Midvox is a German media company specializing in modern book marketing and social media integration for printed books. It offers digital marketing solutions such as 'Blick ins Buch' (look inside the book) previews, flippable covers, and social media widgets to facilitate book sales across online and physical retailers. The company serves a large network of over 1,400 publishers and thousands of retailers, positioning itself as an important player in the book marketing ecosystem. Technically, the website uses a variety of older JavaScript libraries and custom scripts, hosted on domaincontrol.com name servers, with moderate performance and basic mobile optimization. Security posture is limited due to lack of visible HTTPS enforcement and security headers, and no privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps. Overall, the website is functional but would benefit from modernization and enhanced security and privacy practices.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
33/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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
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"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
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Third-party trackers
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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
33
Average
43
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention blickinsbuch.net, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
Midvox operates a B2B business model targeting publishers and book retailers by providing digital content aggregation and marketing tools to promote printed books online. Its competitive advantage lies in its extensive publisher network and integration with major online and physical book retailers. Revenue likely derives from service fees paid by barsortiments and retailers. The company’s marketing tools include digital book previews and social media widgets, enhancing book visibility and purchase decisions. The large number of participating publishers and retailers indicates strong market presence and trust. However, the lack of visible contact information and compliance documentation may limit customer confidence and regulatory adherence.
Security posture
The website’s security maturity is low to moderate. There is no explicit evidence of HTTPS enforcement or modern security headers, and the use of outdated JavaScript libraries may expose the site to vulnerabilities. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating GDPR compliance gaps. Incident response and security policy information are absent, suggesting limited transparency and preparedness. The domain WHOIS data shows an unusual 'connect' status and lacks registrant details, which may raise concerns about domain legitimacy. Overall, the security posture requires significant improvement to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.
Recommendations
Implement HTTPS with strict transport security (HSTS) and ensure all resources load securely.
Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR.
Update all JavaScript libraries and frameworks to current secure versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Publish clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for customer support and incident response.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Midvox
Description
Midvox provides marketing solutions for promoting printed books, including digital title presentation, 'Blick ins Buch' (look inside the book) marketing network, social media widgets, and virtual book shelves. It serves publishers by creating sales-promoting book previews and distributing them across online and physical book retailers and publisher homepages.
Key services
Blick ins Buch (Look inside the book) digital previews, Blätterbare Cover (flippable covers), Social media widgets, Virtual book shelves (TouchMe), Content aggregation and distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate
Technology
Stack
jQuery, jQuery UI, Fancybox, MooTools, AnythingSlider, Nivo Slider, Colorpicker
Frameworks
MooTools
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic
Security
Observed score
40/100
Analytics and tracking
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Marketing tools
blickinsbuch.de widget
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate
Key observations
Website provides a specialized service for book marketing and digital previews.
No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided in the visible content.
Website uses multiple older JavaScript libraries and custom scripts.
No explicit security headers or HTTPS enforcement details available.
Large list of participating publishers indicates established business relationships.
No social media links or email addresses found in the provided content.
No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
No structured data (JSON-LD, Open Graph) found in the provided content.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a mix of older JavaScript libraries including jQuery 1.x, MooTools 1.2.x, and plugins like Fancybox and AnythingSlider. The CSS and HTML structure is basic and somewhat dated, with inline styles and multiple stylesheet links. Hosting is via domaincontrol.com, indicating use of GoDaddy services. Performance is moderate with no explicit optimization for mobile devices beyond viewport meta tags. SEO is basic with meta description and keywords but no structured data or Open Graph tags. Accessibility features are minimal. The technical stack suggests the site could benefit from modernization to improve performance, security, and user experience.
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.
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