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ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk · Media · Austria

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

ORF.at is the official news portal of ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk, Austria's public broadcasting organization. The website delivers up-to-date news content including text, images, videos, weather, and sports, targeting the general Austrian public and international audiences interested in Austrian news. The site is well-branded and consistent with ORF's identity, reflecting its position as a leading media outlet in Austria. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as ES6 JavaScript, WOFF2 fonts, asynchronous script loading, and responsive design, ensuring good performance and accessibility across devices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, although explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not found in the provided content. Privacy compliance is limited by the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies, which should be addressed to meet GDPR requirements fully. Overall, ORF.at is a professional, trustworthy, and technically mature news platform with room for improvement in privacy transparency and security disclosures.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

4 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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"

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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
100
Security headers
75
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
81

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

ORF.at operates as a public media service under ORF, Austria's national public broadcaster. Its business model is based on public funding and advertising, providing comprehensive news coverage and multimedia content. The site targets a broad audience including general news consumers, sports fans, and viewers interested in weather updates. ORF's market position is strong as the primary public broadcaster in Austria, with a well-established brand and extensive content offerings. The website integrates advertising via the adition network and uses privacy management tools, indicating a balance between monetization and user privacy. The absence of explicit contact information and privacy policies in the HTML suggests these may be located elsewhere or require better visibility. The platform's technical infrastructure supports scalability and modern user experience standards.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enabled and use of crossorigin attributes for scripts, reducing risks of man-in-the-middle attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. However, the lack of visible security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms such as security.txt reduces transparency and readiness for security incidents. The site uses third-party advertising and privacy SDKs, which should be continuously monitored for privacy compliance and security risks. Enhancing visible security headers and publishing clear security and privacy documentation would strengthen the overall security posture and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Publish and prominently link comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and publicize a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information, including security and abuse email addresses.
  4. Enhance security headers and document them publicly to improve security transparency.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising networks for privacy and security compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk
Description
news.ORF.at provides the latest news at a glance from Austria and around the world in text, image, and video formats.
Key services
News reporting, Video news content, Weather updates, Sports news
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript ES6, CSS3, HTML5, Web fonts (WOFF2), Asynchronous script loading, SVG icons
Frameworks
Custom ORF frameworks, Privacy Center SDK
Platforms
Web browsers (desktop and mobile)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS with crossorigin attributes
  • Async loading of scripts
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
adition
Tracking pixels
adition, privacy-center.org
Marketing tools
Privacy Center SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional public news portal for Austria.
  2. Content is rich with news, video, and weather information.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and asynchronous script loading.
  5. Includes social media admin IDs for Facebook.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML snippet.
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  8. Advertising scripts from adition ad network present.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  10. No explicit GDPR compliance statements visible.
Technical notes

Notes

ORF.at uses a modern technology stack including ES6 JavaScript modules, WOFF2 web fonts, and asynchronous script loading to optimize performance. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as focus-visible outlines. SEO is supported by proper meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. Hosting appears stable and likely localized to Austria, supporting fast content delivery. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary content management solution. The site integrates third-party advertising and privacy SDKs, which require ongoing management to balance monetization and user privacy. Overall, the technical implementation is robust with opportunities to improve privacy and security documentation.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 62/100 +6Medium24 findingsView report
  2. 56/100Medium26 findingsView report
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