ASCO Consult GmbH & Co. KG is a specialized bookkeeping and payroll service provider based in Weyhe, Germany, serving the regions of Stuhr, Bremen, and nationwide. The company positions itself as a cost-effective and efficient alternative to traditional tax advisors, offering services including financial bookkeeping, payroll accounting, financial planning, credit analysis, bank negotiations, and business startup consulting. Their target audience primarily consists of small to medium-sized enterprises seeking to outsource their financial and payroll operations to focus on core business growth.
Technically, the website is built on the Jimdo CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and Jimdo's proprietary cookie control and analytics scripts. The site is mobile-optimized with a moderate performance profile and good SEO practices. The presence of a cookie consent mechanism and Google Analytics indicates a reasonable level of digital maturity and privacy awareness.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent but lacks some advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. WHOIS data aligns with the website's claims, showing consistent domain registration and authoritative DNS servers, supporting the legitimacy of the business.
Overall, ASCO Consult's website demonstrates a professional and trustworthy online presence with good content quality and technical implementation. Strategic improvements in security headers and explicit publication of security or incident response policies could further enhance trust and compliance.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Security headers
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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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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention asco-consult.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for asco-consult.de right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
ASCO Consult operates in the finance sector, focusing on outsourced bookkeeping and payroll services. Their competitive advantage lies in specialization and cost efficiency compared to traditional tax advisors. The business model is service-oriented, targeting SMEs in the German region around Weyhe and Bremen. The company offers a comprehensive suite of financial services, including credit analysis and bank negotiation support, indicating a consultative approach beyond basic bookkeeping. The website's content and structure suggest a stable, small-sized enterprise with a clear market niche. The presence of job postings indicates growth and investment in human resources. The company leverages partnerships with software providers like EURODATA for payroll systems, enhancing service quality. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the domain analysis.
Security posture
The website maintains a good security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed categories, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy represents an area for improvement. No incident response or security policy documents are published, which could be a gap in transparency and preparedness. The use of third-party scripts from Jimdo and POWr.io should be regularly audited to mitigate supply chain risks. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for the business scale but with room for enhancement to meet higher compliance standards like ISO 27001 or NIST frameworks.
Recommendations
Implement Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options headers to enhance protection against cross-site scripting and clickjacking.
Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
Consider adding a dedicated data protection officer contact and more detailed GDPR compliance information.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
ASCO Consult GmbH & Co. KG
Description
ASCO Consult is a personal and modern bookkeeping office from Stuhr offering bookkeeping and payroll services. They provide cost-effective and fast financial and payroll accounting services primarily in Weyhe, Stuhr, Bremen, and nationwide. They also assist with bank and credit negotiations.
Key services
Financial bookkeeping, Payroll accounting, Financial planning, Credit analysis, Bank negotiations, Business startup consulting
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Content is business-focused on bookkeeping and payroll services.
Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed cookie categories.
No terms of service page found.
Contact information is clearly presented with physical address, phone, and email.
Social media share links present but no direct company social media profiles linked.
Uses Jimdo CMS platform with standard Jimdo scripts and cookie control.
No explicit security or incident response policies published.
No certifications or data protection officer information found.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on the Jimdo CMS platform, leveraging jQuery and Jimdo's proprietary scripts for cookie control and analytics. It uses Google Analytics for visitor tracking and POWr.io widgets for enhanced functionality. The site is mobile responsive with good SEO meta tags and Open Graph data for social sharing. Performance is moderate, with multiple external resources loaded from Jimdo's CDN and third-party domains. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. The technical stack is modern enough for a small business website but lacks advanced security headers and some accessibility best practices. Hosting is managed by Jimdo GmbH, a reputable provider. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs but could benefit from 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.
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