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Security report for ocg.at

Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft (OCG) · Education · Austria

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft (OCG) is a well-established Austrian non-profit organization focused on promoting IT competencies and certifications. With a history dating back to 1975, the OCG serves as a bridge between science, industry, and the workforce by offering interdisciplinary forums, networking opportunities, and high-quality IT education and certification services. The website reflects a professional and comprehensive digital presence, targeting IT professionals, educators, and industry stakeholders within Austria. The organization maintains a strong market position as a trusted IT society with recognized certifications such as ISO/IEC 27001. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern frameworks like Bootstrap and privacy-focused tools such as Cookiebot for consent management and Plausible Analytics for minimal user tracking. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, providing a smooth user experience. Security practices include HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent, though additional security headers and a formal security policy could enhance the posture further. Overall, the security posture is solid with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is robust, with clear privacy and cookie policies and GDPR adherence. Contact information is transparent, and social media channels are actively linked, enhancing trustworthiness. The domain WHOIS data aligns with the organization's claims, reinforcing legitimacy. Strategic recommendations include implementing additional security headers, publishing a security policy, and adding a security.txt file to support vulnerability disclosure.

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

    • 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 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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  • 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
0
Security headers
40
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
55

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

OCG operates as a non-profit association in the education and technology sectors, focusing on IT competence development and certification in Austria. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing history, recognized certifications, and strong network bridging academia and industry. Revenue streams likely include membership fees, certification services, training programs, and event hosting. The target customers are IT professionals, educators, companies, and institutions seeking standardized IT qualifications. The organization demonstrates growth through active event management and digital engagement. Partnerships with ICDL and OCG Cert expand its ecosystem and service offerings. The website content and structure reflect a mature and strategically positioned organization within the Austrian IT education landscape.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent managed via Cookiebot, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. There is no published incident response or security policy, which could enhance transparency and preparedness. The use of minimal tracking analytics aligns with privacy best practices. Overall, the security culture appears proactive but could benefit from formalizing policies and enhancing technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve trust with security researchers.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to prevent potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging capabilities to detect and respond to security incidents promptly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft (OCG)
Description
Die Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft (OCG) ist ein gemeinnütziger Verein zur Förderung der Informationstechnologie unter Berücksichtigung ihrer Wechselwirkungen mit Mensch und Gesellschaft. Der Verein bietet ein interdisziplinäres Forum und ist Dialogpartner für aktuelle und gesellschaftspolitisch relevante IT-Themen. Vernetzung und Förderung der Beziehungen zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft sind wichtige Anliegen. Darüber hinaus bietet die OCG ein standardisiertes, unabhängiges und qualitativ hochwertiges Weiterbildungsangebot im IT-Bereich und schlägt damit eine wichtige Brücke zur Arbeitswelt.
Key services
IT Competence Promotion, Certification, Events and Conferences, Publications, Training and Continuing Education, Networking between Science and Industry
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Cookiebot, Plausible Analytics, Bootstrap, FontAwesome, JS-Cookie
Frameworks
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap CSS Framework
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (canonical links use https)
  • Cookie consent management via Cookiebot
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot session tracker
Marketing tools
Cookiebot, Mailworx Marketing Suite
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible and professionally designed
  2. Content is comprehensive and relevant to IT education and certification
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented
  4. No visible security or privacy red flags
  5. Use of modern CMS and analytics tools with privacy focus
  6. Clear contact information and social media presence
  7. No evidence of suspicious or malicious activity
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, combined with Bootstrap for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons. Cookiebot is used for comprehensive cookie consent management, ensuring GDPR compliance. Plausible Analytics provides privacy-friendly user tracking. The site loads scripts asynchronously, improving performance. The mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, contributing to a positive user experience. No hosting provider details were identified from the HTML content. Performance is moderate, with opportunities for further optimization. The technical stack is modern and aligns with best practices for non-profit organizational websites.
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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