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Security report for eppendorf.com

Eppendorf SE · Healthcare · Denmark

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

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Eppendorf SE is a well-established, leading life sciences company specializing in the development and sale of laboratory instruments, consumables, and services globally. Their product portfolio spans liquid handling, bioprocessing, centrifugation, and more, targeting academic, commercial, pharmaceutical, and industrial laboratories. The website reflects a mature, professional digital presence with comprehensive content, clear navigation, and multi-regional support. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript frameworks and integrates advanced marketing and analytics tools, although performance data is limited. Security posture is currently weak due to invalid or missing SSL/TLS certificates and lack of enabled TLS protocols, which is a critical risk. Privacy compliance is strong, with clear cookie and privacy policies and consent mechanisms in place. Overall, the site is trustworthy and credible but requires urgent remediation of its SSL/TLS configuration 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
80
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
55

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

Eppendorf SE operates in the healthcare and manufacturing sectors, focusing on laboratory equipment and consumables. Their business model includes direct sales, service agreements, and digital solutions like software and virtual labs. The company maintains a strong market position with over 60 years of expertise and a global footprint, supported by a corporate parent site and partner domains. Their target customers include research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and industrial labs. The website's extensive product categorization and service offerings indicate a diversified revenue stream. The presence of certifications and quality assurances enhances their competitive advantage. Strategic partnerships and a robust digital marketing ecosystem support growth and customer engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates partial adherence to security best practices with several security headers implemented, including X-Frame-Options, Content Security Policy, and X-XSS-Protection. However, the absence of a valid SSL/TLS certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent critical vulnerabilities that expose users to potential data interception and undermine trust. The lack of HSTS enforcement and OCSP stapling further weakens the security posture. No evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies was found. The site uses secure cookie attributes but must prioritize fixing its SSL configuration to meet modern security standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Urgently obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enable modern TLS protocols (1.2 or 1.3).
  2. Enable and enforce HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to protect against protocol downgrade attacks.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update security headers and content security policies to mitigate emerging threats.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a robust technical foundation using SAP Commerce (Hybris) as the CMS and e-commerce platform, with Vue.js for frontend interactivity. It integrates multiple third-party marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, OneTrust for consent management, Dynamic Yield for personalization, and Autopilot for marketing automation. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. However, performance metrics are missing, and the SSL/TLS configuration is severely lacking, which poses operational and security risks. The domain is hosted on IPs associated with iphh.de and iphh.net nameservers, indicating a stable hosting environment. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but requires immediate attention to security configurations.
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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