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Security report for heinzelsales.com

Wilfried Heinzel AG · Manufacturing · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Wilfried Heinzel AG operates the heinzelsales.com website as a global sales network specializing in pulp and paper products. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and is recognized as a leading trading house in the forest products industry. Their business model focuses on connecting suppliers and customers worldwide, supported by local representation in 28 countries and invoicing centers in major global cities. The website content reflects a professional and consistent brand image targeting industry stakeholders seeking sustainable pulp, paper, and packaging solutions. Technically, the website employs a traditional stack including nginx, jQuery, Bootstrap, and FontAwesome. However, it lacks HTTPS support, which is a critical security deficiency. The site shows basic mobile optimization and accessibility but suffers from slow performance and missing modern security configurations. No advanced CMS or analytics tools are detected, indicating a relatively simple technical infrastructure. From a security perspective, the absence of SSL/TLS encryption severely undermines user trust and data protection. While cookie consent and privacy policies are present and GDPR compliant, the lack of HTTPS and security headers exposes the site to risks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are evident, limiting transparency and preparedness. The WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and consistency with the business identity. Overall, the website is functional and professionally presented but requires urgent security improvements, especially implementing HTTPS and enhancing server security headers. Strategic recommendations include upgrading SSL/TLS, enabling HSTS, and adopting security best practices to protect users and improve trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 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

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

      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"

    • 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
0
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
18
Average
38

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

Wilfried Heinzel AG holds a strong market position as a global sales network in the pulp and paper manufacturing sector. Their competitive advantage lies in extensive local representation and deep market knowledge, enabling them to serve a worldwide customer base effectively. The business model centers on trading and connecting suppliers with customers, supported by invoicing centers in key global locations. The company maintains a partnership ecosystem within the Heinzel Group, linking several related domain sites. Growth indicators include a diverse international workforce and multilingual capabilities. The website content and linked domains reflect a mature and established operation with a focus on sustainability and professionalism.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the lack of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols. The server uses nginx but does not provide any SSL certificate, resulting in unencrypted HTTP traffic. Security headers are minimal, and no advanced protections like HSTS or OCSP stapling are enabled. Cookie security is partially addressed with HttpOnly and Secure flags on session cookies, but overall the site is vulnerable to interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, indicating limited security governance. Compliance with GDPR is supported by cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policy presence, but technical security gaps remain critical.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enable HTTPS site-wide immediately.
  2. Configure HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload options.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and publish security contact information.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and update server software to support modern TLS protocols and cipher suites.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an nginx server serving HTTP only, lacking SSL/TLS encryption. The front-end uses jQuery, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, and jQuery Fancybox for UI components and effects. The site includes a cookie consent banner with functional cookie management. Performance metrics are missing or zero, suggesting slow or unmeasured load times. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design elements. No CMS or advanced frameworks are detected, indicating a custom or static site architecture. The absence of analytics and tracking scripts suggests minimal user data collection. Technical debt includes outdated security practices and lack of HTTPS, which 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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