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Security report for bundeslaenderinnen.at

Life Style Magazin Verlags GmbH · Media · Austria

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Life Style Magazin Verlags GmbH operates the website www.bundeslaenderinnen.at, a professional media publishing platform hosting nine regional lifestyle magazines targeting Austrian federal states. The company offers bundled advertising packages and regional content with international quality standards, positioning itself as a key regional media player in Austria. The website is well-branded, consistent, and provides clear contact and legal information, supporting its credibility and trustworthiness. Technically, the website leverages modern analytics tools including Google Analytics, Snowplow, and INFOnline Measurement Manager, hosted on FastCDN and built on the Instapage platform. The site is mobile-optimized with moderate performance and basic accessibility features. SEO is basic but present with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and standard security headers present. The site includes a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements and provides a privacy policy and terms of service documents. However, no explicit security policy or incident response information is published, which could be improved. Overall, the website presents a low risk profile with no detected vulnerabilities or suspicious content. It is suitable for general audiences with safe content focused on lifestyle and regional media. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security transparency, improving accessibility, and expanding SEO and privacy disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 100 · High
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

4 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

    • 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. 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 Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  3. 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 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

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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
65
Security headers
60
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
Average
74

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

The company targets regional Austrian audiences through nine distinct lifestyle magazines, offering advertisers a consolidated platform for regional campaigns. The business model focuses on bundled advertising sales and regional content delivery, leveraging partnerships with multiple regional magazine brands. The presence of multiple named executives and detailed legal disclosures indicates a mature organizational structure. The company is medium-sized, operating primarily in the media sector within Austria, with a strong regional footprint and a clear brand identity. The partnership ecosystem includes sister magazine websites and media groups, enhancing market reach and influence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS, security headers, and no exposed sensitive data. Use of consent banners and GDPR-compliant privacy policies indicates awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of a public security policy and incident response contacts limits transparency. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were detected in the scripts. The site uses reputable third-party analytics and tracking tools. Recommendations include publishing a security policy, providing incident response contacts, and conducting regular security audits of third-party scripts to maintain and improve security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Add incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance website accessibility to meet higher standards for users with disabilities.
  5. Improve SEO metadata completeness and structured data for better search engine visibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Life Style Magazin Verlags GmbH
VAT number
ATU 66600788
Registration number
FN 362252z
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Life Style Magazin Verlags GmbH
Description
Publisher of 9 regional lifestyle magazines under one roof, offering regional content on an international level, targeting Austrian federal states.
Key services
Publishing regional lifestyle magazines, Advertising sales and campaign management, Digital and print media distribution
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Instapage, INFOnline Measurement Manager, FastCDN, Snowplow Analytics
Platforms
Instapage landing page platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent banner for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Snowplow Analytics, INFOnline Measurement Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Snowplow Analytics, INFOnline Measurement Manager
Marketing tools
Instapage analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional media publishing platform for regional lifestyle magazines in Austria.
  2. Clear legal disclosures and contact information are provided.
  3. Use of modern analytics and consent management tools indicates GDPR awareness.
  4. No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content or domains.
  6. Content is well structured and targeted to a regional Austrian audience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Instapage platform, utilizing FastCDN for content delivery and integrating multiple analytics tools including Google Analytics and Snowplow. The HTML and CSS are valid and well-structured, supporting responsive design for mobile devices. Performance is moderate, with some lazy loading of images to optimize load times. The site uses standard meta tags and Open Graph properties for social media sharing. Accessibility features are basic but present. There is room for technical improvement in SEO and accessibility compliance. No CMS other than Instapage was detected. Hosting appears stable and secure with HTTPS enforced.
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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