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Security report for insticore.com

Insticore GmbH · Technology · Austria

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Insticore GmbH is a small Austrian digital agency specializing in digital marketing, web development, branding, and training services. The company targets a broad audience including small ventures, large businesses, and entrepreneurs, positioning itself as a comprehensive provider of digital solutions. The website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme and builder, with integrations for Google Analytics and HubSpot for marketing and analytics purposes. However, the site lacks HTTPS, which is a critical security shortfall. Security headers are partially implemented but the absence of SSL/TLS and modern security practices significantly lowers the security posture. Privacy compliance is basic with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism or GDPR indicators. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the website is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and improve trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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. GDPR outside view

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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • 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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
50
Email security
50
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
18
Average
38

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

Insticore operates in the technology sector as a digital marketing and development agency. Its business model focuses on delivering tailored digital marketing strategies, SEO, eCommerce solutions, and corporate training. The company leverages a partner product site (instigo.io) to complement its offerings. The presence of client references and active social media channels indicates a moderate market presence. The company’s physical location in Vienna, Austria, and use of Zoho email services align with its business operations. The lack of detailed WHOIS domain age data limits assessment of business longevity, but registration consistency supports legitimacy. The company appears to be growing with a focus on creative and technological synergy to differentiate itself in a competitive market.

Security posture

The website’s security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS and a valid SSL certificate, exposing users to potential data interception risks. While some security headers like X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and X-Content-Type-Options are present, critical modern security practices such as HSTS, OCSP stapling, and TLS 1.2+ support are missing. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are found, and no dedicated security contact channels exist. The use of third-party analytics and marketing tools without clear cookie consent mechanisms raises privacy compliance concerns. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS and implementation of comprehensive security policies are recommended to mitigate risks and align with GDPR and industry best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement a cookie policy and consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy.
  3. Add a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Enable HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce secure connections.
  5. Regularly audit and update security headers and disable insecure protocols to strengthen security posture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Insticore GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress with the Divi theme and builder, using jQuery and several plugins including HubSpot and CAOS Analytics Optimization Suite. The site uses Google Fonts and YouTube iframe API for media content. Performance metrics are missing or zero, indicating potential issues with loading speed or measurement. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO metadata is well implemented with Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting is on a server identified as nginx-rc with IP 168.119.186.219. DNS records show Zoho email services in use. The lack of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a significant technical debt. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business model but requires modernization and security enhancements to improve reliability and trust.
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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