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Security report for lva-gmbh.at

LVA GmbH · Other · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

LVA GmbH is a well-established Austrian company specializing in food safety, quality control, certification, and training services primarily targeting the food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and supplement industries. Founded in 1926, it holds a strong market position as a leading competence center in the Central and Eastern European region, serving clients in over 80 countries. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio including laboratory analyses, expert assessments, inspections, research, and educational seminars. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern SEO and cookie consent tools, but lacks a valid SSL certificate, which impacts security and user trust. The security posture is basic with no HTTPS, no HSTS, and missing advanced security headers, exposing the site to potential risks. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website is professional and content-rich but requires urgent security improvements to align with best practices.

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

8 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

  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 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"

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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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
42

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

LVA GmbH operates a service-oriented business model focused on food safety and quality assurance, leveraging ISO accreditations to build trust and credibility. Its competitive advantage lies in its long history, extensive service offerings, and international client base. Revenue streams likely include laboratory testing fees, certification services, and training course enrollments. The target customers are food producers, pharmaceutical companies, and related sectors requiring compliance and quality validation. The company maintains a digital presence with social media and newsletter engagement, indicating active marketing efforts. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not explicitly identified, suggesting a focused core operation. Growth indicators include a broad international customer base and continuous seminar offerings. Strategic observations highlight the need for enhanced digital security to protect business reputation and client data.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low due to the absence of HTTPS and SSL certificates, which is a critical vulnerability. While no active vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or POODLE are detected, the lack of encryption exposes data in transit to interception. The site does not implement HSTS, OCSP stapling, or session resumption, limiting security and performance. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are found, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. GDPR compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent, but security best practices need significant enhancement. The business impact of these gaps includes potential data breaches, loss of customer trust, and non-compliance risks. Security culture indicators are not evident from the website content.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy.
  5. Enable DNSSEC and CAA records to strengthen DNS security and certificate issuance control.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
LVA GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a WordPress CMS with popular plugins like Yoast SEO, Cookiefox for cookie management, AcyMailing for newsletters, and Ninja Forms for form handling. It employs jQuery and Alpine.js for frontend interactivity and Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager for analytics. Hosting appears to be provided by A1.net based on DNS records. Performance metrics are not available, but the site is likely moderate to slow due to lack of performance data and chunked transfer encoding. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and alternate hreflang tags for language support. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Technical risks include missing HTTPS, no SSL, and lack of advanced security configurations which could impact business operations and user trust.
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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