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Security report for kern-partner.at

KERN engineering careers GmbH · Technology · Austria

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

KERN engineering careers GmbH operates a professional recruiting website specialized in technology and IT sectors, primarily targeting job seekers and companies in Austria and German-speaking countries. The website offers job search, talent recruitment, and career consulting services, positioning itself as a trusted partner for technical and IT professionals. The site is built on TYPO3 CMS and hosted on a server using nginx, with DNS managed by DomainControl. Despite a professional design and comprehensive content, the website lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not serve content over HTTPS, which significantly impacts its security posture. Basic security headers like Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security are present but insufficient without proper TLS support. Privacy compliance is addressed with a cookie consent mechanism and a detailed privacy policy in German. Contact is primarily via a web form, with no direct emails or phone numbers published. Social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, Xing, and Kununu supports business credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

    • 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
45
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
47

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
337
Employees
0
Customers
337
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
10%

4 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The company is positioned as a specialized recruiting firm in the technology sector, focusing on connecting IT and technical professionals with employers. Its business model revolves around talent acquisition and career acceleration, leveraging industry knowledge and a strong network. The website content and testimonials indicate a medium-sized enterprise with a consistent brand and strong trust signals. The absence of direct contact details suggests a controlled communication channel via forms. The partnership with multiple experteer domains indicates a broader ecosystem engagement. The company appears stable and legitimate with no suspicious WHOIS or DNS anomalies.

Security posture

The security maturity of the website is low due to the absence of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates, exposing users to potential interception risks. While some security headers are implemented, the lack of modern TLS protocols, OCSP stapling, and session resumption reduces the overall security effectiveness. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, indicating limited transparency in security management. The cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy demonstrate awareness of privacy regulations but do not compensate for fundamental transport security gaps.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and protect user data.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Enhance security headers by enabling HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload flags.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  5. Publish clear security policies including incident response and vulnerability disclosure.
  6. Consider adding direct verified contact emails and phone numbers for improved trust.
  7. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and cookie consent mechanisms for compliance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS with a custom theme and JavaScript for interactivity. Hosting is on a server with nginx, and DNS is managed by DomainControl. Performance metrics are not provided but inferred as slow due to zero load time/resource count data. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. However, the lack of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a critical technical deficiency. The site uses external scripts for cookie consent and social media integration but no analytics services are detected. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but requires modernization and security hardening.
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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