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Security report for anton-paar.com

Anton Paar · Manufacturing · United States

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Anton Paar is a globally recognized manufacturer of high-quality analytical and measuring instruments serving research and industrial sectors. The company holds a strong market position as a leader in density, concentration, CO2 measurement, and rheometry. Their website reflects a mature digital presence built on TYPO3 CMS, featuring comprehensive product information, regional office contacts, and support services. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS implementation significantly weakens their security posture, exposing users to potential risks. The site employs modern analytics and marketing tools with appropriate privacy and cookie consent mechanisms, demonstrating good compliance with GDPR and user privacy standards. Strategic improvements in SSL/TLS deployment and security headers would enhance trust and security.

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

6 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

      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

  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

  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"

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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
35
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
48

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

Anton Paar operates primarily in the manufacturing sector, targeting laboratories, research institutions, and industrial clients worldwide. Their business model includes direct sales, certified service, and application support. The company maintains multiple regional offices in the US, indicating a large operational footprint. Their digital ecosystem integrates e-commerce through a dedicated shop subdomain and leverages advanced analytics and marketing platforms. The company’s strong branding, comprehensive content, and trust signals position it well competitively. No suspicious or inconsistent WHOIS data was found, supporting legitimacy and operational transparency.

Security posture

The website currently lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support HTTPS, which is a critical security deficiency. No modern TLS protocols are enabled, and security headers like HSTS are missing. While cookies are set with the Secure flag and a Content Security Policy is partially implemented, the overall security posture is weak. No known vulnerabilities or malware were detected, but the lack of encryption exposes users to interception risks. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, indicating potential gaps in transparency and readiness. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS and security header configurations is recommended.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 protocols and disable outdated protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Enable OCSP stapling to improve certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  5. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  6. Regularly audit and update security headers and cookie settings to align with best practices.
  7. Continue to maintain comprehensive privacy and cookie consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  8. Improve website performance optimization to reduce load times and enhance user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Anton Paar GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS and served by an Apache web server. It uses modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Bootstrap-filestyle, and integrates third-party analytics including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Plausible Analytics. The site includes lazy loading for images and responsive design elements, supporting good mobile optimization. However, performance metrics are missing or zero, indicating potential measurement gaps or slow loading. The absence of HTTPS and TLS protocols is a major technical risk. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. The site uses multiple external domains for content delivery, analytics, and marketing, which are standard for enterprise websites.
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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