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Security report for edelweiss-consulting.at

Edelweiss Consulting GmbH · Other · Austria

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

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Edelweiss Consulting GmbH is a small Austrian consulting firm specializing in strategy development, organizational development, and personnel development, primarily serving clients in Vienna and Linz. The company presents itself professionally with a well-structured website, social media presence, and recognized certifications such as the Top Berater Gütesiegel Kurier 2024. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using common plugins for SEO, forms, and cookie consent, hosted on world4you.at. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS severely impacts the security posture, exposing visitors to risks and undermining trust. Privacy compliance is addressed with a clear privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism, supporting GDPR adherence. Overall, the website is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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 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
50
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
60

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 targets Austrian businesses seeking consulting services in strategic, organizational, and personnel development. Its market position is strengthened by recognized certifications and a diverse team approach. The business model is service-oriented consulting with a focus on project success through varied expertise. The partnership with beratungsraum Kommunal- und Unternehmensberatung GmbH indicates a collaborative ecosystem. The website content and social media integration support brand visibility and client engagement. Growth potential lies in expanding digital presence and enhancing security to build greater trust.

Security posture

The current security maturity is low due to the lack of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates, which is a critical vulnerability. While SPF records and DNS configurations are properly set, the absence of modern TLS protocols, HSTS, and security headers exposes the site to potential interception and downgrade attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. GDPR compliance is supported by privacy and cookie policies, but the security gaps pose risks to data protection. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues and implementation of security best practices are essential to mitigate risks.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 protocols and disable insecure legacy protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Activate HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS usage.
  5. Establish and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan.
  6. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to patch vulnerabilities.
  7. Enhance website performance by optimizing resources and enabling caching.
  8. Consider adding analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to monitor user engagement.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
EWC EDELWEISS CONSULTING GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website runs on WordPress with the X theme and child theme, using plugins like Rank Math SEO, Contact Form 7, and Cookie Notice. It uses Apache as the web server and is hosted on world4you.at DNS servers. The site loads jQuery and MediaElement.js for media playback. Performance metrics are missing, indicating potential slow loading. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. However, the lack of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a significant technical risk. The site uses chunked transfer encoding and no caching headers beyond no-cache, which may affect performance. Overall, the technical stack is standard but requires security and performance improvements.
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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