Skip to main content

Security report for personio.de

Personio · Technology · Germany

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

84/100

Risk levelLow

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

Personio is a leading HR and payroll software provider based in Germany, offering a comprehensive SaaS platform that unifies HR management, recruiting, payroll, and employee data analytics. The company targets small to large enterprises seeking efficient and customizable HR solutions. Their market position is strong in German-speaking countries, supported by a professional website with multi-language support and extensive service offerings. Technically, the website leverages modern frameworks such as Next.js and React, hosted on AWS infrastructure, ensuring fast performance and mobile optimization. Security measures include HTTPS, security headers, and GDPR-compliant consent management via Usercentrics. While the site demonstrates strong security posture and compliance, explicit incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms could be enhanced. Overall, the website reflects a mature digital presence with high trustworthiness and professionalism.

Scanned

This is an earlier scan of personio.de. View the latest report

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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

2 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.

    • 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. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching personio.de

This scan found 15 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. See sample alerts.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
80
Email security
95
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
84

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 personio.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
3,180
Employees
0
Customers
3,107
Third parties
73
Weak passwords
6%

964 subdomains affected

See the 10 newest leaked credentials

A one-off add-on to this report that lists the most recent identifier and password pairs OffSeq Breach holds for personio.de.

Select it in the checkout above.

Breach keeps ingesting new leaks, so these numbers can grow between scans.

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Personio operates in the technology sector, focusing on HR software solutions for businesses. Their business model is SaaS-based, providing modular HR and payroll services. The company has a large market presence with ISO 27001 certification and a broad partner ecosystem including integration marketplaces and educational platforms. Revenue streams likely include subscription fees for software modules. The target customers range from small businesses to enterprises, with a focus on German-speaking markets. The website content and structure indicate a well-established brand with consistent messaging and strong customer trust signals.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and a consent management platform ensuring GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of a publicly available incident response contact or security.txt file suggests room for improvement in vulnerability disclosure and incident management transparency. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and Visual Website Optimizer is managed with user consent. Overall, the security maturity is high but could benefit from enhanced incident response visibility.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit incident response and security contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  3. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts to mitigate potential security risks.
  4. Enhance transparency around data retention policies related to analytics and tracking.
  5. Continue to maintain and update security certifications and compliance documentation.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Personio GmbH
VAT number
DE815273496
Registration number
HRB 234567 (Munich)
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Personio
Description
Effiziente Software für HR Management und Recruiting - individuell anpassbar. Verwalten Sie Urlaub, Gehälter und Bewerber in nur einem Tool.
Key services
Core HR, Onboarding, Time Tracking, Absence Management, People Analytics, Workflow Automation, Electronic Signature, Payroll
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, AWS DNS, Usercentrics CMP, Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer, Lottie animations
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
AWS
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of security headers
  • Consent management platform for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Visual Website Optimizer
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
Visual Website Optimizer, Usercentrics
Marketing tools
Visual Website Optimizer, Usercentrics CMP
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 with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is comprehensive and professionally presented in German with multi-language support.
  3. Strong focus on HR and payroll software solutions for businesses.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and compliance with GDPR via Usercentrics CMP.
  5. Presence of multiple trust signals including ISO 27001 certification and customer references.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  7. Good security posture with HTTPS and security headers implemented.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including React and Next.js, hosted on AWS infrastructure with DNS managed by AWS name servers. Performance is optimized with preloading fonts and CSS, and the site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD schema. The use of Usercentrics CMP ensures compliance with cookie regulations. The technical stack is robust and supports a professional user experience, though continuous monitoring of third-party dependencies is recommended to avoid technical debt or security risks.
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. 81/100 +12Low23 findingsView report
  2. 69/100Medium25 findingsView report
Reviews of this site

Share your experience with personio.de. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review personio.de.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.