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Security report for architekturwettbewerb.at

Bundeskammer der Ziviltechniker:innen I Arch+Ing · Real Estate · Austria

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.architekturwettbewerb.at serves as an official platform for architecture competitions in Austria, managed by the Bundeskammer der Ziviltechniker:innen I Arch+Ing. It provides comprehensive information on competition announcements, decisions, realizations, awards, and consulting services targeted primarily at architects and civil engineers. The platform holds a strong market position as an authoritative source within the Austrian architecture and civil engineering community. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap and Piwik PRO analytics, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. Security measures such as HTTPS, CSRF tokens, and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, reflecting a good security posture. However, explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements, making it a reliable resource for its audience.

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

7 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

  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 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
28
Average
50

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

The platform operates as an information and service portal within the real estate and architecture sector in Austria. Its business model revolves around providing official competition data and consulting services, supported by the Austrian Chamber of Civil Technicians and Architects. The site targets professional users including architects and engineers, offering tools like a prize money calculator and a download area. Partnerships with related organizations such as www.bestevergabe.at and www.arching.at enhance its ecosystem. The presence of a newsletter and structured content indicates ongoing engagement with its user base. The business demonstrates moderate size and a stable market presence with consistent branding and trust signals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, CSRF protection in forms, and a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. Analytics tracking is conducted via Piwik PRO with anonymization options, indicating privacy awareness. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure statements suggests gaps in transparency and preparedness. Security headers are assumed but not explicitly confirmed in the HTML. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The overall security score is good but could be enhanced by publishing formal security and incident response documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page including contact channels.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance SEO by adding descriptive meta descriptions and Open Graph tags.
  5. Maintain and regularly update cookie consent mechanisms to comply with evolving privacy regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bundeskammer der Ziviltechniker:innen I Arch+Ing
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundeskammer der Ziviltechniker:innen I Arch+Ing
Description
Platform providing information and management of architecture competitions in Austria, including announcements, decisions, realizations, awards, and consulting services.
Key services
Competition announcements, Competition decisions, Realizations, Awards, Consulting, Download area, Newsletter
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Piwik PRO Analytics, FontAwesome, Bi Icons
Frameworks
Bootstrap 4+
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in forms
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik PRO
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik PRO
Marketing tools
Piwik PRO Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional portal for architecture competitions in Austria.
  2. Content is well structured and multilingual (German and English).
  3. Uses modern web technologies and analytics with privacy considerations.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided with official chamber affiliation.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
  6. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented and GDPR compliant.
  7. No explicit terms of service page found.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, FontAwesome and Bi Icons for UI elements, and Piwik PRO for analytics. The HTML is well structured with meta tags for viewport and charset. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. Accessibility is addressed with language attributes and ARIA roles. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The site is mobile optimized and navigation is clear with dropdown menus and tabbed content. Technical risks are minimal, but the absence of explicit security headers and terms of service pages could be addressed to improve robustness.
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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