Hornstein-Ranking is a well-established guide and ranking system for top gastronomy and luxury hotels in the German-speaking DACH region, founded in 1981. The website serves gourmets and hospitality professionals by aggregating and objectively analyzing ratings from multiple renowned restaurant guides. It offers downloadable and printed ranking editions and hosts prestigious events in partnership with luxury brands such as Champagne Laurent-Perrier and Hugo Boss. Technically, the site uses common web technologies like jQuery and Bootstrap, with Google Analytics and Cookiebot for tracking and consent management. The security posture is moderate, with HTTPS and IP anonymization in analytics, but lacks explicit security headers and formal privacy policies on the site. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is professional, content-rich, and trustworthy, but could improve privacy disclosures and security hardening.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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
3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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"
This scan found 22 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
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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
90
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
70
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention hornsteinranking.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
Hornstein-Ranking holds a strong market position as a respected hospitality ranking in Germany and neighboring countries. Its competitive advantage lies in its long history, comprehensive aggregation of multiple guide ratings, and partnerships with premium brands. The business model revolves around publishing rankings and hosting events, targeting high-end consumers and industry stakeholders. Revenue streams likely include sales of printed and digital guides and sponsorships. The partnership ecosystem includes Champagne Laurent-Perrier and Hugo Boss, enhancing brand prestige. Growth indicators include continuous publication since 1981 and expansion into culinary hotel rankings. The company operates in the hospitality sector with a small organizational size focused on niche market leadership.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is used, and Google Analytics is configured with IP anonymization, indicating privacy awareness. Cookiebot manages cookie consent, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of explicit privacy policies and terms of service on the site is a compliance gap. No security headers were detected in the provided data, which is a vulnerability that could expose the site to clickjacking or XSS attacks. No forms were found, reducing attack surface, but third-party scripts should be regularly audited. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident, suggesting limited readiness. Overall, the security culture appears basic but could benefit from formal policies and technical enhancements.
Recommendations
Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
Implement standard HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Establish and publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure procedures to enhance security posture.
Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience and compliance.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Hornstein-Ranking
Description
Hornstein-Ranking is a guide and ranking system for top gastronomy and hotels in the German-speaking region (Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, Switzerland). It aggregates and objectively analyzes subjective ratings from renowned restaurant guides to provide a comprehensive overview of the best restaurants and hotels.
Key services
Annual ranking publication of top restaurants and hotels, Online access to ranking data with contact details, Special awards and events for top chefs and hotels
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Cookiebot, Lightbox.js, JustifiedGallery
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic
Security
Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
Use of HTTPS (implied by URL)
IP anonymization in Google Analytics
Analytics and tracking
Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic
Advertising
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website provides detailed and comprehensive rankings of top restaurants and hotels in the DACH region.
Strong partnership with Champagne Laurent-Perrier and event hosting at Hugo Boss.
Use of Cookiebot for GDPR-compliant cookie consent management.
No privacy policy or terms of service explicitly found on the homepage or provided content.
Contact information including phone numbers and emails are present and clearly labeled.
Website uses multiple external reputable domains for partner and restaurant references.
No signs of adult or questionable content; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical stack is based on common libraries like jQuery and Bootstrap but lacks advanced modern frameworks.
No explicit security headers detected; room for improvement in security posture.
No forms detected in the provided content; data collection likely limited to analytics and cookie consent.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a traditional tech stack using jQuery and Bootstrap, which provides a stable but somewhat dated foundation. It integrates Cookiebot for cookie consent and Google Analytics for tracking, with IP anonymization enabled. The site loads multiple external resources from reputable domains, including partner and restaurant websites. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in mobile responsiveness and accessibility. No modern CMS or frameworks were detected, suggesting potential technical debt. The site lacks explicit security headers and formal privacy documentation, indicating areas for modernization and compliance enhancement. Overall, the infrastructure supports the business needs but would benefit from technical updates and security hardening.
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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