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Security report for edugroup.at

Education Group GmbH · Education · Austria

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Education Group GmbH is a well-established full-service educational agency based in Linz, Austria, specializing in providing pedagogical, media, and technological solutions for schools and educational institutions. The company offers a broad portfolio including products, services, projects, seminars, and helpdesk support, targeting educators, municipalities, and educational authorities. Their market position is strong within the Upper Austria region, supported by a professional and content-rich website that clearly communicates their offerings and expertise. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with a modern tech stack including PHP 8.2, OpenResty server, and uses advanced front-end libraries like Swiper.js and Font Awesome. The site is fast, mobile-optimized, and accessible, with good SEO practices and structured data enhancing discoverability and trust. Analytics are handled via Matomo, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled, strict Content-Security-Policy headers, and a strict DMARC policy for email protection. However, there is room for improvement by enabling HSTS, OCSP stapling, and refining CAA records. No critical vulnerabilities or WAF blocking were detected, indicating a secure and reliable online presence. Overall, the website and business demonstrate high professionalism, compliance with GDPR, and strong trust indicators. The domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing HTTPS security headers and adding a vulnerability disclosure policy to further strengthen security and 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

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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

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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
67
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
66

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

Education Group GmbH operates as a specialized educational service provider focusing on the Austrian market, particularly Upper Austria. Their competitive advantage lies in combining pedagogical expertise with technological solutions, offering tailored products like eduSecurebox and digital media platforms. Revenue streams likely include product sales, service contracts, seminars, and project partnerships with educational authorities and municipalities. The company targets educators, schools, and public sector entities, supported by partnerships with regional educational and governmental organizations. Growth indicators include a diverse portfolio, active project engagement, and a strong digital presence. The partnership ecosystem includes schule.at, bildungs.tv, education-online.at, eduresearch.at, and the regional government, enhancing credibility and reach.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.3 and 1.2), and a comprehensive Content-Security-Policy restricting resource origins and framing. Email security is robust with SPF, DMARC (policy reject), and MX records properly configured. Security headers like X-Content-Type-Options and X-XSS-Protection are present. No vulnerable cipher suites or known vulnerabilities were detected. The absence of HSTS and OCSP stapling are minor gaps. No incident response or security policy pages were found, suggesting an opportunity to formalize security governance and incident handling. Overall, the security setup protects user data and supports compliance with GDPR and best practices.

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 and reduce latency.
  3. Correct and update CAA DNS records to valid entries to control certificate issuance.
  4. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting channels.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Education Group GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an OpenResty server running PHP 8.2.28 and uses TYPO3 CMS, a robust and scalable content management system. Frontend technologies include Swiper.js for sliders and Font Awesome 6 Pro for icons. The site is well-structured with responsive design and accessibility considerations. Performance is optimized with preloading of CSS and deferred JavaScript loading. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and JSON-LD structured data. Analytics are implemented via Matomo, favoring privacy. No performance bottlenecks or technical debt indicators were observed. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and implement advanced SSL features for improved resilience.
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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