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Security report for pwc.at

PricewaterhouseCoopers · Finance · Austria

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

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

PricewaterhouseCoopers Austria (PwC.at) is a leading professional services firm offering audit, tax, consulting, and advisory services. The website presents a comprehensive and professional digital presence targeting businesses and professionals in Austria, emphasizing expertise in finance, sustainability, cybersecurity, and technology consulting. The site uses modern web technologies including Adobe Experience Manager, AngularJS, and Akamai CDN, ensuring a good user experience and mobile optimization. However, a critical security gap exists due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, which significantly impacts the security posture. The site includes comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms, but lacks explicit security policies or incident response information. Overall, the domain registration is consistent with the business claims, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

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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  • 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
0
Security headers
70
Email security
50
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
45

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

PwC Austria operates as part of the global PwC network, focusing on finance and consulting sectors. The business model revolves around providing professional services such as auditing, tax advisory, corporate consulting, and cybersecurity solutions. The website content and navigation reflect a mature enterprise targeting corporate clients and professionals. The firm maintains strong branding consistency and trust indicators, including legal disclaimers and structured data. The presence of multiple service lines and industry sectors highlights a diversified portfolio. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the main site suggests reliance on contact forms and controlled communication channels.

Security posture

The website implements several security headers such as HSTS, XSS protection, and content security policies, indicating awareness of security best practices. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent a critical vulnerability, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining trust. No OCSP stapling or session resumption mechanisms are enabled, and certificate transparency compliance is missing. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are found, which could hinder timely security issue management. Overall, the security posture is weak due to fundamental HTTPS misconfiguration despite other positive security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Install and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable deprecated protocols.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  4. Publish explicit security policies and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and remediate risks promptly.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager CMS with AngularJS and jQuery libraries, supported by Akamai CDN for content delivery. It uses Adobe DTM for tag management and tracking, and OneTrust for cookie consent management. The site is moderately performant with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Accessibility features are basic but present. The lack of HTTPS is a major technical flaw. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph tags for rich content sharing. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern 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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