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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien · Other · Austria

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien operates as a leading cultural institution in Austria, showcasing one of the world's most significant art collections spanning 5000 years. The website serves as a comprehensive platform for visitors and art enthusiasts, offering detailed information on current and permanent exhibitions, guided tours, events, and an online shop. The museum holds a strong market position as a prestigious and historically important museum in Vienna. Technically, the website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies such as Bootstrap and htmx for dynamic content loading. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with proper use of meta tags and structured content. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, employs essential security headers, and uses nonce attributes in scripts to mitigate risks. However, there are gaps in privacy compliance, notably the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, but it should address privacy compliance and contact information transparency to meet modern regulatory standards and user expectations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 100 · High
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

4 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. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
82
Security headers
80
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
75

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
11
Employees
0
Customers
10
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
55%

2 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 Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien is positioned as a major player in the cultural and museum sector, targeting a broad audience including tourists, art historians, and the general public interested in art and history. Its business model revolves around exhibitions, educational programs, and merchandise sales through its online shop. The museum leverages partnerships with related domains such as its dedicated shop site. Growth indicators include a well-maintained digital presence and multilingual support. Strategic observations suggest focusing on enhancing digital privacy compliance and expanding direct contact channels to improve user engagement and trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and secure script handling. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in security governance and transparency. Compliance with GDPR is partial due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The museum should consider formalizing these policies and providing clear security contact points to strengthen its security culture and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add clear contact information including company emails and phone numbers for visitor support and security incident reporting.
  3. Implement and publicize a security policy and incident response plan with dedicated contact channels.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance website performance optimization and monitor analytics to improve user experience and reduce load times.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Description
Das Kunsthistorische Museum in Wien zählt zu den bedeutendsten Museen der Welt. In den reichen Sammlungen befinden sich Objekte aus 5000 Jahren.
Key services
Museum exhibitions (current, permanent), Guided tours and events, Online digital collection access, Online shop for museum-related products
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap, htmx, Flatpickr, JavaScript, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
TYPO3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce attributes in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured
  2. Content is rich with detailed information about museum collections and exhibitions
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content
  5. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (TYPO3)
  6. HTTPS and security headers are properly implemented
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  8. External links mostly to trusted domains related to the museum or Google services
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, combined with Bootstrap for responsive design and htmx for dynamic content loading. It uses modern JavaScript libraries and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting details are not explicitly found, but external resources indicate reliable third-party services. Performance is moderate, with potential for further optimization. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 52/100Medium24 findingsView report
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