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Business Upper Austria - OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH · Government · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Business Upper Austria - OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH is a government agency serving as the location and investment promotion agency for the state of Upper Austria. The organization provides tailored solutions for companies' investment and innovation projects, supporting national and international businesses with services such as investor services, human capital management, innovation promotion, cooperation facilitation, and industrial transformation. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence with clear navigation and relevant content targeted at businesses and investors interested in the region. Technically, the website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, utilizing modern frontend libraries such as Swiper.js and Font Awesome 6 Pro. The site includes a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR and uses Matomo analytics for user tracking with explicit consent. However, the website suffers from critical security shortcomings, notably the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support, which severely impacts the security posture and user trust. Security-wise, while SPF and DMARC records are properly configured to protect email integrity, the lack of TLS encryption and modern security headers exposes the site to risks. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which could be a concern for security-conscious visitors. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy and consistency with the business claims, reinforcing trust in the entity behind the website. Overall, the site is content-rich and professionally presented but requires urgent security improvements to enable HTTPS and modern TLS protocols to protect user data and enhance trust. Strategic recommendations include obtaining and maintaining a valid SSL certificate, enabling HSTS, and improving security headers. These steps will significantly improve the security posture and compliance standing of the website.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

8 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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
40
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
46

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

Business Upper Austria operates as a regional government agency focused on economic development and investment promotion in Upper Austria. Its market position is strong as the primary agency for location services and innovation support. The business model revolves around providing services to attract and retain businesses, fostering innovation, and facilitating cooperation among stakeholders. Revenue streams are likely government-funded with possible project-based funding. The target customers are national and international companies looking to invest or expand in Upper Austria. The agency maintains a partnership ecosystem including technology providers and marketing platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics. Growth indicators include active project promotion and event hosting. The website content and social media presence support a credible and professional image.

Security posture

The current security maturity level of the website is low due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support, which is a critical vulnerability. The site has implemented SPF and DMARC for email security, which is positive. However, no advanced security headers or protections like HSTS, DNSSEC, or CAA records are in place. The use of Matomo analytics is privacy-conscious with user consent, but no incident response or security policy pages are found, indicating limited transparency in security governance. Compliance with GDPR is evident through cookie consent and privacy policies. The lack of TLS encryption exposes users to potential data interception and undermines trust. Immediate remediation is necessary to address these critical security gaps.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Add DNSSEC and CAA DNS records to enhance DNS security and certificate issuance control.
  5. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  6. Regularly audit and update security headers to include Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  7. Ensure all forms and inputs are secured and protected against injection attacks.
  8. Maintain GDPR compliance with clear data retention policies and user rights information.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Business Upper Austria - OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. Frontend technologies include Font Awesome 6 Pro for icons and Swiper.js for interactive sliders, enhancing user experience. The site uses DataReporter for cookie consent management, ensuring GDPR compliance. Hosting is provided by easyname.eu, with DNS and MX records properly configured. Performance is slow with a load time of over 8 seconds and a page size of approximately 140 KB, suggesting optimization opportunities. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO meta tags are well implemented. However, the lack of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a significant technical risk. The site would benefit from performance tuning, security upgrades, and accessibility improvements to meet modern standards.
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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