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Security report for der-pflanzenarzt.at

Der Pflanzenarzt · Media · Austria

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Der Pflanzenarzt is a specialized German-language online magazine focusing on plant protection, storage protection, and plant nutrition, targeting agricultural professionals and enthusiasts. It operates under the Österreichischer Agrarverlag media group, offering news, expert articles, newsletters, and subscription services. The website is well-structured, professionally designed, and provides relevant, up-to-date content for its niche audience. Technically, it leverages modern web technologies including Adobe Experience Manager CMS, jQuery, Ractive.js, Google Tag Manager, and OpenCMP for consent management, ensuring GDPR compliance and a good user experience across devices. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement, CAPTCHA on forms, and cookie consent mechanisms, though some security headers are not explicitly detected in the HTML content. The WHOIS data is privacy protected, which is typical for media entities, and no suspicious patterns were found. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital presence with good security and privacy practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

6 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

    • 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

  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 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';…

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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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
61

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 website serves a niche market in agricultural media, focusing on plant protection and related topics. It benefits from being part of a larger media group, Österreichischer Agrarverlag, which provides a network of related portals and resources. The business model relies on content subscription, advertising, and newsletter engagement. The target audience includes farmers, agronomists, and agricultural industry stakeholders primarily in Austria and German-speaking countries. The site’s partnership ecosystem includes multiple related agricultural and forestry media portals, enhancing its market reach. Growth indicators include regular content updates and integration of modern marketing and consent tools. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a preference for controlled communication via forms, possibly to manage inquiries efficiently.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA on all forms to prevent spam and abuse. Consent management is implemented via OpenCMP, supporting GDPR compliance. However, no explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected in the HTML source, which could be improved to mitigate clickjacking and content injection risks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the content. The lack of a security.txt file or incident response contact information is a gap in transparency and readiness for vulnerability reporting. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could enhance its security posture by adding recommended HTTP headers and publishing vulnerability disclosure information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  3. Add explicit data protection officer contact information to improve GDPR transparency.
  4. Consider providing direct company contact emails or phone numbers for business inquiries to enhance trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Der Pflanzenarzt
Description
Der Pflanzenarzt - das Fachmagazin für Pflanzenschutz, Vorratsschutz und Pflanzenernährung
Key services
Fachartikel, News, Newsletter, Abonnementservice, Veranstaltungstermine
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Ractive.js, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Tag Manager, OpenCMP Consent Management, Smartbanner jQuery plugin
Frameworks
Bootstrap (navbar classes), OpenCMP TCF v2 for consent
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Cookie consent management
  • Session logout notification mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Traffective
Marketing tools
OpenCMP Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional German-language agricultural magazine focused on plant protection and related topics.
  2. Content is rich with recent news articles and expert articles.
  3. Multiple external partner domains linked, all relevant to agriculture and media.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and consent management for GDPR compliance.
  5. No exposed sensitive data or security vulnerabilities detected in the HTML content.
  6. WHOIS data is not publicly available, likely due to privacy protection.
  7. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via form only.
  8. No security.txt or explicit incident response contacts found.
  9. Cookie consent and privacy policy are present and comprehensive.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS, leveraging client libraries and modern JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery and Ractive.js. It integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and OpenCMP for consent management, reflecting a mature approach to privacy compliance. The site is mobile responsive and uses smart banners for app promotion. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized images. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, though there is room for improvement in security header implementation and explicit hosting provider identification. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA v2 for form protection, enhancing security against automated abuse.
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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