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Security report for socialbusinesshub.at

Social Business Hub Styria · Other · Austria

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Social Business Hub Styria is a regional social and green business incubator and network based in Austria, focused on supporting entrepreneurs who address societal and ecological challenges through innovative business models. The organization offers a range of programs including impact training, founding and growth programs, crowdfunding support, and community events. Their market position is strong within the Styria region, supported by partnerships with local government and economic development agencies. The website is professionally designed, content-rich, and well-structured, targeting social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs in various stages of development. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Gravity Forms and Matomo for analytics, ensuring a good level of digital maturity. The site is mobile optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, though explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are missing, representing areas for improvement. Overall, the security posture is good with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is mostly met with a comprehensive privacy policy, but cookie consent is absent. The domain registration data aligns well with the business claims, supporting legitimacy and trustworthiness. Strategic recommendations include adding cookie consent, publishing security policies, and enhancing security headers to further strengthen compliance and trust. This website represents a credible, professional, and trustworthy entity in the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Austria, with a solid technical foundation and room for incremental security and privacy enhancements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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 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
85
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
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

The Social Business Hub Styria operates as a specialized incubator and network for social and green entrepreneurship, targeting founders, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs primarily in the Styria region of Austria. Their business model revolves around providing education, training, networking, and funding support to impact-driven enterprises. Revenue streams likely include program fees, government or regional funding, and partnerships. The organization maintains strong ties with regional government bodies and economic departments, enhancing its ecosystem influence. Growth indicators include active event scheduling, a podcast, and a visible alumni network. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving multiple regional stakeholders. The company positions itself as a key enabler of social innovation and sustainable business development in its market niche.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no evident exposure of sensitive information. Use of secure forms with validation and privacy-conscious analytics (Matomo) are positive indicators. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options is a gap that could be exploited in certain attack scenarios. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which limits transparency and preparedness. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is present. Overall, the site is secure for typical use but could benefit from enhanced security controls and documented policies to improve resilience and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with EU cookie laws and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Add explicit security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to harden the site against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and dependencies to mitigate risks from known vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Social Business Hub Styria
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Social Business Hub Styria
Description
Der Social Business Hub Styria ist ein Social Business Inkubator und Netzwerk für Menschen, die gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen auf unternehmerische Art und Weise lösen.
Key services
Impact Training, Gründungsprogramm, Wachstumsprogramm, Crowdfunding support, Networking and community events, Research and strategy development
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Gravity Forms, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, Owl Carousel, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with validation

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Gravity Forms
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well maintained.
  2. Content is comprehensive and focused on social and green entrepreneurship.
  3. Multiple contact methods and clear calls to action are present.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity detected.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  6. No cookie consent banner detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a modern tech stack including jQuery, Gravity Forms for form handling, Owl Carousel for UI elements, and Matomo for privacy-focused analytics. The site uses Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and Google Fonts for typography. Performance is moderate with some optimization potential. The site is mobile responsive and accessible with good navigation clarity. No critical technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly experience with opportunities for further performance 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

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