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Evolution Consulting Ltd. · Technology · Hungary

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HRmaster.io is a professional website representing Evolution Consulting Ltd., a Hungarian company specializing in modular HR software solutions for businesses of all sizes. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of HR management tools designed to automate workflows and improve efficiency for HR professionals and company leadership. The website is well-structured, content-rich, and targets a broad audience including small to large enterprises. Technically, the site is built on Joomla CMS with modern UIkit framework and integrates Google services such as reCAPTCHA and Tag Manager for security and analytics. However, a critical security gap exists due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support, which significantly impacts the site's security posture. Privacy compliance is addressed with a clear GDPR-compliant privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are lacking despite the use of tracking technologies. Contact information is comprehensive and includes multiple channels, enhancing business credibility. Overall, while the business and content quality are strong, the security shortcomings require urgent remediation to protect user data and improve trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
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

4 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 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
50
Security headers
50
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
63

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

Evolution Consulting Ltd. positions itself as a leading HR technology provider in the European market, recognized among the top 10 HR software solution providers. Their modular HRmaster software caters to diverse organizational needs, from employee administration to talent management. The business model focuses on B2B SaaS offerings with scalable modules, appealing to a wide range of enterprises. The company maintains active social media channels and provides detailed customer testimonials, reinforcing market trust. Partnerships such as with Meraki for website development indicate a professional ecosystem. The company operates primarily in Hungary, with multilingual site support indicating regional expansion. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified, suggesting a focused business structure.

Security posture

The website demonstrates basic security best practices through HTTP headers like X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, and X-Content-Type-Options, and secure cookie flags. However, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of HTTPS is a critical vulnerability, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining trust. No advanced TLS protocols or HSTS policies are enabled, and no OCSP stapling or session resumption mechanisms are present. There is no evidence of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure programs, indicating limited security transparency. The use of Google reCAPTCHA helps mitigate automated abuse, but overall security posture is weak and requires immediate improvement.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload options to enforce secure connections.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
  4. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
  5. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or 1.3) and configure OCSP stapling for better security and performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Evolution Consulting Kft.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature Joomla CMS platform with PHP 8.2 and ASP.NET backend components, hosted on Microsoft IIS 10.0. Frontend uses Yootheme UIkit framework ensuring responsive design and good mobile usability. Google Tag Manager and reCAPTCHA v3 are integrated for analytics and bot protection. Despite a modern tech stack, the absence of HTTPS and SSL certificate is a major technical deficiency. Performance metrics were not provided, but the site appears well-structured with good SEO meta tags and accessibility features. The site uses multiple language versions and includes structured JSON-LD data for SEO enhancement. Technical debt is moderate, with opportunities to modernize security and improve performance monitoring.
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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