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FORVIA HELLA · Transportation · Germany

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

FORVIA HELLA is a large, internationally positioned automotive supplier specializing in high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics. The company also offers a broad portfolio of services and products for spare parts, workshops, and special vehicle manufacturers. The website reflects a professional corporate presence with comprehensive information for partners, investors, and job seekers. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including JavaScript, Bootstrap, and Piwik PRO analytics, with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and privacy compliance evident through detailed policies and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and incident response contacts are absent. The WHOIS data is missing, which slightly reduces trust but the overall site content and branding strongly support legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing vulnerability disclosure information, and improving accessibility features.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

2 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.

    • 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. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Security score drift

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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
72
Security headers
85
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
78

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 operates in the transportation sector as a key automotive supplier under the FORVIA parent company. It maintains a strong market position with a focus on lighting and electronics solutions, supported by a broad service portfolio. The business model is B2B, targeting automotive manufacturers, workshop businesses, and special vehicle producers. The website indicates active engagement with stakeholders through press releases, investor relations, and career opportunities. Partnerships and portals linked from the site suggest a well-integrated ecosystem. The absence of WHOIS data is notable but likely due to privacy considerations common in large enterprises.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms in place. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure information represent gaps. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The use of Piwik PRO analytics indicates a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved with additional transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Enhance website accessibility to meet higher standards for users with disabilities.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate risks from external libraries.

Contact details published on the site

Legal name
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
Registration number
registration number Legal
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FORVIA HELLA
Description
FORVIA HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier. We stand for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics. At the same time, our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles.
Key services
lighting technology, vehicle electronics, spare parts, workshop business, special vehicle manufacturing support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Piwik PRO analytics, Bootstrap (implied by data-bs attributes), Lazy loading images, JSON-LD structured data
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • Privacy policy and data protection pages
  • Security policy page

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik PRO
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik PRO
Marketing tools
Piwik PRO analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. Strong corporate branding and consistent messaging.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No visible security vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on homepage; contact form available.
  7. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual but not necessarily suspicious.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including JavaScript, Bootstrap framework, and Piwik PRO for analytics. It uses lazy loading for images to optimize performance and includes structured data in JSON-LD format for SEO. The CMS appears to be OCMS. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. There is room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable corporate website.
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. 59/100Medium21 findingsView report
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