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Security report for hofegger.com

Hofegger Branding · Other · Austria

Partial score · DNS & email only

48/100

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

Hofegger Branding is a Vienna-based branding agency established in 2000, specializing in brand strategy, design, management, and consulting services. The company targets businesses seeking to develop or reposition their brands with a focus on meaningful connection and clarity. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content. Technically, the site uses Craft CMS and SEOmatic, hosted on internex.at, and is optimized for mobile devices. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS implementation is a critical security gap that undermines user trust and data protection. Security headers are present but cannot compensate for the lack of encryption. Privacy and terms policies are available, supporting GDPR compliance. Contact information is comprehensive, including email, phone, physical address, and a contact form. Overall, the site is credible and professional but requires urgent security improvements.

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

5 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

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: s6foqnbydxve66e275phcmtv7eh4fib5ho3o4e2fdjjchpl4pe4q.mx-verification.GOOGLE.com

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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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
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
48

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

The company operates in the branding and design sector, serving clients primarily in Austria with a small-sized agency model. Its market position is supported by over 20 years of experience and a portfolio of notable clients. The business model focuses on consulting and creative services around brand development and management. The company maintains an active social media presence across multiple platforms, enhancing its marketing reach and client engagement. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified. The website content and structured data reinforce the company's legitimacy and market presence.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception risks. While security headers such as HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Content-Security-Policy are implemented, HSTS is not enabled, and no modern TLS protocols are supported. No incident response or security policy information is provided on the site. The contact form uses CSRF tokens with secure and HttpOnly flags, indicating some attention to secure input handling. Overall, the site requires immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues and enhancement of security policies to meet modern standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable TLS 1.2 or higher protocols and disable insecure protocols to secure data in transit.
  3. Activate and enforce HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives to prevent downgrade attacks.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling to improve certificate revocation checking and reduce latency.
  5. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  6. Consider adding a cookie consent mechanism to comply with EU cookie laws and improve privacy compliance.
  7. Regularly audit and update security headers and CSP to mitigate emerging threats.
  8. Improve accessibility features to enhance usability for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Hofegger Branding
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern CMS platform (Craft CMS) with SEOmatic for SEO optimization. The use of JavaScript libraries like picturefill indicates attention to responsive image support. Hosting is managed via internex.at, with DNS records properly configured and no DNSSEC or CAA records present. Performance metrics were not available, but the site appears mobile-optimized with good navigation clarity. The absence of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a significant technical risk. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal user tracking. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) extensively for SEO and business information, which is a positive technical practice. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires urgent security upgrades.
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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