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Security report for profihost.com

profihost · E-commerce · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Profihost is a well-established German managed hosting provider specializing in e-commerce hosting solutions. With 25 years of experience, the company offers a broad portfolio of managed servers, hosting, security, performance optimization, and specialized shop hosting services. Their market position is strong within the German e-commerce sector, supported by strategic partnerships and verified customer testimonials. Technically, the website uses modern web technologies including TLS 1.3, Google Tag Manager, and a consent management platform, but performance is somewhat slow due to large page size and resource count. Security posture is good with SPF and DMARC implemented, but improvements such as enabling DNSSEC, HSTS, and OCSP stapling are recommended. Overall, the company demonstrates a mature digital presence with good privacy compliance and user experience, but could enhance security configurations to further reduce risk.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

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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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
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

Profihost targets e-commerce businesses, agencies, and web professionals with managed hosting and related services. Their business model focuses on providing scalable, secure, and high-performance hosting tailored for online shops using platforms like Shopware, OXID, Magento, and Pimcore. Revenue streams likely include hosting subscriptions, managed services, and partner program commissions. The company maintains a strong partnership ecosystem including Shopware and colocation providers. Growth indicators include a comprehensive service portfolio and active customer engagement through testimonials and knowledge bases. Their operations emphasize reliability, technical expertise, and customer support, positioning them as a trusted specialist in the German market.

Security posture

Profihost exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level. They implement SPF and DMARC policies to protect email domains and prevent spoofing. TLS 1.3 and 1.2 protocols are supported with no known SSL vulnerabilities detected. However, the absence of DNSSEC, CAA records, HSTS, and OCSP stapling indicates gaps in DNS and HTTPS security best practices. No explicit security policy or incident response information is found on the site, which could impact readiness for security incidents. GDPR compliance is evident through comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms. Overall, the security culture appears customer-focused but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC and CAA records to strengthen DNS security and certificate issuance control.
  2. Implement HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  3. Enable OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and reliability.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan including dedicated contact channels.
  5. Improve certificate transparency compliance and monitor SSL certificate issuance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with modern web technologies including TLS 1.3, SVG icons, and a custom or headless CMS likely using Vue.js components. Google Tag Manager and Consentmanager.net are used for analytics and cookie consent management. The hosting infrastructure is self-managed by profihost, focusing on e-commerce hosting solutions. Performance metrics indicate a slow load time and large page size, suggesting optimization opportunities. Accessibility and SEO are well addressed with proper metadata, structured data, and responsive design. Technical risks include missing DNSSEC and HSTS, which could expose users to DNS spoofing and HTTPS downgrade attacks. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and secure e-commerce hosting service but could be optimized for speed and enhanced security.
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. 79/100Low28 findingsView report
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