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Security report for pwcplus.de

PricewaterhouseCoopers · Finance · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

PwC Plus is a specialized knowledge and research platform operated by PricewaterhouseCoopers, targeting primarily financial services professionals with additional focus on healthcare and public services sectors. The platform offers subscription-based access to quality-assured, daily updated content including legal norms monitoring, regulatory insights, and sector-specific modules. The website demonstrates a mature digital presence with multilingual support, user account management, and integration of professional content from trusted partners such as the IFRS Foundation. Technically, the site is hosted on Colt's infrastructure, uses modern TLS protocols, and employs Piwik PRO for analytics with a compliant cookie consent mechanism. Security posture is solid with DMARC enforcement and no critical SSL vulnerabilities, though improvements like enabling HSTS, DNSSEC, and CAA records could enhance security further. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, indicating an area for maturity growth. Overall, PwC Plus presents a professional, trustworthy, and content-rich platform aligned with PwC's global brand standards.

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

3 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

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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
87
Security headers
85
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
77

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 Plus leverages PwC's global brand to provide a niche knowledge platform that supports financial services and related industries with timely, curated content. Its subscription model and free registration area suggest a tiered access approach, targeting professionals requiring up-to-date regulatory and accounting information. The platform's integration with multiple PwC domains and references to IFRS content indicate strong partnerships and content licensing. The absence of direct phone or physical contact details on the homepage suggests a digital-first engagement model. The platform's content categories and modules reflect strategic alignment with key sectors such as finance, healthcare, and public services, supporting PwC's consulting and advisory services. The use of Piwik PRO analytics and cookie consent mechanisms demonstrates attention to privacy compliance and user data management.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security baseline with enforced SPF and DMARC policies, valid SSL certificates supporting TLS 1.3 and 1.2, and OCSP stapling enabled. No known SSL vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or FREAK are present. However, the lack of HSTS, DNSSEC, and CAA records indicates potential areas for DNS and transport security enhancement. No explicit security policy or incident response information is published, which could limit transparency and preparedness communication. The cookie consent mechanism is implemented with user choice options, aligning with GDPR requirements. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from additional DNS security measures and published policies to improve trust and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to protect DNS integrity and prevent spoofing.
  3. Add Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) DNS records to restrict certificate issuance.
  4. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  5. Develop and publish explicit security and incident response policies accessible to users.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with modern web technologies including JavaScript, CSS, and SVG for UI elements. It uses Piwik PRO for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-focused tracking solutions. Hosting is provided by Colt Technology Services, a reputable provider. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 7.3 seconds and 32 resources loaded, suggesting room for optimization. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements and language selection. SEO is supported by comprehensive metadata and Open Graph tags. No CMS is explicitly detected, implying a custom or proprietary platform. The SSL certificate covers a broad range of PwC-related domains, supporting multi-domain security. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced DNS 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

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