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Security report for bischofskonferenz.at

Österreichische Bischofskonferenz · Government · Austria

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and DNS health.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.bischofskonferenz.at serves as the official online presence of the Austrian Bishops' Conference, providing authoritative information, official statements, and publications related to the Catholic Church in Austria. It targets church members, interested citizens, and stakeholders seeking reliable religious and organizational content. The site is well-positioned as a governmental religious entity with a medium organizational size and a clear mission to inform and communicate church positions. Technically, the site is built on the siteswift CMS platform, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Swiper.js, and Klaro for cookie consent management. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, SEO practices, and moderate performance. Security-wise, HTTPS is enforced, CSRF protections are in place for forms, and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism is implemented. However, explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contacts are absent, representing areas for improvement. Overall, the website exhibits a strong security posture with no visible vulnerabilities or suspicious content. Privacy compliance is well addressed through GDPR-aligned policies and consent mechanisms. The business credibility is high, supported by consistent branding, official domain registration, and clear contact information. The site is safe for general audiences with no adult or questionable content. Strategically, the site would benefit from publishing a security policy, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information to enhance trust and compliance. Enhancing explicit security headers and accessibility features would further strengthen its technical and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

3 findings 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048
  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: mailbackup.inode.at

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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  • Security score drift

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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
42
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
69

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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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 Austrian Bishops' Conference operates as a governmental religious organization with a clear mandate to represent Catholic bishops and communicate church positions in Austria. Its market position is authoritative within the religious and governmental sectors. The business model is non-profit and focused on information dissemination, official publications, and community engagement. The website supports this by providing access to official documents, news, and event information. Partnerships with other church-related domains and official Vatican resources are evident. The organization targets Austrian citizens, church members, and religious stakeholders. Growth indicators include active publication of statements and synodal process documents. The partnership ecosystem includes diocesan websites and catholic news portals, reinforcing its network within the religious community.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and CSRF tokens implemented in forms, reducing risks of common web attacks. The use of Klaro for cookie consent aligns with GDPR requirements, indicating good privacy practices. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options could expose the site to clickjacking or content injection risks. No incident response or security contact information is published, which limits transparency and readiness for vulnerability reporting. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the site is secure but could improve by adopting additional security headers and publishing a security policy.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance browser security.
  2. Add a dedicated security policy page and provide incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses).
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Improve accessibility features to meet higher standards for users with disabilities.
  5. Regularly audit third-party libraries and update them to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Österreichische Bischofskonferenz
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Österreichische Bischofskonferenz
Description
Informationsportal rund um die österreichische Bischofskonferenz mit zentralen Dokumenten, Publikationen und Erklärungen.
Key services
Information dissemination, Publication of official documents and statements, Communication of church positions, Event announcements
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Swiper.js, Klaro Consent Manager, Magnific Popup, PrettyPhoto, CSS Element Queries, mmenu
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens used in forms
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Klaro Consent Manager
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 no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to the Austrian Catholic Bishops' Conference.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism is implemented via Klaro.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response contact information.
  5. No terms of service page detected.
  6. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and CMS framework siteswift.
  7. Good SEO and metadata implementation including Open Graph tags.
  8. Contact information includes physical address and contact form but no explicit emails or phone numbers visible in HTML.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the siteswift CMS platform, utilizing a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery, Swiper.js for sliders, Klaro for consent management, and other UI libraries like Magnific Popup and PrettyPhoto. The site uses responsive design techniques and media queries for mobile optimization. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading implemented for images. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags, Open Graph tags, and canonical links. The site uses CSRF tokens in forms, indicating attention to secure data submission. However, no advanced security headers are visible, and no explicit hosting provider information is found. The technical infrastructure is stable and modern but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance optimizations.
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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