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Security report for av-licht.de

ars vivendi · Retail · Germany

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

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ars vivendi is a small German retailer specializing in high-quality lighting products and services, including branded indoor and outdoor lighting, technical lighting, and related services such as planning, delivery, installation, and repair. The company partners with multiple well-known lighting brands, positioning itself as a niche retailer in the lighting market. The website is built on Joomla CMS with Bootstrap and several third-party plugins, offering a basic but functional online presence. However, some maintenance issues such as broken image sliders are present. Security posture is limited with no visible security headers or cookie consent mechanisms, and privacy compliance is minimal despite GDPR relevance. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the website is accessible and moderately professional but requires improvements in security and privacy compliance.

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
67
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
58

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 company operates in the retail sector focusing on lighting solutions, targeting consumers and businesses seeking quality lighting products and services. Its business model combines product sales with value-added services like lighting planning and installation. The partnership ecosystem includes several reputable lighting brands, which strengthens its market position. The website content and structure indicate a small-sized business with a local German presence. Growth indicators are not explicit, but the presence of multiple partner brands suggests a stable supplier network. The lack of detailed registrant WHOIS data slightly reduces transparency but does not indicate suspicious activity.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a low to moderate security maturity level. Key vulnerabilities include the absence of security headers, no visible cookie consent or privacy compliance mechanisms, and no published security or incident response policies. The use of Joomla CMS and multiple third-party plugins requires regular security audits to mitigate risks. No exposed sensitive data or malicious indicators were found, but the lack of HTTPS verification in the provided data is a concern. Incident response readiness and data protection officer contact information are not available, indicating gaps in compliance and security culture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a strong SSL/TLS configuration and verify it site-wide.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Deploy a cookie consent banner and ensure GDPR compliance with clear privacy policies.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly update and audit Joomla CMS and third-party plugins to reduce vulnerability risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ars vivendi
Description
An established retailer specializing in lighting solutions, offering branded lighting products for indoor and outdoor use, technical lighting, and related services such as lighting planning, delivery, installation, repair, and spare parts.
Key services
Lighting product sales, Lighting and interior planning, Delivery and installation, Repair and spare parts
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Mootools, Joomla CMS, JSN Template Framework, JSN ImageShow Pro
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Joomla
Platforms
Joomla CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF detected.
  2. Content is primarily in German and focused on lighting retail and services.
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected despite GDPR relevance.
  4. No terms of service or security policies published.
  5. Website uses Joomla CMS with multiple third-party plugins and Bootstrap framework.
  6. Several external partner links to well-known lighting brands.
  7. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical address.
  8. No social media links found in the content.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  10. Image slider is broken or missing images, indicating some maintenance issues.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Joomla CMS with Bootstrap and jQuery frameworks, indicating a moderately modern tech stack suitable for small business websites. The presence of multiple CSS and JS files suggests a feature-rich but potentially heavy front-end. The broken image slider indicates some maintenance or content management issues. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility and SEO optimizations are basic. No advanced analytics or tracking scripts were detected, which reduces privacy concerns but also limits marketing insights. Hosting provider details are not evident from the data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is adequate but could benefit from modernization and performance tuning.
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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