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Security report for profihost.de

profihost · E-commerce · Germany

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

Security score

66/100

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 tailored for online shops of various sizes. With 25 years of experience and strategic partnerships with platforms like Shopware, OXID, and Pimcore, they offer a comprehensive portfolio including managed servers, clusters, security services, and performance optimization. Their market position is strong within the German e-commerce hosting niche, supported by verified customer testimonials and a partner program. Technically, the website employs modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.3 and 1.2) and uses Google Tag Manager and Consent Manager for analytics and privacy compliance. However, performance is somewhat slow with a load time over 8 seconds. Security posture is basic with no HSTS, OCSP stapling, DNSSEC, or DMARC records, though no critical vulnerabilities were detected. Overall, the company demonstrates a professional and trustworthy online presence with room for security enhancements.

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. 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';…

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  • Security score drift

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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
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
66

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 to online shops, supported by managed services and migration assistance. Revenue streams likely include hosting subscriptions, managed services, and partner program commissions. The company emphasizes long-term partnerships and technical expertise, positioning itself as a specialist rather than a generalist hosting provider. Their ecosystem includes knowledge bases, customer and partner portals, and event participation. Growth indicators include a broad product portfolio and active partner engagement.

Security posture

The current security maturity is moderate with use of strong TLS protocols and absence of known SSL vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or FREAK. However, the lack of HSTS, OCSP stapling, DNSSEC, and DMARC indicates gaps in defense-in-depth and email security. No explicit security policy or incident response information is published, which may impact transparency and readiness. GDPR compliance is evident through comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms. The absence of a security.txt file and incident response contacts suggests room for improvement in vulnerability disclosure and incident handling. Overall, the security culture appears adequate but could be strengthened with additional best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS.
  2. Implement OCSP stapling to improve SSL certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  3. Configure DNSSEC and CAA records to protect DNS integrity and certificate issuance.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact channels to improve vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Add DMARC records to enhance email security and prevent phishing attacks.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses modern web technologies including TLS 1.3 and 1.2, Google Tag Manager for analytics, and Consent Manager for GDPR-compliant cookie consent. The tech stack includes SVG icons and custom fonts (Basier Square). The site is hosted on profihost infrastructure with a single IPv4 address and uses external DNS providers without DNSSEC. Performance is moderate to slow with a page load time of over 8 seconds and a large page size (~700 KB). Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, with responsive design and semantic HTML. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD BreadcrumbList). Technical risks include lack of advanced security headers and DNS protections, which could impact resilience and trust.
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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