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Security report for motek-messe.de

Motek Messe - Internationale Fachmesse für Produktions- und Montageautomatisierung · Manufacturing · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Motek Messe is an established international trade fair organizer specializing in production and assembly automation, hosting events in Stuttgart, Germany. The website serves as a comprehensive platform for exhibitors and visitors, providing detailed event information, ticketing, and industry news. The business holds a strong market position within the manufacturing sector, partnering with related events such as Bondexpo to offer a broad industry platform. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern optimization plugins like WP Rocket and Borlabs Cookie for consent management, ensuring good performance and mobile responsiveness. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, although explicit privacy and security policies are missing. Overall, the site demonstrates professionalism and trustworthiness, supported by consistent branding and active social media presence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

7 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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
62
Security headers
50
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
59

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

Motek Messe operates in the manufacturing trade fair sector, targeting industry professionals and companies interested in automation technologies. Its business model revolves around event organization, exhibitor services, and visitor engagement. The partnership with Bondexpo enhances its market reach and value proposition. The website's content and structured data indicate a medium-sized enterprise with a focus on quality and industry relevance. The presence of multiple social media channels and SEO optimization suggests a mature digital marketing strategy. No suspicious or privacy-protected WHOIS data was found, reinforcing legitimacy. The company appears well-positioned for continued growth within its niche.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and security best practices such as lazy loading and cookie consent implementation. No security headers beyond basic content-type and crossorigin preconnect were explicitly detected, suggesting room for improvement in headers like CSP, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the HTML content. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in formal security governance. Compliance with GDPR is partially addressed via cookie consent but lacks a detailed privacy policy. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance transparency and formal security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing GDPR compliance and data handling practices.
  2. Add terms of service and security policy documents accessible from the website footer or main menu.
  3. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  4. Include explicit incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Enhance HTTP security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to strengthen protection against common web attacks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Motek Messe - Internationale Fachmesse für Produktions- und Montageautomatisierung
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Motek Messe - Internationale Fachmesse für Produktions- und Montageautomatisierung
Description
Motek Fachmesse Stuttgart | 07. bis 09. Oktober 2025 | Produktions- und Montageautomatisierung, Zuführtechnik und Materialfluss, Handhabungstechnik und Industrial Handling.
Key services
Trade fair organization, Exhibitor information and registration, Visitor information and ticket sales, Industry news and event updates
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, WP Rocket (performance optimization), Borlabs Cookie (cookie consent), SitePress Multilingual CMS (WPML), Slider Revolution, jQuery 3.7.1, FontAwesome Pro 6.1.1
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Lazy loading of scripts and images

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO, Borlabs Cookie
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Content is rich with event information, news, and exhibitor details.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented via Borlabs Cookie.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  5. Uses modern WordPress plugins and optimization techniques.
  6. Social media presence is linked and active.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with a well-maintained tech stack including WP Rocket for performance optimization, Borlabs Cookie for GDPR-compliant cookie management, and Slider Revolution for rich media content. Hosting is provided by Anexia, as indicated by the nameservers. The site uses jQuery and FontAwesome Pro for UI elements. Performance is optimized with lazy loading of images and scripts, preconnect hints, and minified CSS/JS assets. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design and adaptive image loading. SEO is supported by Rank Math PRO plugin and structured data in JSON-LD format. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust and supports a professional user experience.
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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