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Security report for om-zeichen.de

Offensive Mittelstand · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website om-zeichen.de operates as a certification and database platform under the brand Offensive Mittelstand, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany. It focuses on providing verified sustainability and occupational safety certifications (OM-Zeichen) to companies, enabling them to demonstrate compliance to customers, suppliers, and regulatory bodies. The platform offers self-assessment tools and a searchable database of certified companies, positioning itself as a niche player in the German Mittelstand market. The website content is professional, well-structured, and consistent with its business purpose. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and the Swiper.js library for interactive content. It employs Matomo analytics with cookies disabled to respect user privacy. The site appears to be built on TYPO3 CMS, inferred from file paths. Performance and mobile optimization are moderate, with room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit cookie consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the website does not expose sensitive data and uses privacy-conscious analytics. However, it lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the site is fully accessible. WHOIS data is limited but does not raise suspicion, though registrant details are not fully disclosed. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for its certification services, with moderate technical maturity and a good security baseline. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and contact transparency would enhance its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

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

  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 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';…

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
56

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention om-zeichen.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

The business operates in the certification and consulting sector, focusing on sustainability and occupational safety for SMEs in Germany. Its competitive advantage lies in providing a recognized OM-Zeichen certification and a searchable database that facilitates trust between companies and their clients or suppliers. The business model revolves around certification issuance, self-assessment tools, and information dissemination. The target customers are SMEs seeking to demonstrate compliance and improve their market positioning. The presence of testimonials indicates positive customer engagement and market acceptance. The platform's niche focus and German language content suggest a regional market concentration. No direct revenue streams or parent/subsidiary relationships are evident from the data. The partnership ecosystem is minimal with only one external domain related to analytics.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The use of Matomo analytics with disabled cookies reflects privacy-conscious data collection. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces the overall security posture. No published security policies or incident response contacts limit transparency and preparedness. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap under GDPR. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected. The site does not employ a WAF or other blocking mechanisms, indicating an open and accessible infrastructure. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved with standard best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a clear cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and inform users about analytics and tracking.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are included.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Offensive Mittelstand
Description
Datenbank für Kunden und Auftraggeber von Betrieben, Dienstleistern, Lieferanten mit überprüfter Selbstbewertung nach OM-Praxisstandards. Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit und Arbeitsschutz.
Key services
OM-Zeichen certification, Database of certified companies, Self-assessment tools, Consulting and information services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Swiper.js, Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo with disabled cookies for privacy

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on sustainability and occupational safety certifications for SMEs.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact likely via contact page.
  4. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected despite use of Matomo analytics.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  6. Website uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries but lacks advanced security headers.
  7. Business information is consistent with a German SME-focused certification platform.
  8. No social media links detected in the provided HTML content.
  9. Logo is present in header with alt text 'Offensive Mittelstand'.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard web technologies with a probable TYPO3 CMS backend. It uses CSS and JavaScript libraries such as Swiper.js for interactive sliders and Matomo for analytics. The site is served over HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication. Performance is moderate with no evident broken elements. The HTML structure is valid and includes meta tags for content type and charset. However, there is no evidence of advanced SEO meta tags or structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags. Accessibility and mobile responsiveness are basic but functional. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced SEO and accessibility practices.
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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