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Security report for hno.at

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie · Healthcare · Austria

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website hno.at represents the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, a professional medical society in Austria specializing in ENT medicine. It serves as an informational and organizational platform for medical professionals and patients, offering resources on health topics, specialist roles, congresses, and events. The site is built on TYPO3 CMS and employs standard web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Google Analytics for user tracking. It demonstrates GDPR compliance through cookie consent mechanisms and a privacy policy page. However, explicit terms of service and security policies are not present. The site is professionally designed with good navigation and content relevance, targeting a German-speaking audience in the healthcare sector.

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

6 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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
62
Security headers
25
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
53

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 organization holds a strong national position as the leading ENT medical society in Austria, focusing on scientific promotion, practical medical information, and professional education. Its business model is non-profit, serving medical professionals and patients. The website supports event management and member engagement but lacks visible direct contact details such as emails or phone numbers, relying on contact forms. The presence of a suspicious external link suggests a need for content monitoring. Overall, the society maintains a consistent brand and trust signals appropriate for its sector.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS with Google Analytics configured for IP anonymization and includes a cookie consent banner, indicating basic security and privacy awareness. However, no explicit HTTP security headers were detected in the HTML content, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. There is no public security policy or incident response information. The presence of a suspicious external domain link in the content is a potential risk. Security posture is moderate but could be improved by implementing security headers, publishing security policies, and monitoring external content links.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Conduct a thorough content audit to remove or investigate suspicious external links to prevent potential security risks.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  4. Enhance contact information visibility with verified company emails and phone numbers to improve trust and communication.
  5. Regularly update and audit third-party libraries and tracking scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities and ensure compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie
Description
Die Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie fördert die wissenschaftlichen und praktischen Belange der Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie. Das Fachgebiet umfasst die Versorgung von Funktionsstörungen, Verletzungen, Fehlbildungen und Formveränderungen im Hals-, Mund-, Rachen-, Nasen- und Ohrenbereich. Die Website informiert über Gesundheitsthemen, Facharztaufgaben, Kongresse und Veranstaltungen.
Key services
scientific promotion, practical medical information, organization of congresses and events, professional education and training
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap 3, Google Analytics, Fancybox, Revolution Slider
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • IP anonymization in Google Analytics
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional medical society portal for ENT specialists in Austria.
  2. Content is primarily in German and targeted at medical professionals and patients.
  3. Uses TYPO3 CMS with common web technologies and Google Analytics for tracking.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented, indicating GDPR awareness.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in main HTML; contact likely via forms.
  6. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages detected.
  7. No visible security headers in HTML; SSL status unknown from provided data.
  8. External link to a suspicious domain (wdfreplica.com) found in content, possibly injected or spam content.
  9. No adult or NSFW content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, combined with jQuery and Bootstrap 3 for frontend functionality and styling. Google Analytics is used for visitor tracking with IP anonymization enabled. The site includes various JavaScript libraries for UI enhancements such as sliders and popups. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO optimization is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data like JSON-LD detected. The site could benefit from modernizing some frontend libraries and improving accessibility compliance.
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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