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Security report for servus.at

servus.at · Other · Austria

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

servus.at is a small non-profit cultural and technological initiative based in Linz, Austria, focused on demystifying technology through artistic and cultural projects. It supports research projects, organizes the biennial 'Art Meets Radical Openness' festival, and operates an independent open source data center for its members, which include artists, educational institutions, and NGOs. The website is built on Drupal 7 with a moderate technical infrastructure including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Matomo analytics. It is mobile optimized and provides clear navigation and relevant content for its target audience. Security posture is good with HTTPS and privacy-aware analytics, but lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies and security headers. The domain uses privacy protection in WHOIS, which is justified for this type of organization. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but could improve compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

      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 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

    • 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

  2. 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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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
62
Security headers
55
Email security
68
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
52

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

servus.at occupies a niche position as a cultural-technical non-profit organization with strong regional partnerships and sponsorships from local government and cultural institutions. Its business model revolves around membership services, event organization, and providing open source infrastructure to its community. The target audience includes artists, cultural workers, alternative education providers, and NGOs. The organization benefits from partnerships with the Kunstuniversität Linz and local sponsors like Linz AG. The website content and linked domains reinforce its credibility and community focus. Growth potential lies in expanding membership and cultural projects.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with enforced HTTPS and use of privacy-respecting Matomo analytics with Do Not Track enabled. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain web attacks. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, which is a gap in security transparency. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The site should improve privacy and cookie policy disclosures to enhance GDPR compliance. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in policy transparency and technical headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards for inclusive design.
  5. Regularly update Drupal core and modules to supported versions to reduce security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
servus.at
Description
servus.at is a non-profit net culture initiative based in Linz focusing on demystifying technology through cultural and technical processes. It supports artistic research projects on digital and networked cultures and organizes the biennial festival 'Art Meets Radical Openness'. The association operates an independent data center with open source base services for members including artists, alternative education, free media, universities, and NGOs.
Key services
artistic research project support, festival organization, independent data center with open source services, membership services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 7, jQuery, Bootstrap CSS, Matomo Analytics, Lightbox2, Embety
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Do Not Track enabled in Matomo
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a Drupal 7 based cultural non-profit site with event and project information.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact information includes physical address and membership form but no direct emails or phone numbers.
  4. Uses Matomo analytics with Do Not Track enabled, indicating privacy awareness.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  6. No security headers detected in HTML content.
  7. Site is mobile optimized and accessible with good navigation and content quality.
  8. Domain WHOIS is privacy protected but consistent with non-profit usage.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 7 CMS with a combination of jQuery, Bootstrap CSS, and Lightbox2 for UI components. Matomo analytics is integrated with privacy considerations. The site is mobile optimized and has a clear navigation structure. Performance is moderate, likely due to Drupal 7 aging technology. No modern JavaScript frameworks or CDN usage detected. Hosting provider is not explicitly identified. The site would benefit from modernization to Drupal 9/10 or other current CMS platforms to improve security and performance. SEO and accessibility are basic but functional.
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. 56/100Medium29 findingsView report
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