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Security report for focus-rostfrei.com

Focus Rostfrei · Manufacturing · Germany

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Focus Rostfrei is a specialized German trade magazine dedicated to stainless, acid-resistant, and heat-resistant steels. It serves industry professionals by providing news, technical articles, event information, and directories. The website is professionally designed using WordPress CMS and integrates multiple plugins for enhanced user experience, including e-paper subscriptions and event management. The site is GDPR compliant with a clear privacy and cookie policy, and it supports multilingual sister publications targeting broader European markets. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies and maintains good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and secure login forms, though improvements like implementing a Content-Security-Policy header and publishing incident response contacts are recommended. The domain WHOIS data is missing or not publicly available, which raises concerns about registration legitimacy despite the active and professional website presence. Overall, the site is a credible industry resource but should address WHOIS transparency and enhance security headers to improve trust and compliance.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: SMB

      Port 445 (SMB) is publicly accessible - SMB - Windows file sharing, high risk

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to SMB using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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"

    • 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';…

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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
15
Email security
55
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
80
Average
45

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 · found on this site
  • 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 website operates in the manufacturing and media sectors, focusing on stainless steel industry professionals. It leverages a publishing business model with revenue streams from advertising, digital subscriptions, and event hosting. The presence of multilingual sister sites indicates a strategic approach to European market penetration. The company maintains partnerships with industry players and offers educational seminars, enhancing its market position. The lack of visible company registration details and WHOIS transparency is a minor risk factor. The site’s content and services are tailored to a niche audience, supporting sustained engagement and industry relevance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, secure login forms, and cookie consent mechanisms. However, the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header and lack of published incident response or abuse contacts indicate gaps in security best practices. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML. The site would benefit from publishing a security.txt file and enhancing HTTP security headers to align with industry standards and improve incident response readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate but has room for improvement to mitigate potential risks.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive Content-Security-Policy (CSP) header to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers including X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  4. Verify and publish accurate WHOIS domain registration data to improve legitimacy and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to reduce vulnerability exposure.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Focus Rostfrei
Description
Focus Rostfrei is a specialized trade magazine focused on stainless, acid-resistant, and heat-resistant steels. It provides industry news, technical articles, events, seminars, and directories related to stainless steel and related products.
Key services
Trade magazine publishing, E-paper digital editions, Industry directories, Events and seminars, Advertising sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, PHP, jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, WPBakery Page Builder, Popup Maker, Ultimate Member plugin, AdRotate plugin, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in
  • Login forms with nonce tokens
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook SDK
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
AdRotate
Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook SDK
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional trade magazine for stainless steel industry
  2. Content is in German with multilingual sister sites
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins
  4. Has cookie consent and privacy policy compliant with GDPR
  5. No visible security.txt or incident response info
  6. WHOIS data unavailable or domain not registered publicly
  7. No WAF or blocking detected
  8. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed
  9. Multiple external partner and subsidiary domains linked
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.3 with a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Font Awesome. It uses popular plugins such as WPBakery Page Builder, Ultimate Member, and AdRotate for content management, user registration, and advertising. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data. The site integrates Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for analytics and marketing. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Technical debt appears low, but security header enhancements and WHOIS transparency are recommended to reduce operational risks.
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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