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Security report for niederoesterreich.at

Niederösterreich-Werbung GmbH · Government · Austria

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Niederoesterreich.at is the official tourism and travel portal for the Lower Austria region, operated by Niederösterreich-Werbung GmbH. The website offers comprehensive travel information, accommodation booking, event calendars, and cultural and natural experience guides targeting tourists interested in exploring the region around Vienna. It holds a strong market position as a government-supported regional tourism authority with consistent branding and a professional online presence. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, Matomo analytics with privacy-conscious configurations, and Google Tag Manager. The site is mobile-optimized and features good SEO practices, though some security headers could be improved. The site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration, and disables cookies in analytics to enhance privacy. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and privacy-respecting analytics. However, it lacks a visible cookie consent mechanism and some security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are missing, which are recommended for enhanced protection. No vulnerabilities or suspicious activities were detected. Overall, the website is safe, professional, and trustworthy, with no adult or explicit content. The WHOIS data aligns well with the website's identity, confirming legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include implementing a cookie consent banner, adding missing security headers, and enhancing accessibility features to further improve compliance and security posture.

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

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

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

    • 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';…

  3. 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.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
68

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

The website serves as a central hub for tourism promotion in Lower Austria, targeting leisure travelers interested in culture, nature, gastronomy, and wellness. It leverages partnerships with regional tourism sites and offers a variety of services including accommodation search, event information, and travel planning tools. The business model is government-supported, focusing on regional economic development through tourism. The site’s extensive content and multimedia integration indicate a mature digital marketing strategy. Its partnerships with regional domains and social media presence strengthen its market reach and user engagement.

Security posture

The site maintains a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and privacy-conscious analytics configurations. The disabling of cookies in Matomo and enabling Do Not Track show a commitment to user privacy. However, the absence of some security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism is a minor compliance gap under GDPR. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, which is common for government tourism sites but could be enhanced for transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive.
  2. Add Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options headers to strengthen protection against XSS and clickjacking.
  3. Include Referrer-Policy header to enhance user privacy.
  4. Publish a security policy or incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Niederösterreich-Werbung GmbH
Description
Offizielles Tourismus- und Reiseportal für Niederösterreich, offering vacation packages, travel tips, cultural and natural experiences around Vienna and the Lower Austria region.
Key services
Travel and excursion information, Accommodation search and booking, Event calendars, Regional guides and magazines, Online travel planner and memorization list
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Maps API, CSS3, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Disabling cookies in Matomo analytics
  • Do Not Track enabled in analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics, GetSiteControl Widgets
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official regional tourism website for Lower Austria with comprehensive content.
  2. Strong branding and consistent user experience across desktop and mobile.
  3. Good use of modern analytics with privacy considerations.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. Lacks explicit cookie consent mechanism despite GDPR compliance indications.
  6. Security headers could be improved for enhanced protection.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML5, supported by Matomo and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets asynchronously and defers non-critical scripts to optimize performance. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and preloads fonts for better user experience. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph tags, and canonical links. Accessibility is basic but could be improved.
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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