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Security report for austrian-standards.at

Austrian Standards · Government · Austria

Medium risk. 5 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

Austrian Standards is the official Austrian organization responsible for standardization and innovation, operating for over 100 years. It provides a platform for developing standards, certification services, training, and an online tool for managing standards. The organization holds a strong market position as the national standards body connected internationally with CEN and ISO. Technically, the website uses modern technologies including Pimcore CMS, Cloudflare for hosting and security, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is well optimized for performance, mobile, and accessibility. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, security headers, and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism. However, WHOIS data is unavailable due to NIC.AT restrictions, which limits transparency but does not detract from the organization's legitimacy. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

5 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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
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

The organization targets businesses and professionals interested in standards and certifications, offering services such as standards development, certification of management systems and personnel, training courses, and product sales through an official webshop. The business model is service and product-oriented with a focus on compliance and innovation. The company is medium-sized, government-affiliated, and has a consistent branding and content strategy. Partnerships include official European standard bodies and marketing/analytics providers. Growth is supported by a broad portfolio of certifications and training programs.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, use of security headers, and a detailed cookie consent mechanism that respects user privacy and GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident readiness. The use of multiple third-party tracking and marketing services is managed with user consent, balancing analytics needs with privacy.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response procedures and contacts.
  2. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance contact information visibility, including official emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  4. Regularly review third-party scripts and cookies to minimize privacy risks and improve user trust.
  5. Maintain WHOIS data transparency if possible or provide domain registration information on the website.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Austrian Standards
Description
Austrian Standards is the Austrian organisation for standardisation and innovation. They provide a platform for the development of standards, bring expertise from all over the world to Austria through their network, and strengthen organisations in the effective application of standards. They have been operating for over 100 years.
Key services
Development of standards, Purchase of standards, Certification of management systems and personnel, Training and courses, Online standard management tools
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare, Swiper.js (carousel), Custom widgets from widget.austrian-standards.at
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-out and detailed categories
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce for inline scripts/styles

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, MixPanel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads, LinkedIn, Microsoft
Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Google Ads, LinkedIn, MixPanel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Strong focus on standards development, certification, and training.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy in place.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main pages.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable due to NIC.AT restrictions.
  6. Use of multiple external tracking and marketing services with user consent.
  7. No security or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including Pimcore CMS, Cloudflare for hosting and security, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. It employs responsive design and accessibility best practices. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The site uses multiple JavaScript widgets and external resources hosted on subdomains of austrian-standards.at. Security best practices such as nonce-based inline scripts and HTTPS are implemented. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries. The site architecture supports clear navigation and user engagement through news, certifications, and training offerings.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 60/100Medium33 findingsView report
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