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Security report for burda.com

Hubert Burda Media · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hubert Burda Media is a large, established media and technology company based in Germany, focusing on media publishing, brand management, and equity investments. The company maintains a strong market position with a diverse portfolio and international presence. Their website reflects a mature digital infrastructure with modern JavaScript libraries, consent management, and structured data for SEO and business transparency. Security posture is solid with valid SSL, SPF, and DMARC configurations, though improvements such as enabling HSTS and additional security headers are recommended. The company demonstrates compliance awareness with GDPR-aligned privacy and cookie policies and a whistleblowing system. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-optimized for users and search engines.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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. 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
87
Security headers
45
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
73

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

Hubert Burda Media operates primarily in the media sector, targeting media professionals, job seekers, investors, and the general public interested in media and technology. Their business model includes media publishing and digital services, supported by a strong brand portfolio and sustainability initiatives. The company leverages partnerships and maintains a compliance-focused ecosystem, including a whistleblowing platform. Their digital presence supports career opportunities and investor relations, indicating a comprehensive approach to stakeholder engagement. The company’s enterprise size and German base position it as a significant player in the European media landscape.

Security posture

The security maturity of Hubert Burda Media’s website is moderate to good. Key strengths include a valid and trusted SSL certificate, properly configured SPF and DMARC records with a quarantine policy, and no detected subdomain takeover vulnerabilities. However, the absence of DNSSEC, CAA records, and security headers such as HSTS, CSP, and X-Frame-Options indicates room for improvement. The presence of a consent management platform and a whistleblowing system reflects a positive security culture and compliance orientation. Incident response contact channels and explicit security policies are not publicly found, suggesting potential gaps in transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be enhanced to meet higher standards and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement additional security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Deploy DNSSEC to protect DNS integrity and prevent spoofing attacks.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and monitor third-party scripts and tracking technologies to ensure privacy compliance and reduce attack surface.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure is supported by MarkMonitor DNS services and Cloudfront CDN, ensuring reliable domain resolution and content delivery. The tech stack includes jQuery, Slick Slider for UI components, Piwik PRO for analytics, and ConsentManager.net for GDPR-compliant consent management. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 5 seconds and a page size of 150 KB. Mobile optimization is good with responsive images and alternate language support via hreflang tags. SEO is enhanced by comprehensive structured data (JSON-LD) describing the organization, contact points, and social profiles. The absence of a detected CMS suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and DNS configurations could reduce risks and enhance resilience.
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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