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Security report for bfi.wien

Berufsfoerderungsinstitut Wien · Education · Austria

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

BFI Wien is a well-established educational institution based in Austria, specializing in vocational training, continuing education, and certification courses across various sectors including IT, business, languages, and social services. The website reflects a mature digital presence with a comprehensive catalog of courses, detailed descriptions, and clear pricing structures. The target audience includes private individuals, businesses, and job seekers, supported by extensive service and advisory offerings. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS and leverages Cloudflare for hosting and CDN services, with modern web technologies ensuring good mobile responsiveness and accessibility. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate is a critical security gap, exposing users to risks and undermining trust. The site employs GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms and provides clear privacy policies, demonstrating good privacy practices. Overall, while the business and content quality are excellent, the security posture requires urgent improvement to align with best practices and user expectations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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. 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

  3. 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"

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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
Security headers
45
Email security
50
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
47

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

BFI Wien operates as a key player in the Austrian vocational education market, offering a broad spectrum of courses tailored to diverse professional fields. Its business model focuses on direct course delivery, supported by advisory and funding services, targeting individuals and corporate clients. The institution benefits from a strong brand presence, mature domain registration, and consistent contact information. Partnerships with labor market services and integration of funding options indicate a well-connected ecosystem. The website's detailed course listings and promotional discounts suggest active marketing and customer engagement strategies. The organization is positioned as a large entity with a decade-long operational history, enhancing credibility and market trust.

Security posture

The website's security posture is currently weak due to the lack of a valid SSL/TLS certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support. This exposes users to potential interception and data integrity risks. While some security headers like Content Security Policy and X-Content-Type-Options are present, critical protections such as HSTS, OCSP stapling, and secure session management are missing. The use of Cloudflare indicates potential for enhanced security, but current configuration does not leverage these capabilities fully. No evidence of incident response policies or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms was found. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS and enhancement of security headers is recommended to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Configure HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Enable OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  4. Regularly audit and update security headers to cover all best practices.
  5. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  6. Enhance incident response readiness by providing dedicated security contact channels.
  7. Maintain and update cookie consent mechanisms to reflect evolving privacy regulations.
  8. Improve performance monitoring to capture accurate load times and resource usage.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Berufsförderungsinstitut Wien der AK und des ÖGB
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, indicating a mature technical foundation. It uses Cloudflare as a hosting and CDN provider, which can offer performance and security benefits if properly configured. The site includes modern front-end technologies such as Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot are integrated for analytics and privacy compliance. However, performance metrics are missing or zero, suggesting a lack of monitoring or reporting. The absence of HTTPS is a significant technical deficiency. Overall, the infrastructure is solid but requires critical security upgrades and performance monitoring enhancements.
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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