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Security report for hewi.com

HEWI Heinrich Wilke GmbH · Manufacturing · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

49/100

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

HEWI Heinrich Wilke GmbH is a well-established German manufacturer specializing in sanitary and hardware solutions with a strong emphasis on universal design and accessibility. The company offers a wide range of products and services targeting professional care, public, hotel, education, and home sectors. Their website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content, multi-language support, and integration of modern web technologies such as Pimcore CMS and Google Tag Manager. However, a critical security gap exists due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, which significantly impacts the site's security posture. While privacy policies and consent mechanisms are implemented, the lack of advanced security configurations like DMARC, DNSSEC, and CAA records suggests room for improvement in domain and email security. Overall, the business demonstrates high credibility and professionalism, but urgent remediation of SSL and TLS issues is recommended to protect user data and enhance trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
6of 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

4 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

    • 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

    • 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.

    • 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
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
49

Not counted

  • Security headers: 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

HEWI operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on building hardware and sanitary products, serving diverse sectors including healthcare, hospitality, education, and public institutions. The company leverages design excellence and innovation as competitive advantages, supported by multiple industry awards and a strong brand presence. Their business model includes direct product sales, consulting, and digital content dissemination through HEWI MAG. The presence of subsidiaries and partnerships, such as HEWI Plastics Technology and BIM data providers, indicates a strategic ecosystem approach. The website's multi-language support and international references suggest a global market orientation. The company maintains active social media channels and provides extensive product catalogs and references, reinforcing market positioning and customer engagement.

Security posture

The website's security posture is currently weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS, exposing users to potential data interception risks. No modern TLS protocols or strong cipher suites are enabled, and critical email security measures like DMARC are missing. While the site uses some security headers such as HSTS, the overall SSL/TLS configuration is inadequate. No evidence of vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies was found, indicating limited transparency in security management. The use of consent management tools and privacy policies aligns with GDPR requirements, but the technical security gaps present significant risks that could impact business reputation and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Configure the server to support modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or 1.3) and strong cipher suites to enhance encryption strength.
  3. Implement DMARC, SPF, and DKIM DNS records to improve email authentication and reduce phishing risks.
  4. Enable DNSSEC and CAA records to protect domain integrity and control certificate issuance.
  5. Develop and publish a clear security policy and vulnerability disclosure program to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Pimcore CMS platform and utilizes modern JavaScript libraries such as Swiper.js for UI components. It integrates Google Tag Manager and a consent management platform for analytics and privacy compliance. Hosting appears to be on Amazon AWS infrastructure, inferred from IP addresses. The site is multi-lingual with proper hreflang tags, indicating good international SEO practices. However, performance metrics are unavailable, and the lack of SSL impacts both security and SEO rankings. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features. Technical debt is moderate, primarily due to missing SSL and security configurations, which should be prioritized to mitigate 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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