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Security report for silberball.com

Silberball Brand Management GmbH · Other · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

31/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Silberball Brand Management GmbH is a specialized consulting and creative agency focused on brand management, strategy, and digital innovation primarily serving companies in the DACH region. Established in 2003, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services including strategic brand development, branding, cultural consulting, business model strategy, digital transformation, and brand experience. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image with clear navigation and relevant content tailored to its target audience of businesses seeking to enhance their brand value. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with common plugins and frameworks such as Bootstrap and jQuery, integrating marketing and tracking tools like HubSpot and AutopilotHQ. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support significantly undermines the site's security posture. While privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism, the lack of security headers and modern TLS protocols presents vulnerabilities. Overall, the site is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and enhance 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

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

      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"

    • 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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  • 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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
18
Average
31

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

Silberball occupies a niche in brand management consultancy with a strong foothold in the DACH market. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing experience and a systematic brand model that ensures holistic brand leadership. The business model revolves around consulting, creative design, and digital innovation services, targeting medium to large enterprises seeking to scale and modernize their brand presence. The company leverages partnerships and integrations with marketing automation and analytics platforms to optimize client engagement and internal operations. Growth indicators include a well-maintained digital presence, active social media channels, and a newsletter subscription mechanism. The absence of explicit terms of service or security policies suggests areas for maturity improvement in governance and compliance.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the lack of HTTPS and an invalid SSL certificate, exposing the site and its users to potential interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. The server does not support modern TLS protocols, and critical security headers such as HSTS are missing. Although no known critical vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or POODLE are detected, the absence of these fundamental protections is a significant risk. Privacy compliance is strong, with GDPR-aligned cookie consent and a detailed privacy policy. Incident response and security policy documentation are absent, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. The use of reputable marketing and analytics tools is positive but should be balanced with enhanced security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately install and configure a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable deprecated versions to improve encryption strength.
  3. Implement HTTP security headers such as HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Develop and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan to improve organizational security posture and transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update all CMS plugins and third-party scripts to minimize vulnerabilities and ensure compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Silberball Brand Management GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using PHP and JavaScript libraries including jQuery and Bootstrap for responsive design. It integrates several plugins for SEO (Yoast), forms (Contact Form 7), and marketing automation (HubSpot, AutopilotHQ, VisitorQueue). The hosting environment uses Apache server software. Performance metrics are not available, suggesting a lack of monitoring or optimization. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. However, the lack of HTTPS and security headers represents a critical technical debt. The presence of multiple tracking and marketing scripts indicates a moderate level of user data collection, which is managed with a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism.
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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