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Security report for tciconsult.eu

TCI Consult GmbH · Technology · Austria

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

TCI Consult GmbH is a specialized consulting firm with over 30 years of experience focusing on corporate management, banking control, business intelligence, and cybersecurity. The company operates primarily in Austria and Germany, targeting sectors such as finance, public services, telecommunications, and manufacturing. Their services include data warehousing consulting, cybersecurity assessments, and compliance support for EU regulations like NIS 2 and DORA. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as jQuery and Foundation, with analytics powered by Google Analytics and Piwik/Matomo. However, the site suffers from a critical security flaw due to an invalid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS protection. This significantly impacts the security posture and trustworthiness of the site. Privacy compliance is partially addressed through Cookiebot consent mechanisms and a privacy policy located on the impressum page, but lacks comprehensive GDPR indicators. Overall, the website presents professional content and consistent branding but requires urgent security improvements to meet modern standards.

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

8 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
20
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
43

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 positions itself as an independent, technology-agnostic consulting partner with a strong focus on decision security in information management. Their market presence is supported by a clear industry focus and a portfolio of services tailored to complex regulatory and technological challenges. The absence of explicit business contact emails and phone numbers on the site suggests a preference for controlled communication via contact forms. The partnership with e3-hub.eu indicates an ecosystem approach. The company leverages social proof through profiles on LinkedIn, Xing, and Kununu, enhancing credibility. The business model is service-oriented, targeting medium to large enterprises requiring specialized consulting in data and cybersecurity domains.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is weak due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate, absence of HTTPS, and missing security headers. While no known SSL vulnerabilities or subdomain takeover risks are present, the failure to implement basic SSL/TLS security controls exposes users to potential interception and undermines trust. The presence of Cookiebot indicates awareness of privacy regulations, but the lack of a dedicated security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, limiting the ability for external security researchers to report issues. Overall, the site requires immediate remediation of SSL issues and enhancement of security headers and policies to improve its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
  2. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  3. Add a dedicated security policy page and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by providing a comprehensive GDPR-compliant privacy policy and clearly stating data retention policies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of jQuery, Foundation framework, Google Fonts, and Cookiebot for cookie consent management. Analytics are implemented via Google Analytics and Piwik/Matomo, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The hosting provider is World4You Internet Services GmbH, consistent with the domain registrar. Performance is suboptimal with a high page size (~833 KB) and slow load time (~13 seconds), which could impact user experience. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation clarity and consistent branding. However, the lack of HTTPS and security headers represents a significant technical risk. The absence of CMS identification suggests a custom or proprietary platform. Opportunities exist to improve performance, security, and accessibility to enhance overall technical robustness.
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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