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Security report for s-itsolutions.com

Erste Digital GmbH · Finance · Austria

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Erste Digital GmbH is the digital and IT services arm of Erste Group, the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe. The company focuses on delivering best-in-class IT solutions and digital transformation services to banking entities across the region, supporting both operational and innovation activities. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence with rich content describing the business and its mission to enhance financial health for millions of customers. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including JavaScript modules, service workers, and ElasticSearch for search functionality, hosted behind Amazon CloudFront CDN for performance and reliability. However, a critical security gap exists as the site lacks a valid SSL/TLS certificate and does not serve content over HTTPS, which significantly impacts the security posture and trustworthiness. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear comprehensive, indicating good compliance with GDPR requirements. Contact information such as emails and phone numbers are not explicitly provided on the homepage, which may affect user engagement. Overall, the site demonstrates strong business credibility and technical maturity but requires urgent security improvements to enable HTTPS and strengthen its security framework.

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

7 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

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

  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

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
65
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
50

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

Erste Digital operates as an essential IT and digital transformation provider within the banking sector, leveraging its position as part of Erste Group to serve a large customer base in Central and Eastern Europe. The business model centers on internal IT services and innovation to support banking operations and customer experience. The company benefits from a strong brand association with Erste Group, a leading financial institution, which enhances market positioning and trust. The website content targets banking customers, IT professionals, and potential employees, emphasizing digital innovation and career opportunities. The partnership ecosystem includes related banking entities and marketing tools such as TagCommander for analytics and tracking. Growth indicators include a large IT workforce and a focus on digital banking solutions. Strategic observations suggest a focus on maintaining technological leadership and expanding digital services within the financial sector.

Security posture

The current security posture of the website is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL/TLS certificate and lack of HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining trust. While several security headers are implemented, including Content-Security-Policy and X-XSS-Protection, the missing HTTPS is a critical vulnerability. No explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are published, indicating gaps in security transparency and readiness. The site does not enable advanced TLS features such as OCSP stapling or session resumption. Compliance with GDPR is supported by comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is low and requires immediate remediation to protect user data and align with industry best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website immediately.
  2. Enable and configure HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Publish explicit security policies and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Implement a vulnerability disclosure policy and consider adding a security.txt file for responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update security headers and TLS configurations to maintain a strong security posture.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using the GEM framework (version 4.39.0) and served by an Apache server behind Amazon CloudFront CDN, indicating a robust hosting and delivery infrastructure. It uses modern JavaScript modules, CSS, and HTML5 standards, with service workers enabled for offline capabilities and performance optimization. Search functionality is powered by ElasticSearch. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA attributes. However, performance metrics such as load time and resource counts are not provided, limiting full assessment. The lack of HTTPS is a major technical deficiency. The site integrates third-party marketing and analytics tools like TagCommander, which supports user tracking and data collection. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-structured but requires critical 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 50/100Medium23 findingsView report
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