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Security report for sozialministerium.at

Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz · Government · Austria

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, DNS health and 2 other checks.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz is the official Austrian federal ministry responsible for labor, social affairs, health, care, and consumer protection. The website serves as a comprehensive information portal for Austrian citizens and residents, offering news, services, campaigns, and regulatory information. It maintains a strong market position as a government entity and provides multiple channels for public engagement including contact forms and social media. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as Bootstrap for responsive design, etracker and Siteimprove for analytics, and a slick carousel for content display. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. The use of HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms demonstrates a commitment to security and privacy compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the site lacks publicly available security policies or incident response contacts, which could be improved. The absence of WHOIS data is due to NIC.AT restrictions and does not detract from the domain's legitimacy given the official .gv.at domain and consistent content. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, serving its public sector role effectively. Strategic recommendations include publishing security and incident response policies and enhancing security headers to further strengthen the security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  4. 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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
77
Security headers
80
Email security
40
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
69

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 ministry operates as a government entity providing essential public services and information in Austria. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on regulatory oversight, public communication, and social welfare programs. The target audience includes Austrian citizens, residents, and stakeholders in labor, health, and consumer sectors. The website's extensive content and service offerings indicate a large-scale operation with enterprise-level digital presence. Partnerships with other government portals and campaigns are evident through linked domains. The ministry's market position is authoritative and central within Austria's public administration ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of third-party analytics respects privacy by offering cookie blocking options. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in transparency and preparedness. Security headers were not explicitly detected in the provided data, suggesting potential enhancement areas. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from formalized policies and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance transparency around data retention policies related to analytics and user data.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are used.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
Description
Hier find Sie Informationen des Bundesministeriums für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz
Key services
Information dissemination, Public service announcements, Contact and support services, Campaigns and studies, Regulatory information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap (navbar, grid classes), jQuery (implied by bootstrap usage), etracker analytics, Siteimprove analytics, Slick carousel
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by https URLs)
  • Cookie consent banner with acceptance and settings
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external analytics scripts with cookie blocking option

Analytics and tracking

Services
etracker, siteimprove
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
etracker, siteimprove
Marketing tools
etracker, siteimprove
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official Austrian federal ministry site with comprehensive content.
  2. Content is in German with English language option available.
  3. Strong focus on accessibility with signaled features for sign language and easy reading.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with options for acceptance and settings.
  5. Multiple official social media channels linked.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response contact found.
  7. WHOIS data is unavailable due to NIC.AT restrictions.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Website uses modern web technologies and analytics with privacy considerations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern responsive design framework (Bootstrap) and integrates analytics tools (etracker, Siteimprove) with privacy considerations. The content is well-structured with clear navigation and accessibility features such as skip links and sign language resources. The CMS appears custom or proprietary, typical for government sites. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. Mobile optimization and SEO practices are good. There is no indication of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the visible scripts. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and user-friendly public information platform.
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. 72/100Medium20 findingsView report
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