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Security report for stifter-helfen.at

Haus des Stiftens für Unternehmen und Non-Profits gGmbH · Non-profit · Austria

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stifter-helfen Österreich operates as a specialized IT portal dedicated to serving non-profit organizations, foundations, and associations in Austria. The platform facilitates access to donated IT products, discounted software licenses, and cloud services, complemented by relevant IT knowledge and workshops. Positioned as a leading resource in the Austrian non-profit sector, it leverages partnerships with major IT vendors and organizations to provide valuable resources to its target audience. The website is professionally designed, content-rich, and well-structured to support user engagement and service delivery. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 7 with modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 3.6 and LayerSlider for interactive content. It employs Usercentrics for GDPR-compliant cookie consent management and integrates Google Tag Manager and Stripe.js for analytics and payment processing respectively. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, ensuring a positive user experience across devices. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS, utilizes security headers, and protects forms with CSRF tokens inherent to Drupal. The presence of a consent management platform indicates strong privacy compliance. However, there is no explicit security policy or incident response contact information published, and the underlying Drupal 7 CMS is outdated, which may pose future security risks if not maintained. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong legitimacy, clear business purpose, and good compliance posture. Strategic recommendations include publishing a security.txt file, enhancing incident response transparency, and planning for CMS modernization to maintain security and operational resilience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

5 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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. 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

  3. 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
67
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
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

Stifter-helfen Österreich holds a strong market position as a facilitator of IT donations and discounted software for non-profits in Austria. Its business model centers on partnerships with IT vendors and organizations to channel resources to eligible non-profit entities. The platform targets a niche but critical segment, providing value through product access and IT knowledge dissemination. The presence of sister and partner sites like hausdesstiftens.org and stifter-helfen.de indicates a broader ecosystem supporting non-profit IT needs in German-speaking countries. The company benefits from trust signals such as GDPR compliance, social media engagement, and transparent business information, supporting sustainable growth and stakeholder confidence.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement, security headers, and GDPR-compliant cookie management via Usercentrics. Forms are protected with Drupal's CSRF tokens, reducing risk of common web attacks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the use of Drupal 7, which is end-of-life, introduces potential security risks if not actively patched. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contacts limits transparency in handling security incidents. Overall, the site is secure for typical user interactions but should prioritize CMS upgrade and incident response readiness to enhance security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures and improve transparency.
  2. Add clear incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses) on the website.
  3. Plan and execute an upgrade from Drupal 7 to a supported CMS version to mitigate security risks.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance security headers with an explicit Content-Security-Policy (CSP) to reduce XSS risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Haus des Stiftens für Unternehmen und Non-Profits gGmbH
Description
Stifter-helfen vermittelt Produktspenden und Sonderkonditionen rund um IT sowie relevantes Know-how für Non-Profit-Organisationen in Austria.
Key services
IT product donations, Discounted software and cloud services, IT-related know-how and workshops
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 7, jQuery 3.6, LayerSlider, Usercentrics CMP, Stripe.js
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Usercentrics for GDPR cookie consent
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (Drupal form_build_id)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Usercentrics CMP, AddThis
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented in German targeting Austrian non-profits.
  3. Strong focus on IT product donations, discounted software, and related services.
  4. Good use of modern web technologies and compliance tools.
  5. Social media presence supports trust and engagement.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious activity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 7 CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery 3.6 and LayerSlider for interactive sliders. It integrates Usercentrics CMP for GDPR cookie consent and Google Tag Manager for analytics. Stripe.js is included for payment processing capabilities. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, likely due to layered scripts and media content. The technical infrastructure is solid but relies on an outdated CMS version, which poses a modernization opportunity to improve security and maintainability. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified in the content.
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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