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Security report for imperial-tobacco.at

Imperial Tobacco Austria Marketing Service GmbH · Other · Austria

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Imperial Brands Austria operates as a subsidiary of Imperial Brands plc, the fourth largest tobacco company globally. The website serves as a corporate portal providing information about the company's products, corporate responsibility initiatives, career opportunities, and contact details. The target audience includes mature consumers and potential employees in Austria. The business model centers on tobacco product marketing and corporate engagement within the Austrian market. Technically, the website is built on Joomla! CMS with modern frontend technologies including Bootstrap 5, Swiper.js for interactive elements, and Awesomplete for search autocomplete. The site is hosted likely by ITronic Webhosting and uses Matomo for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses CSRF tokens, but lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is partial; a comprehensive privacy policy is present, but no cookie consent mechanism was found. Incident response and security policies are not published. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy with a strong business credibility score. Recommendations include implementing cookie consent, adding security headers, and publishing security and incident response policies to enhance compliance and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

8 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

      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

  2. 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';…

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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
52
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
58

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

Imperial Brands Austria holds a strong market position as part of a global tobacco conglomerate. The company leverages its parent brand's reputation and resources to maintain a significant presence in Austria. The business model focuses on tobacco product marketing and corporate social responsibility, targeting mature consumers and potential employees. The website reflects a corporate communication channel emphasizing transformation, sustainability, and career growth. The partnership ecosystem includes the parent company and local service providers. Growth indicators include active career sections and sustainability initiatives, signaling ongoing investment in corporate image and workforce development.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and CSRF protections are in place, but the absence of key security headers reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, indicating good baseline security hygiene. Compliance with GDPR is evident through a detailed privacy policy, but the lack of a cookie consent mechanism and incident response contact points to gaps in privacy and incident management. The site uses Matomo analytics, which is privacy-friendly, but user tracking is moderate. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR cookie regulations.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve security posture.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Develop a long-term security strategy including employee training and continuous monitoring.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Imperial Tobacco Austria Marketing Service GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Imperial Tobacco Austria Marketing Service GmbH
Description
Imperial Brands Österreich ist Teil der Imperial Brands plc., des viertgrößten Tabakunternehmens der Welt.
Key services
Tobacco product marketing, Corporate responsibility initiatives, Career opportunities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla!, Bootstrap 5.3.3, Awesomplete, Swiper.js 8.4.2, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in scripts
  • Deferred and async script loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is focused on corporate information, products, responsibility, and careers.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR relevance.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a mature and stable technology stack centered on Joomla! CMS with Bootstrap for responsive design and Swiper.js for interactive UI components. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a preference for privacy-conscious tools. Performance is moderate with deferred and async script loading improving load times. Accessibility features such as skip navigation and ARIA roles are implemented, enhancing usability. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting appears reliable with no signs of downtime or blocking. Opportunities exist to modernize security headers and implement cookie consent mechanisms to reduce compliance risks.
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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