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Security report for falterverlag.at

Falter Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. · Media · Austria

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Falter Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. operates as a regional Austrian book publisher with a focus on providing books, promotional materials, and direct ordering services to the book trade and readers. The website falterverlag.at serves as an information and ordering platform, offering detailed book catalogs, special offers, and contact points for sales, press, and editorial teams. The company maintains a clear presence in the Austrian media sector with a small-sized business profile and consistent branding. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, jQuery, and a GDPR-compliant consent management platform (Didomi). The site is mobile-optimized with good SEO practices and accessible navigation, although accessibility features could be enhanced. Performance is moderate, and the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration, but lacks some advanced security headers. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a solid baseline with encrypted connections and cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Privacy compliance is strong with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional digital presence for a small media publishing company. Strategic improvements in security headers, incident response transparency, and accessibility would further enhance the security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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';…

  3. 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

  4. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
69

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention falterverlag.at, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

Falter Verlag holds a stable position in the Austrian book publishing market, targeting primarily book retailers and readers interested in their catalog. The business model combines direct sales, wholesale distribution via partners like Mohr Morawa, and promotional support. The company leverages a network of related media brands (falter.at, theviennareview.at) to enhance market reach. Contact details with named personnel and physical addresses indicate transparency and customer focus. The presence of a dedicated order form and multimedia content suggests active engagement with customers and the book trade. Growth potential lies in expanding digital offerings and strengthening e-commerce capabilities through partner sites.

Security posture

The website's security maturity is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent is managed via a reputable CMP (Didomi), supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or abuse contact information is published, which could delay handling of security incidents. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The site does not appear to use vulnerable third-party libraries. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the business size but could be improved with enhanced headers, documented security policies, and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish an incident response or abuse contact email to facilitate timely reporting and handling of security issues.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and security culture.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to prevent introduction of vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Falter Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Falter Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H.
Description
Wir beraten Sie gerne beim Verkauf und Vertrieb unserer Bücher, unterstützen Sie mit Werbe- & Dekorationsmaterial und mehr!
Key services
Book sales and distribution, Advertising and promotional materials, Order and pre-order management, Multimedia information about book presentations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Didomi Consent SDK
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Didomi Consent SDK
Marketing tools
Didomi Consent Management Platform
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Cookie consent is implemented with Didomi CMP.
  3. Clear contact information with named personnel and multiple contact methods.
  4. No explicit terms of service found on the site.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information available.
  7. Website content is in German and targets Austrian book trade and readers.
  8. Use of modern consent management technology but limited analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content found.
  10. Good branding consistency and professional presentation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a standard HTML5 structure with UTF-8 encoding and responsive meta tags for mobile optimization. It loads CSS and JavaScript assets including a privacy consent SDK from privacy-center.org. The tech stack includes jQuery and custom scripts. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or lightweight platform. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of consent scripts. SEO is supported by meta description, Open Graph, and Twitter card tags. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA roles and labels but could be improved. Hosting provider details are not evident from the HTML. Overall, the technical implementation is solid but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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