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Security report for steinel.de

STEINEL · Manufacturing · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

STEINEL is a German manufacturing company specializing in sensor and lighting technology. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image focused on industrial and commercial customers. The technical infrastructure includes modern JavaScript tracking tools such as Google Tag Manager, hosted on German Telekom servers, indicating a stable hosting environment. However, the website lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, security policies, and contact information, which are critical for compliance and user trust. Security posture is minimal with no detected security headers or vulnerability disclosures. Overall, the website is functional and professional but requires improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency to enhance trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  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.

    • 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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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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
68

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

STEINEL operates in the manufacturing sector with a focus on sensors and lighting solutions. The business model revolves around product manufacturing and distribution to industrial clients. The website targets a professional audience, likely including architects, engineers, and commercial buyers. The company appears established with consistent branding but lacks publicly visible certifications or trust signals on the analyzed page. The use of German hosting and name servers aligns with the company's geographic location, supporting legitimacy. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the content provided.

Security posture

The current security posture is basic with HTTPS implied but no explicit security headers detected in the provided content. There is no published security policy, incident response contact, or vulnerability disclosure program. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. Tracking scripts are present, but no clear consent mechanism was found. The website would benefit from implementing security best practices such as CSP headers, X-Frame-Options, and a security.txt file to improve transparency and resilience.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Add visible contact information including emails and phone numbers for customer and security incident reporting.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance transparency around data collection and tracking with explicit consent mechanisms.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
STEINEL
Description
STEINEL is a company focused on sensors and lighting technology, operating in the manufacturing sector.
Key services
sensor technology, lighting solutions
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Laudert Tracking
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the analyzed page.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses explicitly found in the provided content.
  4. Uses Google Tag Manager and Laudert tracking scripts indicating marketing and analytics usage.
  5. No security headers or explicit security policies detected in the provided content.
  6. Content is professional and focused on manufacturing sensor and lighting products.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files detected.
  8. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with German hosting.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses modern JavaScript technologies and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. Hosting is provided by Deutsche Telekom, indicating reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good navigation clarity. However, no CMS or advanced frameworks were detected. Performance is moderate with potential for improvement. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO optimization is minimal with basic meta tags but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Technical debt appears low but security and privacy implementations require enhancement.
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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