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Security report for iwoca.de

iwoca Deutschland GmbH · Finance · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

iwoca Deutschland GmbH is a medium-sized fintech company specializing in providing fast and flexible business loans to small enterprises and self-employed individuals in Germany. The company positions itself as an alternative lender with a strong digital presence, offering loans up to 500,000 € with transparent, credit-based interest rates. Their website demonstrates a professional design with clear navigation and comprehensive content tailored to their target audience. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies including Webflow CMS, Visual Website Optimizer for A/B testing, and integrates consent management tools to ensure privacy compliance. Security measures include HTTPS with TLS 1.3, SPF and DMARC email protections, though improvements such as enabling HSTS and DNSSEC could enhance their posture further. Overall, iwoca maintains a good balance of usability, compliance, and security, supporting their market position as a trusted fintech lender.

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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

5 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 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
92
Security headers
30
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
71

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

iwoca operates in the finance sector, focusing on small business lending with a digital-first approach. Their business model revolves around quick credit decisions and flexible loan products, supported by a strong online application process. The company has grown significantly since its founding in 2014, with offices in multiple European cities and a team of approximately 450 employees. Their market presence is reinforced by partnerships across related iwoca domains in the UK, Poland, and Spain. Trust indicators such as customer testimonials and Trustpilot integration enhance credibility. The website content is rich and relevant, targeting small businesses and self-employed professionals seeking accessible financing solutions.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with modern TLS protocols and maintains valid SPF and DMARC records with a strict reject policy, reducing email spoofing risks. No critical SSL vulnerabilities were detected, and no exposed sensitive data was found in the content. However, the absence of HSTS and OCSP stapling, as well as lack of DNSSEC and CAA records, indicate areas for security enhancement. The site uses consent management for cookies, aligning with GDPR requirements. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by implementing additional HTTP security headers and DNS security features.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS.
  2. Implement OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  3. Deploy DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and cache poisoning attacks.
  4. Add Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) DNS records to restrict which CAs can issue certificates for the domain.
  5. Review and implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate cross-site scripting and related attacks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
iwoca Deutschland GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Webflow CMS and uses jQuery 3.5.1 along with Visual Website Optimizer for A/B testing and user behavior analytics. It integrates OneTrust for cookie consent management and Trustpilot widgets for social proof. Hosting is on Amazon AWS with DNS managed via AWS Route53. Performance is moderate to slow with a page load time of approximately 21 seconds and a page size of about 592 KB. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design elements. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. The technical stack is modern but would benefit from performance optimizations and enhanced security configurations.
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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