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Security report for deutschehospitality.com

H World International · Hospitality · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

H World International is a large hospitality group operating multiple hotel brands with a focus on cultural diversity, tradition, and sustainable growth. The company targets hotel guests, business partners, franchisees, and job seekers, offering hotel accommodation, franchising, business travel, and development services. The website is professionally designed with clear navigation and good content relevance, supporting the company's market position as an established international hospitality group. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies and is hosted on Amazon AWS, but lacks a valid SSL certificate and proper HTTPS configuration, which is a critical security concern. Security headers are partially implemented, but the absence of TLS protocols and HSTS reduces the site's security posture significantly. Privacy compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy, but no cookie consent mechanism is present. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and maintain trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 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

5 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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. 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 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
0
Security headers
55
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
51

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 maintains a strong brand portfolio including Steigenberger Icons, Jaz in the City, MAXX, and others, indicating a diversified hospitality business model. The website highlights growth plans, franchise opportunities, and career options, suggesting active expansion and talent acquisition strategies. The partnership with hrewards.com indicates a loyalty program ecosystem supporting customer retention. The presence of press releases and corporate management information reflects transparency and engagement with stakeholders. The business model relies on hotel management, franchising, and development, targeting both leisure and business travelers. The company operates primarily in Germany with international reach, positioning itself as a significant player in the hospitality sector.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS, exposing visitors to potential data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. While some security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options are set, critical protections such as HSTS and TLS protocols are missing. No incident response or security policy information is published, indicating limited transparency in security governance. The absence of OCSP stapling and session resumption further reduces security and performance. No vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or POODLE are detected, but the fundamental lack of HTTPS is a critical issue that must be addressed immediately to protect user data and maintain compliance with security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable and enforce TLS 1.2 or higher protocols and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Implement HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  4. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance privacy transparency.
  5. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Steigenberger Hotels GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses standard HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with jQuery and lazy loading for images and fonts, indicating a modern but basic tech stack. Hosting on Amazon AWS provides scalability and reliability. Performance metrics are missing, but inferred slow loading suggests optimization opportunities. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and viewport settings. SEO is supported by meta tags and canonical links. No CMS or advanced frameworks detected, which may limit content management flexibility. The absence of analytics and advertising scripts reduces tracking but also limits marketing insights. Technical debt includes missing SSL and incomplete security headers, which pose risks to business operations and user trust.
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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