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Security report for sds.at

Software Daten Service Gesellschaft m.b.H. · Finance · Austria

Medium risk. 6 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

Software Daten Service Gesellschaft m.b.H. (SDS) is a medium-sized Austrian company specializing in software and services for the international financial industry, with additional focus on telecommunications and digital entertainment sectors. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio including securities processing, regulatory reporting, compliance, consulting, managed services, and professional testing. SDS benefits from a strong market position supported by its 50 years of history and affiliation with the Deutsche Telekom Group. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image targeting financial institutions and related industries globally. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins and SEO optimizations, but suffers from critical security shortcomings due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support. Security headers are present but insufficient to compensate for the missing encryption. Privacy and cookie policies are well implemented with consent mechanisms, supporting GDPR compliance. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is content-rich and professionally maintained but urgently requires SSL/TLS remediation to improve security posture and 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

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

      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

  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 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
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

SDS operates in a niche market providing specialized software solutions and consulting services to the financial industry, focusing on compliance, reporting, and securities processing. Its business model combines product offerings with managed and testing services, enabling recurring revenue streams and client retention. The company leverages its parent company T-Systems for brand strength and market reach. The website's integration of marketing and tracking tools indicates a moderate level of digital maturity and customer engagement. The presence of multiple language options and detailed product portfolios suggests a global target audience. SDS's strategic positioning as a trusted partner with certifications like ISO 27001 and a long operational history supports its competitive advantage. However, the lack of visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies may be a gap in security governance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates basic security hygiene with several HTTP security headers enabled, including X-XSS-Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Strict-Transport-Security header present but not fully effective due to missing SSL. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent critical vulnerabilities, exposing users to potential interception and undermining trust. No OCSP stapling or session resumption mechanisms are implemented, indicating outdated server configuration. No evidence of security incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies was found, which could hinder timely mitigation of security issues. Overall, the security posture is weak and requires immediate attention to meet modern standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable TLS 1.2 or higher with strong cipher suites and disable legacy protocols.
  3. Configure HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload flags to enforce HTTPS.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  5. Publish a security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to enhance transparency and incident response readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Software Daten Service Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress 6.6.1 running on an Apache server with PHP 7.4.33. It uses modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and plugins like Ajax Search Pro and Yoast SEO for enhanced functionality and SEO optimization. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and uses Google Fonts for typography. Performance metrics are not available, but the presence of lazy loading and caching plugins suggests moderate optimization. Hosting appears to be linked to Deutsche Telekom infrastructure, supported by MX records and footer branding. However, the lack of SSL and disabled TLS protocols represent significant technical debt and security risk. The site would benefit from performance audits and accessibility improvements to enhance user experience and compliance.
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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