Holz-Forum Magazin is a specialized German media publication focusing on daily news and developments in the wood industry and construction sectors. Operated by SN-Verlag Michael Steinert, it offers digital news, magazine issues, subscriptions, and advertising services targeting professionals in these industries. The website demonstrates a consistent brand presence and provides comprehensive contact information for editorial, advertising, and reader services. Technically, the site employs modern web standards with HTTPS, uses Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics, and integrates a newsletter subscription service via Rapidmail. However, it lacks a visible cookie consent mechanism and security headers, which are areas for improvement. The security posture is generally good with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned within its niche market.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
GDPR outside view
These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.
Critical
EU business without adequate privacy measures
EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements
What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures
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
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
70
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
43
Average
56
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Leaked records that mention holzforummagazin.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The publication serves a niche market of wood industry and construction professionals in Germany, providing timely news and industry insights. Its business model revolves around content publishing, magazine sales, subscriptions, and advertising revenue. The partnership with snfachpresse.com and snfachpresse.de strengthens its market reach and content distribution. The company maintains multiple contact points and a newsletter to engage its audience. Growth indicators include regular news updates and industry-relevant content. The lack of social media presence in the analyzed content suggests a focus on direct industry engagement rather than broad consumer marketing.
Security posture
The website maintains a solid security baseline with HTTPS encryption and no visible leakage of sensitive information. The use of Matomo analytics reflects a privacy-aware approach. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy information is publicly available, which could hinder rapid response to security events. The lack of a cookie consent banner may expose the site to GDPR compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be enhanced by implementing recommended headers, explicit policies, and consent mechanisms.
Recommendations
Implement a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance.
Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve security posture.
Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
Enhance accessibility features and mobile optimization for broader user inclusivity.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
SN-Verlag Michael Steinert
Description
Holz-Forum Magazin provides daily news and information related to the wood industry, construction, and related sectors in Germany.
Key services
Industry news publishing, Magazine issues (print and digital), Newsletter distribution, Advertising services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Matomo Analytics, Rapidmail (newsletter service), FontAwesome, Open Sans font, JavaScript, CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of async scripts for performance
Analytics and tracking
Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Rapidmail newsletter
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Content is focused on wood industry news and construction sector updates.
Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
No explicit cookie consent banner found, which may be a GDPR compliance gap.
Contact information is detailed and includes multiple departments.
Newsletter subscription uses a reputable third-party service (Rapidmail) with privacy notice.
No social media links detected in the provided content.
No security policy or incident response information publicly available.
Website uses HTTPS with good meta tags and SEO practices.
No visible security headers detected in the HTML content.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a straightforward technology stack including standard HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, FontAwesome icons, and web fonts. It integrates Matomo analytics hosted on viakom.cloud and uses Rapidmail for newsletter management. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and preloads critical CSS and fonts for performance. No CMS or complex frameworks are detected, suggesting a custom or lightweight implementation. Hosting details are limited but the use of HTTPS and canonical URLs indicates good SEO practices. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and implement modern security headers.
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.
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