Skip to main content

Security report for iqdigital.de

iq digital media marketing gmbh · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 6 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

iq digital media marketing gmbh is a leading marketing company specializing in advertising for premium German media brands including FAZ Verlag, Handelsblatt Media Group, Süddeutsche Zeitung Verlag, and ZEIT Verlag. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of digital advertising, programmatic advertising, audio/podcast advertising, newsletter marketing, content marketing, and data targeting services. Their market position is strong, leveraging high-reach, quality media brands to target decision makers and specialized audiences. Technically, the website is built on modern frameworks such as Nuxt.js and Vue.js, hosted likely on Microsoft Azure, and employs GDPR-compliant consent management and analytics tools. Security posture is good with TLS 1.3 support and valid SPF records, but improvements are recommended in HSTS, DMARC, DNSSEC, and OCSP stapling. Overall, the company demonstrates a mature digital presence with strong privacy and compliance practices.

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

6 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

    • 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

  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"

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching iqdigital.de

This scan found 25 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.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • 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.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. See sample alerts.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
30
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
90
GDPR outside view
18
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

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 iqdigital.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

Breach holds no records for iqdigital.de right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.

Monitor on Breach (opens in a new tab)

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

iq digital operates in the media sector, focusing on digital marketing and advertising for high-profile German publishers. Their business model centers on providing advertising solutions across multiple channels including digital, audio, and newsletters. The company benefits from partnerships with major media houses, enhancing its reach and credibility. Their offerings include sustainable advertising options (eco ad) and data-driven targeting and analytics. The company targets decision makers and affluent audiences, positioning itself as a premium marketer in the German media landscape. Certifications like EcoVadis Bronze and adherence to IAB TCF 2.2 reflect their commitment to sustainability and privacy compliance.

Security posture

The security maturity of iq digital is moderate to good. The website uses strong TLS protocols (1.3 and 1.2) and has no known SSL vulnerabilities. Email security is supported by a valid SPF record, but the absence of DMARC and DNSSEC reduces protection against spoofing and DNS attacks. Lack of HSTS and OCSP stapling are notable gaps that could expose users to downgrade attacks or delayed certificate revocation checks. The privacy policy is comprehensive and GDPR compliant, with clear data protection officer contact information. Incident response contact is provided via datenschutz@iqdigital.de. No explicit vulnerability disclosure or security.txt was found, indicating room for improvement in transparency and security culture.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS.
  2. Publish a DMARC record to enhance email authentication and prevent spoofing.
  3. Implement DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent cache poisoning.
  4. Enable OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  5. Consider publishing a security.txt file and a vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
iq digital media marketing gmbh
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern JavaScript stack using Nuxt.js and Vue.js with Vuetify for UI components. It uses Magnolia CMS as the content management system. Hosting and DNS are managed via Microsoft Azure services. Performance is slow with a load time of over 11 seconds and a large page size (~3.3 MB), indicating potential optimization opportunities. The site supports TLS 1.3 and 1.2 but lacks HSTS and OCSP stapling. Analytics are performed using Adobe Analytics with GDPR-compliant consent management via Sourcepoint. The site is multilingual (German and English) and well-structured for SEO and accessibility. Technical debt is moderate due to missing security headers and performance issues.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with iqdigital.de. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review iqdigital.de.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.