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Security report for holzland.com

HolzLand GmbH · Retail · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HolzLand GmbH operates as a cooperative network of approximately 280 independent wood dealers across Europe, positioning itself among the top 25 cooperative groups in Germany. The website reflects a business-to-business focus within the timber retail sector, targeting wood dealers and related stakeholders. The digital presence is built on TYPO3 CMS, integrating modern consent management tools such as Usercentrics and analytics via Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity and compliance with cookie consent regulations. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and employs consent management, but lacks explicit security headers and published privacy or terms of service documents. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy and ownership transparency, which could impact trustworthiness. No contact information or incident response channels are publicly available, limiting direct communication avenues for security or compliance issues. Overall, the website demonstrates a professional and consistent business presentation with good technical implementation but requires improvements in transparency, privacy documentation, and security best practices. The domain registration inconsistency is a notable risk factor that should be addressed to enhance credibility and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
65
Average
54

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

HolzLand GmbH's market position as a major cooperative in the European wood trade sector provides competitive advantages through scale and network effects. The cooperative business model supports independent dealers, fostering collaboration and shared resources. The website content and metadata emphasize the cooperative nature and broad European reach, targeting professional wood dealers rather than end consumers. The integration of analytics and consent management tools suggests an awareness of digital marketing and regulatory compliance, although gaps remain in privacy policy publication and contact transparency. No evident partnerships or subsidiaries are linked via the website content, indicating a focused operational scope.

Security posture

The current security posture is moderate, with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent managed via Usercentrics. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces defense-in-depth. The absence of a published privacy policy and terms of service limits compliance transparency. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is available, which may hinder timely reporting and remediation of security issues. The missing WHOIS data is a significant concern, potentially indicating domain registration irregularities. Overall, the site is functional and reasonably secure but requires enhancements in policy transparency, security headers, and domain legitimacy verification.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the website footer or main navigation.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general inquiries and security incident reporting.
  4. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure transparency and legitimacy.
  5. Consider publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security culture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
HolzLand GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
HolzLand GmbH
Description
Die HolzLand GmbH ist eine Kooperation von rund 280 selbstständigen Holzhändlern in ganz Europa und zählt zu den 25 größten Verbundgruppen Deutschlands.
Key services
Wood trade cooperation, Support for independent wood dealers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Usercentrics Consent Management, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management via Usercentrics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Usercentrics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses TYPO3 CMS and integrates Usercentrics for cookie consent management.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found in the analyzed HTML snippet.
  4. Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager are used for analytics and marketing.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. WHOIS data is missing or domain appears unregistered, which is unusual for an active business website.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, indicating a stable technical foundation. Integration of Usercentrics for consent management and Google Tag Manager for analytics reflects modern compliance and marketing practices. Performance is moderate, with mobile optimization rated good based on viewport and responsive CSS usage. Accessibility features are basic, with room for improvement in semantic markup and ARIA attributes. SEO optimization is good, with proper meta tags and canonical links present. No hosting provider or CDN information was explicitly detected. The site uses multiple compressed CSS files and asynchronous script loading, which supports performance optimization.
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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