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Hawle Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H. · Manufacturing · Austria

Partial score · DNS & email only

44/100

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

Hawle Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H. is a well-established Austrian manufacturer specializing in water supply valves and related products, serving a global market with a strong European manufacturing base. The company emphasizes sustainability, quality, and innovation, with a broad product portfolio including gate valves, butterfly valves, and digital water management solutions. The website reflects a mature digital presence with multi-language support and professional branding. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js), Pimcore CMS, and integrates analytics and consent management tools, indicating a good level of digital maturity. However, a critical security weakness is the lack of a valid SSL certificate and proper HTTPS configuration, which significantly impacts the security posture and user trust. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the business appears credible and trustworthy, but urgent improvements in SSL/TLS deployment are recommended to secure user interactions and data.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

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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
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
40
Average
44

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: 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

Hawle operates in the manufacturing sector focused on water infrastructure products, targeting industry professionals and distributors worldwide. The company leverages a multi-brand strategy with subsidiaries like Özkan and Nova Siria, enhancing market reach. Revenue and employee figures indicate a large enterprise with significant production capacity. The business model centers on product quality, sustainability, and innovation, supported by a comprehensive digital platform for product information and customer engagement. The presence of a dedicated careers portal and CSR reporting suggests organizational maturity and commitment to corporate responsibility. The company’s partnerships and external domains align with its corporate identity, reinforcing its market position.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception risks. While some security headers are present, critical TLS protocols and cipher suites are missing, and HSTS is configured with a very low max-age, reducing its effectiveness. No explicit incident response or security policy pages were found, indicating potential gaps in security governance and transparency. The use of modern analytics and consent tools shows awareness of privacy, but the lack of secure transport undermines overall security. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS configuration is essential to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Acquire and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enhance HSTS policy with a longer max-age and includeSubDomains directive.
  3. Enable and configure modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and 1.3) and strong cipher suites.
  4. Publish clear security and incident response policies to improve transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update security headers and privacy compliance measures.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Vue.js and Pimcore CMS, hosted likely on Google Cloud infrastructure. It integrates advanced analytics (Matomo) and consent management (Usercentrics), supporting GDPR compliance. The site is well-structured with multi-language support and responsive design, providing a good user experience. However, performance metrics were not available, and the lack of HTTPS is a significant technical risk. The site uses external resources from trusted domains and employs SEO best practices. Technical debt appears low, but security misconfigurations pose 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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