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Security report for investinaustria.at

Austrian Business Agency · Government · Austria

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Austrian Business Agency operates the website investinaustria.at to promote Austria as a prime investment destination. It provides comprehensive information and free consulting services to international investors and companies interested in establishing or expanding their business in Austria. The agency emphasizes Austria's innovation, research capabilities, skilled workforce, and stable economic environment. Technically, the website is built on modern frameworks including TYPO3 CMS and Nuxt.js, hosted behind Cloudflare for performance and security. The SSL certificate is valid but lacks advanced HTTPS security headers like HSTS. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a clear privacy policy but lacks a cookie consent mechanism. Contact information and social media presence are well established, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is professional, content-rich, and user-friendly, suitable for its government agency role.

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

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
67
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
57

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

The Austrian Business Agency positions itself as the official investment promotion entity for Austria, targeting foreign investors, startups, and companies seeking to leverage Austria's strategic location and economic strengths. Its business model revolves around providing free, expert consulting, market data, networking opportunities, and facilitating company foundation and expansion. The agency highlights sectors such as technology, manufacturing, and government services. The website content includes success stories, upcoming events, and detailed sector guides, indicating a mature ecosystem and strong partnership network. The agency's digital presence supports multilingual access, reflecting a global outreach strategy.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid certificate issued by a recognized authority, ensuring encrypted communication. Security headers are present but limited; notably, HSTS is not enabled, which could expose users to downgrade attacks. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare, providing additional security layers such as DDoS protection and caching. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. Forms appear secure with no visible issues. However, the absence of a security.txt file and incident response contact details indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional headers and formal vulnerability disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to strengthen HTTPS enforcement.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with EU privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and dependencies to avoid introducing vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including TYPO3 CMS for content management and Nuxt.js with Vue.js for frontend rendering, indicating a progressive web application approach. Hosting is managed via Cloudflare, enhancing performance and security. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and accessibility, with responsive design and ARIA attributes. Performance metrics indicate fast loading times, although explicit resource counts and sizes were not provided. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and hreflang attributes for multilingual support. The site uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing, with minimal user tracking observed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and aligned with current best practices.
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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