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Security report for proficert.de

TÜV Hessen · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

TÜV PROFiCERT, operated by TÜV Hessen, is a well-established certification and conformity assessment provider specializing in quality management, environmental and energy management, occupational safety, information security, healthcare, and validation services. The company leverages its TÜV brand reputation and accredited certification procedures to serve businesses seeking recognized certifications in Germany and potentially beyond. The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, hosted behind Cloudflare, and employs a professional design with clear navigation and multilingual support. While the SSL certificate is valid and HSTS is enabled with preload, the absence of modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or 1.3) is a notable security gap. The site implements a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism and uses etracker for analytics, reflecting a moderate level of user tracking with good privacy compliance. Contact information is clearly presented, but no explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are found. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid security posture with room for improvement in modern protocol support and security header implementation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 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

    • 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. 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. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
90
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
74

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

TÜV PROFiCERT operates as a core product of TÜV Hessen, targeting companies requiring certification in various management systems and product validations. Its market position is strong within Germany, leveraging TÜV's trusted brand and accredited procedures. The business model centers on providing certification services through a team of mostly permanent auditors, offering a one-stop solution for multiple certification needs. The company maintains partnerships with related entities like TÜV Club for knowledge transfer and events. Revenue streams likely derive from certification fees, auditor services, and training events. The website content and structure indicate a focus on B2B clients in manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and environmental sectors. Growth indicators include updated certifications and new standards coverage. The partnership ecosystem includes TÜV Hessen and TÜV Club, enhancing market reach and service offerings.

Security posture

The security maturity of the website is moderate to good. The SSL certificate is valid and not self-signed, with HSTS enabled including preload, which protects against protocol downgrade attacks. However, the lack of support for modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) is a critical gap that could expose users to compatibility and security risks. No weak or vulnerable cipher suites were detected, and common vulnerabilities like Heartbleed, POODLE, FREAK, and Logjam are not present. Security headers beyond HSTS are not evident, suggesting room for improvement in defense-in-depth. The cookie consent mechanism is robust and GDPR compliant, indicating good data protection practices. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which could hinder timely security issue reporting and resolution. Overall, the site demonstrates a responsible security posture but should address protocol support and transparency in security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 protocols to enhance security and compatibility.
  2. Implement additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  4. Consider enabling DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  5. Regularly review and update cookie and privacy policies to maintain GDPR compliance and user trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and extensible content management system, indicating a stable technical foundation. Hosting behind Cloudflare provides DDoS protection and CDN benefits. The site uses standard web technologies including Bootstrap for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 6.1 seconds and 35 resources loaded, suggesting potential optimization opportunities. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive navigation and viewport settings. SEO is supported by canonical links, hreflang tags for language variants, and meta descriptions. The absence of modern TLS protocols and limited security headers represent technical risks. The site uses etracker for analytics, which is integrated with cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security configurations.
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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