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Security report for salinen.com

Salinen Austria Aktiengesellschaft · Manufacturing · Austria

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Salinen Austria Aktiengesellschaft is a leading Austrian salt manufacturer specializing in high purity salt products including pharmaceutical salt, cooking salt, industrial salt, and agricultural fertilizers. The company serves both private consumers and business clients, offering a broad product portfolio and an online webshop. Their market position is strong within Austria and the surrounding region, supported by multiple country-specific sister sites. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with modern frontend features such as lazy loading images and Google Analytics integration. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS severely impacts the security posture. Security headers are partially implemented but without encryption, the site is vulnerable to interception. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism. Contact information is clearly presented, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is professional and content-rich but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and maintain trust.

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

6 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 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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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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
40
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
49

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

The company operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on salt production for diverse applications including food, pharmaceutical, industrial, and agricultural markets. Their business model includes direct sales via a webshop and partnerships across multiple European countries. The presence of certifications such as GMP, IFS, and ISO standards indicates a commitment to quality and regulatory compliance. The target audience spans private consumers and industrial clients, with product lines tailored accordingly. The company maintains a consistent brand presence and leverages digital marketing tools like Google Tag Manager and Analytics for user insights. The extensive network of sister sites suggests a regional expansion strategy. No signs of suspicious or fraudulent activity were detected in domain registration or website content.

Security posture

The website currently lacks a valid SSL certificate, serving content over HTTP only, which is a critical security flaw exposing users to data interception risks. While some security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options are present, the absence of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols severely undermines security. No HSTS policy is enforced, and OCSP stapling is disabled. Session resumption mechanisms are also missing, potentially impacting secure session management. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, which limits transparency and preparedness. The cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy indicate awareness of privacy regulations, but the technical security gaps must be addressed urgently to protect user data and comply with GDPR requirements fully.

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 or 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Enable OCSP stapling to improve certificate status checking performance and security.
  5. Implement session resumption mechanisms such as session tickets or caching.
  6. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency.
  7. Provide incident response contact information to facilitate security reporting.
  8. Regularly audit and update security headers and ensure secure form handling.
  9. Improve accessibility features to enhance user experience for all users.
  10. Continue maintaining comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Salinen Austria Aktiengesellschaft
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, indicating a stable technical foundation. The frontend uses modern JavaScript libraries such as lazysizes for image lazy loading, improving performance and user experience. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are integrated for marketing and analytics purposes. Hosting appears to be managed via resellerinterface.de, with DNS records consistent with the business. However, performance metrics are missing or zero, suggesting incomplete data or slow loading times. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and includes SEO best practices such as meta tags and Open Graph data. The lack of HTTPS and valid SSL certificate is the most significant technical risk, exposing the site to security threats and reducing user 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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