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Security report for politische-akademie.at

Campus Tivoli · Education · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

32/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Campus Tivoli, formerly known as Politische Akademie, is a politically affiliated educational institution serving as a think tank and training center for the Austrian People's Party. It offers political education, seminars, e-learning, podcasts, and publications aimed at fostering liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political thought in Austria. The website is well-structured, content-rich, and targets politically engaged individuals and learners. Technically, it is built on WordPress with Elementor, WooCommerce, and Tutor LMS plugins, indicating a mature digital infrastructure for content delivery and e-commerce. However, a critical security gap exists due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate, exposing users to potential risks. Privacy compliance is well addressed with GDPR-aligned policies and cookie consent mechanisms. Contact information and social media presence are clearly provided, enhancing business credibility.

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

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

    • 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 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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
0
Average
32

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

The organization positions itself as a key player in political education within Austria, leveraging its affiliation with the Austrian People's Party to maintain authority and trust. Its business model focuses on non-profit educational services, including seminars, e-learning, and publications. The presence of a bookshop and event calendar indicates diversified offerings. Partnerships with media-data.at for hosting and email services and with local hospitality providers for event venues suggest a well-integrated operational ecosystem. The website's content and navigation cater to a medium-sized organization with a focus on political education and community engagement.

Security posture

The website currently lacks HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement, severely impacting user trust and data protection. No modern TLS protocols or security headers are implemented, and no incident response or security policy information is available. While cookie consent and privacy policies are in place, the absence of SSL undermines overall security posture. There are no indications of known vulnerabilities or malware, but the lack of encryption is a critical vulnerability. The organization should prioritize SSL implementation and enhance security headers and monitoring to improve resilience and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable outdated protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  6. Enhance accessibility features and conduct audits to improve user experience for all users.
  7. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder, WooCommerce for e-commerce, and Tutor LMS for learning management, indicating a robust and extensible platform. The site loads various CSS and JS assets from trusted sources and employs plugins for SEO, cookie consent, and event management. Performance data is not available, but the site appears optimized with caching (W3 Total Cache) and responsive design. The absence of SSL is a major technical deficiency. The DNS setup is standard with MX and NS records pointing to media-data.at, a known Austrian hosting and media service provider. The site uses Apache server and serves content with appropriate cache-control headers. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires urgent security upgrades.
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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