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Security report for steiermark.at

Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung · Government · Austria

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website steiermark.at serves as the official administrative portal for the Austrian state of Steiermark, providing a comprehensive range of public services, information, and contact points for citizens and businesses. It is positioned as a large government entity portal with a broad sectoral reach including energy, transportation, culture, health, social services, education, environment, tourism, and agriculture. The site is well-branded, consistent, and targets a wide audience including residents and public sector stakeholders. Technically, the site is built on a custom CMS (ico-cms) with a technology stack including nginx, jQuery, Bootstrap, and Matomo analytics. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO and navigation clarity. However, performance is slow and the SSL/TLS configuration is critically flawed with no valid certificate and no TLS protocols enabled, severely impacting security posture. Security-wise, while some security headers are present, the lack of valid HTTPS and modern TLS support is a major vulnerability. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are found. Privacy compliance is supported by a privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism, with Matomo analytics used responsibly. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional but requires urgent remediation of SSL/TLS issues to ensure secure communications and improve its security score. Strategic improvements in security policies and incident response transparency would further enhance trust and compliance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

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

    • 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

  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 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
0
Security headers
55
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
48

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

Steiermark.at is a government-operated portal representing the regional administration of Steiermark, Austria. It holds a strong market position as the official source for public administration services and information. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on citizen engagement, administrative transparency, and digital service delivery. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a public entity. The portal supports a broad target audience including citizens, businesses, and public officials. Growth indicators include continuous content updates and integration of digital services such as job portals and e-government apps. The partnership ecosystem includes icomedias GmbH as the CMS provider and various regional service domains. Strategic observations highlight the need for modernization of security infrastructure and enhanced digital performance.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is low due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, exposing users to potential interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. Security headers are partially implemented, but critical best practices like OCSP stapling, session resumption, DNSSEC, and CAA records are missing. Compliance gaps exist in incident response transparency and vulnerability disclosure. Data protection practices are supported by privacy and cookie policies, but incident response readiness is unclear. The security culture appears basic with room for improvement in proactive security measures and communication.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate immediately to enable secure HTTPS connections.
  2. Enable and configure modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and performance.
  4. Publish explicit security policies and incident response contact information on the website.
  5. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung
Technical notes

Notes

The website runs on a custom CMS (ico-cms) hosted on nginx servers managed by icomedias GmbH. It uses standard web technologies including jQuery, Bootstrap, and FontAwesome for UI components, and Matomo for analytics. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with ARIA labels and keyboard navigation support. Performance is currently slow, possibly due to lack of caching or optimization. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent significant technical debt and security risk. Modernization opportunities include upgrading security infrastructure, improving load times, and enhancing analytics privacy controls.
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. 75/100Medium29 findingsView report
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