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Security report for digitalwerk.agency

Achtzehn Grad GmbH · Media · Austria

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Achtzehn Grad GmbH is a full-service creative agency based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in branding, digital marketing, and communication services. The company positions itself as a premium agency focused on uncovering hidden potential in brands and delivering innovative marketing solutions. Their target audience includes businesses in German-speaking countries seeking comprehensive marketing and creative services. The website reflects a high level of professionalism with excellent design, clear navigation, and rich content, including case studies and a blog. Technically, the site leverages modern JavaScript libraries such as GSAP and Swiper, is hosted on Webflow with Cloudflare CDN, and integrates bot protection on forms. However, a critical security issue is the absence of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support and no modern TLS protocols, which significantly impacts the security posture. Privacy compliance is good with a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service, but no explicit cookie consent mechanism was detected. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally managed but requires urgent SSL/TLS remediation to ensure secure user interactions.

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

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

      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

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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
60
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
52

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 agency operates in the media sector with a small company size, focusing on full-service marketing solutions including branding, campaigns, and web development using Webflow. Their market position is strong within Vienna, supported by partnerships such as Webflow Premium Partner status and a well-maintained social media presence. The business model relies on delivering creative and digital marketing services to brands with vision, emphasizing quality and innovation. The company showcases recent work and thought leadership via a blog, indicating active engagement with current marketing trends. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified, suggesting an independent operation. The presence of structured data with founder information and contact details enhances credibility and SEO.

Security posture

The website implements several security best practices including HSTS with preload, Content Security Policy restricting frame ancestors, and X-Frame-Options set to SAMEORIGIN. Forms are protected by BotPoison anti-bot challenges, reducing spam and automated abuse. However, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols are critical vulnerabilities that expose users to potential interception and downgrade attacks. The absence of OCSP stapling and session resumption further weakens SSL performance and security. No known vulnerabilities or malware were detected in scripts or libraries. The site lacks a published security policy or incident response contacts, which could improve transparency and readiness. Immediate action to install and maintain a valid SSL certificate and enable modern TLS is strongly recommended.

Recommendations

  1. Install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and secure all communications.
  2. Enable TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 protocols and configure strong cipher suites for encryption.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  4. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and enhance user trust.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  6. Expand Content Security Policy to cover additional directives like script-src and style-src.
  7. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update as needed.
  8. Enhance accessibility features and continue SEO optimization for better user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Achtzehn Grad GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Webflow CMS and hosted with Cloudflare CDN, ensuring good global availability and performance. It uses modern JavaScript libraries such as GSAP for animations, Swiper.js for sliders, and integrates Vimeo Player API for video content. jQuery is also used, likely for legacy or convenience purposes. The site includes structured data in JSON-LD format for local business information, improving SEO and rich snippet eligibility. Performance metrics were not provided but the site appears moderately optimized with lazy loading images and responsive design. Accessibility is addressed with focus-visible styles and font smoothing. Some technical debt is indicated by the use of jQuery alongside modern frameworks. The absence of a valid SSL certificate is a major technical risk that must be resolved promptly.
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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