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Security report for validserver.de

VALID Digitalagentur GmbH · Technology · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

VALID Digitalagentur GmbH is a Berlin-based digital agency specializing in digital strategy, UX design, development, and performance marketing. The company targets businesses seeking comprehensive digital transformation and customer experience consulting. Their website presents a professional and consistent brand image with clear service offerings and a focus on methodical digitalization. Technically, the site is built on the Contao CMS platform, employs Matomo analytics with privacy-conscious configurations, and integrates Cookiebot for GDPR-compliant cookie management. The website is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and provides a good user experience, although explicit contact details like emails and phone numbers are not directly visible, relying instead on contact forms.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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 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
  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
75
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
83
Average
64

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
4
Employees
0
Customers
4
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
75%

2 subdomains affected

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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 technology sector as a small-sized digital agency with a focus on consulting and digital product development. Their market position appears specialized and regional (Berlin), with a comprehensive service portfolio including strategy, design, development, and marketing. The use of professional tools like HubSpot and Apollo indicates a mature marketing approach. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises questions about domain transparency but does not detract from the professional presentation. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries are identified from the website content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS usage implied but no explicit security headers detected in the provided data. The presence of CSRF protection cookies and cookie consent mechanisms are positive indicators. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response contact information.
  2. Add a terms of service page to clarify user agreements and legal protections.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide explicit company contact emails and phone numbers to improve business credibility.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to foster trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
VALID Digitalagentur GmbH
Description
VALID Digitalagentur Berlin - wir unterstützen Sie bei der erfolgreichen Entwicklung Ihrer Digitalstrategie. Strategie, UX Design, Entwicklung, Performance.
Key services
Digital strategy, UX design, Development, Performance marketing, Content generation, Prototyping, Virtual reality, Chatbots, Process digitalization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Contao CMS, Matomo Analytics, Cookiebot Consent Management, Apollo Website Tracker, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Frameworks
Contao Open Source CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of CSRF token cookie for security
  • Cookie consent management with opt-in/opt-out
  • Disabling cookies in Matomo analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot, Apollo
Marketing tools
HubSpot, Apollo
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 challenge.
  2. Uses professional cookie consent management (Cookiebot) with GDPR compliance.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML; contact is via form.
  4. No privacy or security policy pages explicitly linked except cookie/privacy via Cookiebot.
  5. No terms of service page detected.
  6. No explicit security incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. Website uses modern CMS (Contao) and analytics (Matomo) with privacy considerations.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. WHOIS data missing or domain unregistered in public WHOIS database.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern CMS (Contao) and integrates privacy-focused analytics (Matomo) with cookies disabled to minimize tracking. Cookiebot is used for consent management, ensuring GDPR compliance. The site is mobile-optimized and has good SEO metadata. Performance is moderate with preloading of fonts and scripts. The technical stack includes JavaScript libraries for tracking and user interaction. No hosting provider details were found. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional digital agency presence with opportunities for security and accessibility enhancements.
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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