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Security report for kirchhoff.de

Kirchhoff Consult GmbH · Finance · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kirchhoff Consult GmbH is a specialized consulting firm focused on financial communication, corporate communications, sustainability, ESG, investor relations, and IPO advisory services. The company targets capital markets professionals and corporate clients seeking expert guidance in reporting and sustainability communication. The website reflects a strong market position supported by multiple industry awards and a consistent, professional brand presence. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with Apache and PHP 8.3, but lacks proper HTTPS configuration, which is a critical security gap. Security posture is moderate with valid SPF and DMARC records but no SSL/TLS encryption, no HSTS, and no DNSSEC. Privacy compliance is partial with a comprehensive privacy policy but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is content-rich and professionally designed but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance trust.

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 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
85
Security headers
50
Email security
50
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
18
Average
51

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

Kirchhoff Consult operates in the finance and media sectors, providing essential communication services around capital markets and sustainability. Their business model revolves around consulting and publishing services tailored to investor relations and ESG reporting. The company maintains a medium size with a strong digital presence and multiple social media channels. Their partnership with smartreporting.eu indicates a collaborative ecosystem. The firm’s competitive advantage lies in its specialized expertise and award-winning design capabilities. Growth indicators include recent whitepapers and active news updates. The absence of phone contact details suggests a preference for digital communication channels.

Security posture

The website’s security maturity is limited due to the absence of HTTPS and valid SSL certificates, exposing users to potential interception risks. While SPF and DMARC records are correctly configured to protect email integrity, the lack of TLS protocols, HSTS, and OCSP stapling reduces overall security. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, indicating a gap in transparency and readiness. The site employs basic security headers but misses advanced protections. Compliance with GDPR is supported by a detailed privacy policy but lacks cookie consent mechanisms. The security posture requires immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues and enhancement of privacy controls to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce HTTPS site-wide to secure data in transit.
  2. Enable HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.
  4. Publish a security policy and vulnerability disclosure or security.txt to improve transparency.
  5. Enable OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
Technical notes

Notes

The website runs on a modern PHP version (8.3.22) with Apache server and TYPO3 CMS, indicating a relatively up-to-date technology stack. However, the lack of HTTPS and TLS support is a significant technical deficiency. Performance metrics are missing or zero, suggesting no recent performance testing or monitoring. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO meta tags and structured Open Graph data. DNS configuration is standard but lacks DNSSEC and CAA records, which could enhance DNS security. The site uses no visible third-party analytics or tracking scripts, indicating minimal user tracking. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires urgent security upgrades and performance monitoring.
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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