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Security report for av-medien.com

AV-Medien · Media · Austria

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AV-Medien is a media publishing brand under the Österreichischer Agrarverlag, offering a portfolio of 30 special-interest magazines and 19 online portals targeting sectors such as agriculture, forestry, construction, gardening, leisure, culinary, and real estate. The company positions itself as a significant player in the Austrian media market with a monthly reach exceeding 9 million readers. Their business model revolves around print and digital media publishing, complemented by advertising solutions and corporate publishing services. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with good content quality and user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 100 · Medium
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. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
65
Average
54

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 company leverages a diversified media portfolio to serve niche markets, providing advertisers with targeted marketing opportunities through print, online, and social media channels. The presence of a campaign manager tool indicates a focus on self-service advertising planning. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a preference for controlled lead capture via contact forms. The partnership with a whistleblowing domain indicates attention to compliance and ethical standards. Overall, AV-Medien demonstrates a mature media business with a strong regional focus and digital integration.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and uses Google reCAPTCHA v2 to protect its contact form from spam. Consent management is implemented via OpenCMP, indicating GDPR compliance efforts. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not detected, representing an area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The absence of a security.txt file and incident response contact information limits transparency in vulnerability disclosure and incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve trust with security researchers.
  3. Add explicit incident response contact information or abuse reporting channels on the website.
  4. Consider adding direct company contact emails and phone numbers for improved business credibility and customer trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update all WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate risks from outdated software.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AV-Medien
Description
Mit 30 periodisch erscheinenden Special-Interest-Magazinen und 19 einschlägigen Onlineportalen begeistern wir jeden Monat über 9 Mio. Leser.
Key services
Printmagazine, Onlineportale, Werbelösungen, Corporate Publishing, Kampagnenmanager
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Google reCAPTCHA v2, Advanced Ads, Popup Maker, WPForms, Search & Filter Pro, Google Tag Manager
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA v2 on contact form
  • Consent management platform (OpenCMP) present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
WP Statistics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Advanced Ads, Traffective
Tracking pixels
Cloudfront tracking pixel
Marketing tools
Popup Maker
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and interactive features
  2. Uses modern WordPress CMS with multiple plugins for SEO, forms, ads, and consent management
  3. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via form only
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant
  5. WHOIS data is missing or domain not found in .com registry, which is unusual
  6. No security.txt or explicit incident response info found
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected
  8. Good SEO and social media integration absent or minimal
  9. No explicit phone numbers or emails found in the HTML content
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO for search optimization, WPForms for form management, Advanced Ads for advertising, and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site loads scripts asynchronously and uses lazy loading for images, contributing to moderate performance. Mobile optimization is good with responsive layouts. Accessibility features are basic but present. The site uses multiple third-party scripts and CDNs, which should be monitored for security and privacy compliance. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional media publishing platform with room for further optimization 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.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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