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Security report for alpinebrands.at

Alpinebrands · Retail · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

26/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Alpinebrands.at is a website representing Alpinebrands, a company focused on marketing and distributing traditional Austrian food and drink brands such as Gasteiner, AUER, Honigmayr, Blaschke, and GOAL. The company emphasizes quality, tradition, and innovation, targeting both national and international consumers interested in authentic Austrian products. The website is built on WordPress using modern plugins and themes, with good SEO and mobile optimization. However, a critical security issue is the absence of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support, which significantly impacts the site's security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are well implemented, demonstrating GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms. Contact information is limited to email addresses for domestic and international inquiries, with no phone numbers or physical addresses found. Overall, the site presents a professional image but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

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

8 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

  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

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  3. 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 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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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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
50
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
18
Average
26

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The business operates in the retail sector, focusing on brand marketing and distribution of heritage Austrian food and beverage products. The company leverages well-known traditional brands with deep roots in Austria, positioning itself as a custodian of quality and tradition while embracing innovation. The website links to official brand partner sites, indicating a strong partnership ecosystem. The business model is B2B and B2C distribution and marketing, targeting consumers who value authentic Austrian products. The company appears small in size but with a focused niche market. The presence of social media links for each brand suggests active engagement with customers and brand promotion. No explicit financial or registration data was found, limiting deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS, exposing users to potential data interception risks. No advanced security headers or mechanisms like HSTS, OCSP stapling, or session resumption are implemented. The site uses secure cookies with SameSite=Lax, and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism is in place, which is positive. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. The use of WordPress and multiple third-party plugins requires regular security audits to mitigate risks. Overall, the site needs immediate remediation of SSL issues and enhancement of security headers to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload options.
  3. Update server configuration to support modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3).
  4. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  6. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  7. Enhance contact information with phone numbers and physical address for better business credibility.
  8. Consider adding a terms of service page to clarify user agreements.
  9. Improve accessibility features to meet higher standards.
  10. Optimize performance metrics and provide visible loading speed data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS using the GeneratePress theme and child theme 'yay-theme'. It employs popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search optimization, Contact Form 7 for forms, Kadence Blocks for layout, and WebToffee GDPR Cookie Consent for privacy compliance. The site uses jQuery, GSAP, and ScrollMagic for animations and interactivity. External resources are loaded from trusted CDNs like code.jquery.com and cdnjs.cloudflare.com. The site lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support any TLS protocols, which is a critical technical deficiency. Performance data is missing, but the site includes multiple large images and video backgrounds which may impact load times. Mobile optimization appears good with responsive design and smooth scrolling. SEO is enhanced by proper meta tags, Open Graph tags, and JSON-LD structured data. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA roles and skip links but could be improved.
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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