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Security report for schmidtauto.at

Oskar Schmidt GmbH · Transportation · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Autohaus Schmidt, officially Oskar Schmidt GmbH, is a well-established automobile dealership and service provider based in Salzburg, Austria, with a history dating back to 1928. The company operates multiple locations and offers a wide range of services including new and used car sales, vehicle rental, servicing, repairs, and financing. Their market position is strong within the regional transportation sector, supported by authorized partnerships with major car brands such as Ford, Volvo, Peugeot, and Citroën. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image targeting car buyers and service customers in Salzburg and surrounding areas. Technically, the website uses modern JavaScript, AWS CloudFront CDN, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. However, it lacks HTTPS, which is a critical security deficiency. The site includes cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies compliant with GDPR, indicating a good level of privacy awareness. Performance data is unavailable, but the site appears mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly. From a security perspective, the absence of SSL/TLS encryption severely impacts the site's security posture, exposing users to potential risks. Other security headers and best practices are partially implemented but overshadowed by the lack of HTTPS. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are present. The domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, while the business and website demonstrate professionalism and good content quality, the critical lack of HTTPS significantly lowers the security score and overall risk profile. Strategic improvements in security infrastructure are essential to protect users and maintain trust.

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

8 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

  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 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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
42

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

Autohaus Schmidt operates as a large regional car dealership and service provider with a diversified business model including sales of new and used vehicles, vehicle rental, and after-sales services. The company leverages partnerships with multiple automotive brands to broaden its market reach. Its target customers are individuals and businesses in Salzburg and nearby Austrian regions. The company benefits from a long-standing reputation since 1928, which supports its market position. The website ecosystem includes partner domains for brand-specific services and parts, indicating a well-integrated partnership network. Marketing efforts utilize Google Tag Manager and AutoUncle widgets, reflecting a moderate digital marketing maturity. The business model is primarily B2C with some B2B elements in fleet and commercial vehicle sales.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the complete absence of HTTPS and SSL/TLS certificates, which is a critical vulnerability exposing all data transmissions to interception and manipulation. No HSTS or OCSP stapling is configured, and no advanced security headers are present. While no known vulnerabilities or malware are detected, the lack of encryption is a major compliance and security gap. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are found, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. Privacy compliance is supported by cookie consent and a comprehensive privacy policy, but the security infrastructure must be urgently improved to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce HTTPS site-wide immediately.
  2. Configure HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  3. Enable OCSP stapling to improve certificate validation performance and security.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  5. Establish and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy.
  6. Regularly audit and update server and application security configurations.
  7. Enhance accessibility features and conduct performance optimization audits.
  8. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to reflect evolving regulations.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Oskar Schmidt GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted behind AWS CloudFront CDN and served via nginx web server. It uses modern JavaScript modules and legacy scripts for compatibility. Google Tag Manager is integrated for analytics and marketing. Cookie consent is managed by a third-party service (Cookiefirst). The site lacks HTTPS, which is a critical technical deficiency. Performance metrics are unavailable, but the site appears mobile-optimized with responsive design. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The DNS setup is consistent with the business location and uses standard Austrian ISP name servers. 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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