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Security report for sprecher-automation.com

Sprecher Automation GmbH · Energy · Austria

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Sprecher Automation GmbH is a medium-sized Austrian company specializing in manufacturing and providing products and solutions for energy supply, industrial automation, and infrastructure technology. The company focuses on making critical infrastructures safer and optimizing complex energy and industrial processes. Their website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with comprehensive content targeting energy, industry, infrastructure, and IT security sectors. The company maintains active communication channels including a customer portal, support, and career opportunities, indicating a mature business operation. Technically, the website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, utilizing modern frontend libraries such as Font Awesome and Swiper.js, and integrates analytics tools like Matomo and Google Analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with good navigation and SEO practices. However, performance metrics are unavailable, and accessibility is basic. From a security perspective, the website lacks a valid SSL certificate and does not support HTTPS, which is a critical vulnerability. Although several security headers and a content security policy are implemented, the absence of TLS protocols and session resumption mechanisms significantly weakens the security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, but incident response and vulnerability disclosure information are missing. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional business front but requires urgent improvements in SSL/TLS implementation to secure user data and enhance trust. Strategic recommendations include obtaining a valid SSL certificate, enabling modern TLS protocols, and publishing clear security and incident response policies.

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

4 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

    • 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. 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

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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
80
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
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

Sprecher Automation operates in the energy and industrial automation sectors, serving clients in energy supply, infrastructure, and industrial industries. Their business model centers on manufacturing and delivering tailored solutions for critical infrastructure safety and process optimization. The company leverages a medium-sized organizational structure to balance flexibility and capacity for complex projects. Their market positioning is that of a specialized regional player with a strong focus on quality and customer-centric services. The presence of a customer portal and active news updates suggests ongoing engagement and growth. Partnerships with entities like siwa.at for website development and participation in industry events like CIRED 2025 indicate a well-connected ecosystem. The company targets energy providers, industrial clients, and infrastructure operators, emphasizing IT security as part of their offering.

Security posture

The current security posture of the Sprecher Automation website is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. While security headers such as X-Content-Type-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Content-Security-Policy are present, the lack of TLS protocol support and session resumption mechanisms further degrade security. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are found, which limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. The website does implement HttpOnly and Secure flags on cookies, which is positive. Overall, the site requires immediate remediation of SSL/TLS issues and enhancement of security governance documentation to meet modern security standards and compliance requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website.
  2. Enable and enforce modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable outdated protocols.
  3. Implement session resumption and OCSP stapling to improve security and performance.
  4. Publish a security.txt file and clearly define incident response contacts and procedures.
  5. Regularly review and update security headers and Content Security Policy to mitigate emerging threats.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Sprecher Automation GmbH
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, indicating a stable and scalable platform. Frontend technologies include Font Awesome for icons and Swiper.js for interactive sliders, enhancing user experience. Analytics are handled via Matomo and Google Analytics, providing insights into user behavior. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good navigation clarity. However, the lack of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a significant technical debt and security risk. Performance data is missing, but the use of lazy loading for images suggests some optimization efforts. Hosting details are not explicitly identified, but the server runs nginx. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but requires urgent security upgrades and performance monitoring 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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