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Security report for pilz.at

Pilz GmbH & Co. KG · Manufacturing · Austria

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Pilz GmbH & Co. KG operates an international website focused on providing comprehensive automation technology solutions, emphasizing safety and industrial security. The company targets industrial automation professionals and machine builders, offering components, systems, and services to ensure safe automation worldwide. The website is professionally designed with clear navigation and multilingual support, reflecting a strong market position in manufacturing and technology sectors. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript frameworks, Google Tag Manager, and Cookiebot for consent management, but suffers from critical SSL/TLS misconfigurations that undermine its security posture. Security headers are well implemented, but the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols significantly reduce the site's security score. Privacy compliance is robust, with clear privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms in place. Business credibility is high, supported by detailed contact information, social media presence, and consistent branding. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent remediation of its SSL/TLS issues to improve security and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

5 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

    • 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. 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

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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
70
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
51

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

Pilz is positioned as a leading provider in the industrial automation and safety market, offering a broad portfolio of products and services including sensors, control systems, and consulting. The business model is B2B, serving industrial clients globally with a focus on manufacturing and transportation sectors. The website supports customer engagement through detailed product catalogs, training, and support services. The company maintains a strong digital presence with integrated marketing and analytics tools, enabling data-driven insights and customer interaction. Partnership domains and DNS records indicate a well-established infrastructure. The absence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure pages suggests an area for improvement in transparency and security communication.

Security posture

The website demonstrates good security practices in HTTP headers and content security policies, including nonce-based script whitelisting and strict referrer policies. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent critical vulnerabilities that expose users to potential interception and downgrade attacks. The lack of OCSP stapling and session resumption further weakens the SSL/TLS implementation. Cookie management is handled securely with HttpOnly and Secure flags. No evidence of incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms was found, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires immediate attention to SSL/TLS configuration to meet industry standards and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL certificate to enable HTTPS and TLS 1.2 or higher protocols.
  2. Enable and configure HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload options to enforce secure connections.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response contact and vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update security headers and content security policies to maintain robust defenses.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Imperia CMS and uses JavaScript libraries including jQuery, Google Tag Manager, and Cookiebot for analytics and consent management. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and clear navigation structures. Performance metrics indicate slow loading times, possibly due to large page size or resource loading inefficiencies. SEO is well addressed with meta tags and alternate language links. Accessibility features are basic but present. The technical stack is modern but requires optimization and security hardening, especially in SSL/TLS configuration and performance tuning.
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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