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Security report for bernard-ing.com

BERNARD Gruppe · Energy · Austria

Partial score · DNS & email only

55/100

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

The Bernard Gruppe is a medium-sized, owner-managed engineering group founded in 1983, specializing in interdisciplinary engineering services across energy, industry, infrastructure, and transportation sectors. With approximately 400 employees and operations in over 40 countries, the company offers comprehensive consulting, planning, and project realization services, including specialized software and hardware solutions. The website content reflects a professional engineering firm with a broad service portfolio and international presence. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Avada theme and includes a cookie consent mechanism from an external provider. However, the site lacks HTTPS support and modern security configurations, which significantly impacts its security posture. Performance data is missing, and SEO and accessibility features are basic. No analytics or tracking services beyond cookie consent are detected. From a security perspective, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS is a critical vulnerability, exposing users to potential data interception risks. The site also lacks security headers, DNSSEC, and other modern protections. No privacy policy, terms of service, or incident response information is provided, indicating gaps in compliance and security transparency. Overall, the website presents a moderate business credibility but suffers from significant security and privacy shortcomings. Strategic improvements in SSL deployment, security headers, and privacy documentation are essential to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
0
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
85
Average
55

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Bernard Gruppe operates as a specialized engineering group with a strong focus on energy and transportation sectors. Its business model leverages multiple independent but networked engineering companies to deliver interdisciplinary projects internationally. The company’s competitive advantage lies in its broad expertise, international footprint, and integrated project teams. Revenue streams likely derive from consulting, planning, project execution, and custom industrial software/hardware solutions. The target customers are primarily industrial, infrastructure, and transportation clients requiring complex engineering services. The company’s growth is supported by its presence in over 40 countries and 18 locations, indicating a mature partnership ecosystem and operational scale.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the lack of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates, absence of security headers, and missing DNSSEC and CAA records. These gaps expose the website and its users to risks such as data interception, man-in-the-middle attacks, and DNS spoofing. The lack of privacy policy and incident response information further reduces transparency and compliance with GDPR and other regulations. No evidence of vulnerability disclosure or security certifications is present. The site’s security maturity appears low, requiring urgent remediation to protect business reputation and user data.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce HTTPS site-wide to secure data transmission.
  2. Add and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  4. Establish an incident response contact channel and vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance security transparency.
  5. Enable DNSSEC and CAA records to strengthen DNS security and certificate issuance control.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
BERNARD Ingenieure ZT GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an Apache server and uses WordPress with the Avada theme, indicating a common CMS platform. External scripts include a cookie consent library from cookieconsent.at. The site lacks HTTPS, which is a critical technical deficiency. Performance metrics are missing, suggesting no active monitoring or optimization. The site uses ISO-8859-1 charset, which may cause encoding issues. The technical stack is basic and could benefit from modernization, including improved mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO enhancements. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but outdated and insecure.
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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