Skip to main content

Security report for servus.at

servus.at · Non-profit · Austria

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

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 labs, organizes the biennial 'Art Meets Radical Openness' festival, and operates an independent open source data center for members including artists, NGOs, and educational institutions. The website is built on Drupal 7 with a moderate technical infrastructure including Matomo analytics and Bootstrap styling. While the site is well-branded and content-rich, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies and uses an outdated CMS version, which poses security risks. The security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced but missing security headers and no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but would benefit from technical and compliance improvements.

Scanned

This is an earlier scan of servus.at. View the latest report

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

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

    • 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';…

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching servus.at

This scan found 20 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
85
Security headers
55
Email security
68
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
56

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 in the cultural and technological non-profit sector in Austria, leveraging partnerships with local government, universities, and cultural organizations. Its business model centers on community membership, event organization, and providing open source infrastructure services. The organization targets artists, researchers, and alternative education sectors, with growth potential tied to expanding its research labs and festival reach. The partnership ecosystem is strong with local sponsors and cultural institutions, enhancing credibility and resource access.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced and Matomo analytics respects Do Not Track settings, indicating privacy awareness. However, the use of Drupal 7, which is no longer supported, introduces potential vulnerabilities. The absence of security headers and lack of explicit security or incident response policies are gaps. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present, limiting transparency. The organization should prioritize upgrading its CMS, implementing security headers, and publishing clear security policies to improve its security posture and compliance with GDPR and other regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade the CMS from Drupal 7 to a supported version to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit consent mechanisms to enhance GDPR compliance.
  4. Create and publish a security.txt file and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party libraries and scripts to ensure no vulnerable components are in use.

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, Austria, 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'. It also operates an independent data center with open source base services for members including artists, alternative education institutions, 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, Lightbox2, Matomo Analytics, Embety
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by https URLs)
  • Use of Matomo with Do Not Track enabled

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 fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is in German with some English translations available.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found.
  4. Contact information is present but no direct emails or phone numbers visible in HTML.
  5. Uses Drupal 7 CMS which is outdated and may pose security risks.
  6. Matomo analytics used with Do Not Track enabled, indicating privacy awareness.
  7. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. Site is well-branded with consistent logos and design.
  9. External links mostly to partner organizations and cultural institutions.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 7 CMS with jQuery and Bootstrap for frontend styling, along with Lightbox2 for image display and Matomo for analytics. The site is mobile optimized with responsive menus and basic accessibility features. Performance is moderate with deferred and async script loading. However, the use of an outdated CMS version and lack of modern security headers indicate technical debt and potential risks. The site lacks advanced SEO optimizations and comprehensive accessibility features. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the data. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the site's functional needs but requires modernization and security enhancements.
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. 52/100Medium32 findingsView report
Reviews of this site

Share your experience with servus.at. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review servus.at.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.