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Security report for grazmuseum.at

Graz Museum · Government · Austria

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

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Graz Museum website represents a well-established municipal cultural institution dedicated to the history and urbanism of Graz, Austria. It offers a comprehensive range of services including exhibitions, workshops, archival access, and public events, positioning itself as a key cultural hub in the region. The site is professionally designed with excellent content quality, clear navigation, and strong multilingual support, targeting a broad audience of local residents, tourists, and cultural enthusiasts. Technically, the website is built on a modern WordPress platform with popular plugins for SEO, multilingual content, and cookie consent, ensuring a good digital maturity level. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though there is room for improvement in security headers and formal security policies. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie management. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and aligns well with its public service mission.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

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

  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
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
43

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

Graz Museum operates as a government-affiliated cultural institution serving the city of Graz. Its market position is strong within the local cultural sector, leveraging city funding and partnerships with local organizations such as Graz Tourismus and Holding Graz. The business model focuses on public engagement through exhibitions, educational programs, and archival services. The museum targets a diverse audience including families, students, historians, and tourists. Growth indicators include recent awards and active event programming. The partnership ecosystem includes municipal sponsors and cultural networks. The website reflects a stable and credible operation with consistent branding and clear communication of services.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and a cookie consent mechanism that respects user privacy. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests potential areas for enhancement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could improve transparency and readiness. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. Overall, the security measures are adequate for a public cultural website but could be strengthened to align with best practices and compliance frameworks.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide clear incident response contact channels to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate risks from vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by documenting data retention policies and ensuring all tracking scripts comply with GDPR and related regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Graz Museum
Description
Das Graz Museum ist das kulturhistorische Museum der Stadt Graz, dessen Sammlung und Ausstellungen sich sowohl mit der Geschichte wie auch mit der Gegenwart der Stadt und seiner Entwicklung auseinandersetzen.
Key services
Museum exhibitions, Cultural workshops and guided tours, Archival and city history services, Public events and educational programs
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Yoast SEO plugin, Contact Form 7, SitePress Multilingual CMS (WPML), Simple Lightbox, WeePie Cookie Allow, jQuery 3.7.1, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with category control
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce for AJAX calls (wpcaData nonce present)
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained municipal museum site
  2. Content is rich and relevant to cultural and historical topics
  3. Strong multilingual support (German and English)
  4. Good privacy and cookie consent implementation
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  6. Social media integration present
  7. No visible security policy or incident response info
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1 with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO, WPML for multilingual support, Contact Form 7 for forms, and Matomo for analytics. The site uses jQuery and custom theme scripts for interactivity. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features such as font size and contrast controls. SEO is supported by structured data (JSON-LD) and meta tags. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit in the HTML content. The site could benefit from enhanced security headers and performance optimizations but overall demonstrates a solid technical foundation suitable for a public cultural institution.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 43/100High39 findingsView report
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