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Security report for stadt-salzburg.at

Stadt Salzburg · Government · Austria

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stadt Salzburg operates an official municipal government website serving the residents and visitors of Salzburg, Austria. The site provides comprehensive city news, event calendars, public service information, and contact details for various city departments. It positions itself as a trusted source of local government information with a clear focus on community engagement and transparency. The website is primarily in German and targets local citizens and stakeholders. From a technical perspective, the website employs standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with additional libraries such as Hyphenopoly for text hyphenation and Matomo for analytics. The site appears to be well-structured with JSON-LD schema markup for news and events, enhancing SEO and data interoperability. Mobile optimization and accessibility are addressed at a basic to good level, though there is room for improvement in accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of a cookie consent mechanism indicate areas for enhancement in compliance and security best practices. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could be improved to strengthen trust and readiness. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its public service mission effectively. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and transparency policies would elevate its security and compliance maturity, further reinforcing its credibility and user trust.

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

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 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 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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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
50
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
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

Stadt Salzburg holds a strong market position as the official government portal for the city of Salzburg, Austria. Its business model is centered on providing public services and information dissemination rather than commercial revenue generation. The site supports a broad target audience including residents, local businesses, tourists, and community organizations. Key services include news updates, event management, citizen service portals, and contact facilitation with city departments. The website's content and structure indicate a large-scale operation consistent with a municipal government entity. The partnership ecosystem includes tourism and local service domains, enhancing community integration. Growth indicators are aligned with ongoing event programming and digital service offerings. The site reflects a mature digital presence with potential for modernization in privacy and security practices.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with HTTPS enabled and no apparent exposure of sensitive data. The use of Matomo analytics suggests a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap in defense-in-depth strategies. No published security or incident response policies limit transparency and preparedness visibility. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance risk under GDPR. No known vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the site is secure for general public use but would benefit from enhanced security controls and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner and mechanism to ensure GDPR compliance and user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update them accordingly.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards and improve user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stadt Salzburg
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Salzburg
Description
Official website providing news, events, services, and information related to the city administration and community of Salzburg, Austria.
Key services
City news and updates, Event calendar, Public services information, Contact and support for city administration, Job listings, Citizen information portals
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Twitter Typeahead, Hyphenopoly (hyphenation library), Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of async and defer on scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official municipal government portal for Salzburg, Austria.
  2. Content is primarily in German language.
  3. No signs of blocking or WAF challenges.
  4. No cookie consent banner detected despite GDPR relevance.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided in footer.
  6. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  7. No visible security headers detected in HTML source.
  8. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond basic privacy policy.
  9. Events and news content are well structured with JSON-LD and schema.org markup.
  10. No terms of service or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern but straightforward technology stack with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. The inclusion of Hyphenopoly indicates attention to text presentation and readability. Matomo analytics is used for tracking, favoring privacy over more invasive alternatives. The site likely runs on TYPO3 CMS, a common choice for government websites, though this is inferred rather than explicitly stated. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading, but no explicit performance optimization techniques like lazy loading or advanced caching were observed. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design elements. SEO is basic with canonical tags and Open Graph metadata present but could be improved with more descriptive meta tags and structured data. Technical risks are low but include missing security headers and lack of cookie consent mechanisms.
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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