Skip to main content

Security report for teachforaustria.at

Teach For Austria · Education · Austria

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

33/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Teach For Austria is a small non-profit NGO focused on promoting educational fairness in Austria through its Social Leadership Program and fellowship initiatives. The organization targets potential fellows, educators, and partners interested in improving educational outcomes for children and youth. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image with rich content about its programs, partner networks, and impact statistics. Technically, the site uses a basic but modern stack including Apache server, JavaScript, CSS, and SVG graphics, with analytics provided by Plausible. However, the site lacks a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, which is a critical security vulnerability. Security headers are minimal but present, and no advanced security policies or incident response contacts are found. Privacy compliance is limited, with no cookie consent mechanism detected, though a privacy policy page exists. Social media presence is strong, linking to multiple official channels. Overall, the website is functional and professional but requires urgent security improvements to protect user data and build trust.

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

7 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 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

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching teachforaustria.at

This scan found 18 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
45
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
33

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

Teach For Austria operates as an educational NGO with a clear mission to foster educational fairness in Austria. Its business model revolves around recruiting and training fellows through a Social Leadership Program, partnering with schools and kindergartens, and engaging the community through stories and initiatives. The organization has been active since 2012 and is part of the global Teach For All network, enhancing its credibility. Revenue streams likely include donations and partnerships, supported by a donation page and partner network. The target audience includes prospective fellows, educational institutions, donors, and partners. The website content and structure support these goals effectively, though the lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the main page may limit immediate engagement. The partnership ecosystem is visible and well integrated, supporting the organization's mission and growth.

Security posture

The website's security posture is weak due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS support, exposing users to potential data interception risks. While some security headers like X-Frame-Options and Content-Security-Policy frame-ancestors are implemented, critical protections such as HSTS, OCSP stapling, and modern TLS protocols are missing. No evidence of vulnerability disclosure policies, incident response contacts, or security certifications was found. Forms on the site include a newsletter subscription form, but no explicit security measures or secure transmission assurances are visible. The lack of cookie consent mechanisms also indicates limited privacy compliance. These gaps present significant risks to user data security and organizational reputation.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site immediately.
  2. Implement HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives to enforce secure connections.
  3. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and configure strong cipher suites.
  4. Add comprehensive security headers such as X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy.
  5. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR to inform users and obtain consent for tracking.
  6. Publish clear security and incident response policies including contact channels for reporting issues.
  7. Consider adding direct company contact emails and phone numbers for improved user trust and engagement.
  8. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability scans to identify and remediate risks.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an Apache server with DNS managed by easyname.eu. The front-end uses modern JavaScript modules, CSS, and SVG for graphics, with lazy loading for images to optimize performance. Plausible Analytics is used for privacy-focused visitor tracking, and Mailchimp powers the newsletter subscription form. The site lacks a CMS indication but uses custom assets and scripts. Performance metrics are missing, but the presence of lazy loading and responsive design indicates moderate optimization. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive typography and layout adjustments. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. However, the absence of HTTPS and modern TLS protocols is a critical technical deficiency. Hosting provider and DNS setup appear standard without suspicious elements.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with teachforaustria.at. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review teachforaustria.at.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.