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Security report for sus-industrie.de

Schwarz & Schmidhofer Industrieanlagenbau GmbH · Energy · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

26/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Schwarz & Schmidhofer Industrieanlagenbau GmbH is a medium-sized German company specializing in industrial plant construction, including piping, steel construction, and industrial assembly, with over 35 years of experience. The company serves leading clients in the chemical, petrochemical, energy, and environmental technology sectors, positioning itself as a reliable and professional partner offering precise and modern technical solutions. The website is built on WordPress with the Divi theme and supports multilingual content via Weglot, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. However, the absence of HTTPS and a valid SSL certificate represents a significant security vulnerability, exposing users to potential data interception and undermining trust. The site lacks cookie consent mechanisms and explicit contact details, which impacts privacy compliance and user accessibility. Overall, while the business content and presentation are professional and relevant, the technical and security posture requires urgent improvement to meet modern standards and regulatory requirements.

Scanned

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

9 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

  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 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"

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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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
26

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

The company operates in the energy sector with a focus on industrial construction services, targeting industrial clients in Germany and internationally. Its business model revolves around providing comprehensive services from prefabrication to assembly, leveraging decades of experience and certifications to maintain competitive advantage. The website reflects a stable brand presence with consistent messaging and multilingual support, suggesting an intent to engage a broad audience. However, the lack of detailed contact information and absence of social media presence may limit customer engagement and lead generation. The domain registration is consistent with the business location, though the domain age is younger than the company's founding year, possibly indicating a domain change or rebranding. No partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the website data.

Security posture

The security posture is weak due to the lack of HTTPS, no HSTS, no DNSSEC, and absence of security headers. The server reveals PHP and Plesk versions, increasing exposure to targeted attacks. No incident response or security policy information is provided, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files exist. These gaps expose the company to risks including data interception, phishing, and exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities. The absence of cookie consent and GDPR compliance indicators further highlight compliance risks. Immediate remediation is required to secure the website and protect user data.

Recommendations

  1. Install and enforce HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate immediately.
  2. Implement HSTS and security headers to harden the web server against common attacks.
  3. Add explicit cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms to meet GDPR requirements.
  4. Publish clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for customer and security incident reporting.
  5. Develop and publish a security policy and incident response plan, including a security.txt file for vulnerability disclosures.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern PHP version (8.3.22) and the popular WordPress CMS with the Divi theme, indicating a relatively up-to-date technology stack. Multilingual support is enabled via Weglot, enhancing accessibility for international users. However, performance data is missing, and the use of chunked transfer encoding without caching headers may impact load times negatively. The site lacks structured data and Open Graph metadata, limiting SEO effectiveness. Accessibility features are basic, and no advanced SEO or analytics tools are detected. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified beyond DNS servers. Overall, the technical implementation is functional but requires improvements in security, performance optimization, and SEO to enhance user experience and business outcomes.
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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