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Security report for gourmet-group.at

GMS GOURMET GmbH · Hospitality · Austria

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

30/100

Risk levelHigh

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

GMS GOURMET GmbH is a leading Austrian company specializing in community catering, private label food production, and gastronomy services with over 45 years of experience. The company serves a broad audience including kindergartens, schools, workplaces, senior homes, and event catering, positioning itself as the market leader in Austria's community gastronomy sector. Their business model focuses on delivering high-quality, healthy, and sustainable food solutions tailored to diverse customer needs. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on TYPO3 CMS, integrating modern marketing and consent management tools such as Google Tag Manager and Cookiebot. However, a critical security gap exists due to the absence of HTTPS, exposing users to potential risks. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear policies and consent mechanisms. The company demonstrates strong trust signals through multiple certifications, sustainability initiatives, and family-friendly employer awards.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

9 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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

  3. 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
0
Security headers
25
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
30

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

The company holds a dominant market position in Austria's hospitality and community catering sector, leveraging a diversified portfolio of services including meals for educational institutions, workplaces, healthcare facilities, and private label food production. Their strategic partnerships and certifications underscore a commitment to quality and sustainability, appealing to environmentally conscious and health-focused customers. The presence of multiple subsidiary domains indicates a broad operational footprint. The business benefits from a strong brand reputation and consistent messaging, supported by a professional website with comprehensive content and clear navigation. The parent company, Vivatis Holding AG, adds corporate stability and potential for resource sharing. The company’s digital marketing employs standard analytics and consent tools, reflecting moderate user tracking aligned with GDPR requirements.

Security posture

The website's security posture is currently weak due to the lack of HTTPS and SSL/TLS encryption, which is a critical vulnerability that undermines user data protection and trust. While some security headers like X-Content-Type-Options are present, the absence of HSTS, OCSP stapling, and secure session management further exposes the site to risks. No evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies was found, indicating potential gaps in security governance. The server runs Apache but lacks modern TLS protocol support. Immediate remediation is required to implement HTTPS with a valid certificate and enhance security headers to protect users and comply with best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Urgently deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enable HTTPS site-wide to secure data in transit.
  2. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Enable OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  4. Add comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Referrer-Policy.
  5. Establish and publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to enhance security transparency and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
GMS GOURMET GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and extensible content management system, hosted on Apache servers managed by netplanet.at. The site integrates Google Tag Manager for analytics and Cookiebot for cookie consent management, reflecting compliance with privacy regulations. Despite a professional design and good mobile optimization, performance metrics are missing or zero, suggesting potential issues with load speed or monitoring. Accessibility is basic, with room for improvement to meet higher standards. SEO is well implemented with proper meta tags and structured navigation. The lack of HTTPS is a major technical deficiency that impacts security and user trust. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires urgent security upgrades and performance monitoring enhancements.
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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