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Online-Shop Gegenbauer Essig · Retail · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

35/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Online-Shop Gegenbauer Essig is a small Austrian artisanal business specializing in vinegar and gourmet products with a rich history dating back to 1929. The company operates an e-commerce platform built on Joomla CMS with VirtueMart, offering a diverse product range including over 70 vinegar varieties, oils, fruit juices, and coffee. The website is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and uses modern web technologies such as Uikit and jQuery. Structured data is implemented for SEO benefits. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and CSRF protections in place, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. Contact information is limited to a login and contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers visible. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy, though improvements in security transparency and privacy compliance are recommended.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
Checks completed
5of 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

8 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 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
37
Security headers
55
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
35

Not counted

  • Email security: did not complete in this scan.
  • DNS health: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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 operates in the retail and manufacturing sectors, focusing on niche artisanal food products. Its business model centers on direct online sales through an e-commerce platform, supported by rich content about its heritage and production methods. The market position is that of a specialized small business with a loyal customer base interested in high-quality gourmet products. The absence of visible third-party advertising or affiliate programs suggests a focus on organic growth and direct customer relationships. The website supports multiple languages, indicating some international reach. The lack of explicit contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage may limit immediate customer trust but is mitigated by contact forms and legal disclosures. No suspicious or unrelated domains are linked, reinforcing a focused business ecosystem.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses CSRF tokens in forms, indicating awareness of basic web security practices. However, the absence of HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file is present, which limits transparency and incident response readiness. The login form is standard but no multi-factor authentication or advanced security features are evident. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, privacy mechanisms, and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and explicit cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a security policy and provide dedicated incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ emails.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to foster responsible security reporting.
  5. Enhance contact information visibility by including verified company emails and phone numbers to improve trust and customer support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Online-Shop Gegenbauer Essig
Description
Essigmanufaktur Gegenbauer aus Wien bietet über 70 Essigsorten, Kaffee, Öle, Fruchtsäfte und weitere Genussprodukte. Familienunternehmen mit langer Tradition seit 1929.
Key services
Online shop for vinegar and related gourmet products, Information about artisanal production, Guest rooms (Wiener Gäste Zimmer)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Uikit, VirtueMart, Joomla CMS, Yootheme template
Frameworks
Joomla, Uikit
Platforms
VirtueMart e-commerce
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens in forms
  • Use of jQuery noConflict mode
  • Secure login form with password field

Analytics and tracking

Services
jrealtimeanalytics (custom)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Joomla-based e-commerce platform specialized in artisanal vinegar and gourmet products.
  2. Content is in German with English alternate language available.
  3. No explicit cookie consent banner found, which may impact GDPR compliance.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content; contact is via forms and contact page.
  5. No social media links detected in the provided HTML content.
  6. Security headers not visible in provided data; HTTPS is used.
  7. Structured data (JSON-LD) present for organization and website.
  8. Login and registration forms present with CSRF tokens.
  9. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  10. No advertising or third-party ad networks detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with the VirtueMart e-commerce extension, using Uikit and jQuery for frontend UI components. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets, including custom Yootheme templates. Performance is moderate with responsive design and mobile optimization evident. Structured data using JSON-LD is implemented for SEO. The site uses HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data, which is a technical gap. The site uses AJAX for cart updates and includes CSRF tokens in forms, indicating good security practices in form handling. There is no evidence of modern frontend frameworks like React or Angular, indicating a traditional CMS-based architecture. Hosting provider details are not visible from the content.
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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