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Security report for dws.de

DWS Group · Finance · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

DWS Group is a leading global asset manager headquartered in Germany, offering a broad range of investment solutions including ESG, infrastructure, equity, bonds, and ETFs. The company has a strong market position with over 60 years of investment expertise and a large workforce. Their digital presence is built on modern web technologies such as Vue.js and integrates advanced video content delivery via Brightcove. The website demonstrates good SEO and user experience practices, with comprehensive privacy and cookie consent mechanisms in place. Security posture is solid with strict SPF and DMARC policies and use of TLS 1.3, though improvements such as enabling HSTS and OCSP stapling are recommended. Fraud warnings and clear contact information enhance user trust. Overall, the site reflects a mature digital infrastructure aligned with enterprise-grade asset management services.

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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

3 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

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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
90
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
76

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
616
Employees
0
Customers
616
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
9%

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

DWS operates in the finance sector focusing on asset management and investment products. Their business model centers on providing integrated investment solutions to private and institutional clients, leveraging a strong brand and extensive market expertise. The company benefits from its affiliation with Deutsche Bank and maintains subsidiaries such as Deutsche AM and Deutsche AWM. Their content strategy includes market outlooks, fund highlights, and educational videos, targeting investors seeking stability and innovation. The presence of multiple language and regional versions indicates a global reach. Partnerships and related domains reinforce their ecosystem. The company emphasizes trust and transparency, addressing fraud risks proactively.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with correctly configured SPF and DMARC records enforcing strict email authentication policies, reducing phishing risks. TLS 1.3 and 1.2 protocols are supported, and known SSL vulnerabilities like Heartbleed, FREAK, and Logjam are absent. However, the lack of HSTS and OCSP stapling reduces protection against certain attack vectors and impacts certificate revocation efficiency. The SSL certificate covers multiple related domains but lacks full certificate transparency compliance. No explicit security policy or security.txt file was found, which could improve vulnerability disclosure and incident response transparency. Incident response contact is partially addressed via fraud reporting email. Overall, the site is secure but could benefit from enhanced HTTPS hardening and formal security disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  3. Correct and validate CAA DNS records to specify authorized certificate authorities explicitly.
  4. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve incident response communication.
  5. Enhance certificate transparency compliance by ensuring all certificates are logged in public CT logs.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
DWS International GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Vue.js framework with PrimeVue UI components, indicating a modern reactive frontend architecture. Video content is delivered via Brightcove and Video.js, supporting rich media experiences. Tag management and analytics are handled by Tealium and Webtrekk, with additional geolocation tracking via GeID. DNS is managed through DomainNetwork.se with no DNSSEC enabled. SSL configuration supports modern protocols but lacks some advanced features like HSTS and OCSP stapling. Performance is slow with a load time of approximately 14.8 seconds and a large page size (~3.45 MB), suggesting optimization opportunities. Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, and SEO is supported by structured data and meta tags. Hosting appears to be enterprise-grade, likely managed by Deutsche Bank infrastructure. Overall, the technical stack is robust but could improve in performance and security hardening.
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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