerships with major email and support service providers. Their competitive advantage lies in transparent pricing, excellent customer service, and a strong reputation in the German market. Revenue streams include hosting plans, domain registrations, SSL certificates, and office productivity tools. The target customer segments range from private individuals and small businesses to medium-sized enterprises and organizations. Growth indicators include ongoing promotional offers and a broad product portfolio. The partnership ecosystem includes Microsoft, Zoho, Zendesk, and secure-mailgate.com for email and support services. Strategic observations highlight a focus on customer trust, green IT, and compliance with European data protection standards.

Security posture

Alfahosting exhibits a mature security posture with strong TLS 1.2 encryption, no known critical SSL vulnerabilities, and proper SPF and DMARC email authentication. However, the absence of DNSSEC and CAA records introduces potential DNS and certificate issuance risks. The lack of HSTS and OCSP stapling reduces HTTPS security robustness. No explicit security policy or incident response information is publicly available, which could impact transparency and readiness. GDPR compliance is evident through cookie consent and privacy policy, but no data protection officer contact was found. Overall, the security culture appears solid but could benefit from enhanced DNS security and improved HTTPS enforcement.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and cache poisoning attacks.
  2. Implement CAA DNS records to restrict certificate authorities authorized to issue certificates for the domain.
  3. Activate HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  4. Enable OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and reliability.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Alfahosting GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom CMS platform using JavaScript libraries such as Prototype.js and Scriptaculous, with modernizr for feature detection. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics for tracking, alongside a consent management platform for GDPR compliance. Hosting is provided by Alfahosting's own infrastructure located in Germany, emphasizing data sovereignty. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 6 seconds and a page size of 385 KB. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design elements. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, canonical links, and structured navigation. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and incomplete SSL best practices, which could affect long-term security and trust.
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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