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Security report for vegan.at

Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich · Non-profit · Austria

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich is a well-established non-profit organization dedicated to promoting vegan and plant-based nutrition in Austria. The website serves as an educational and community platform offering resources such as events, recipes, nutritional information, and advocacy tools. It holds a strong market position as a leading vegan society in Austria with a consistent brand presence and active social media engagement. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 7 with modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools like Matomo and Google Tag Manager, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. The website is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit incident response information. Overall, the site demonstrates a high level of trustworthiness and compliance with GDPR, making it a credible and safe resource for its audience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
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

6 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

    • 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

    • 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

  2. 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 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';…

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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
90
Security headers
40
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
40
Average
58

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 organization operates primarily in the non-profit sector focused on vegan advocacy and education. Its business model relies on community support, donations, events, and certification services like the V-Label. The target audience includes individuals interested in veganism, plant-based nutrition, and environmental sustainability. The website's content strategy emphasizes educational articles, event promotion, and engagement through social media channels. Partnerships with web development firms and use of subdomains for form hosting indicate a structured operational approach. The organization's transparency in contact details and privacy policies supports its credibility and community trust.

Security posture

The website maintains a solid security posture with HTTPS encryption and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. Use of Matomo analytics suggests a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No visible vulnerabilities or sensitive data exposures were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits the organization's readiness transparency. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good but could benefit from enhanced header policies and formalized security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Regularly update Drupal core and contributed modules to address potential vulnerabilities inherent in older CMS versions.
  4. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich
Description
Wir begeistern Menschen für eine tier- und klimafreundliche, gesunde Ernährung die Spaß macht! Der Ansprechpartner zum Thema Vegan.
Key services
Information and education on vegan nutrition, Events and online lectures, V-Label certification, Publications and magazines, Support and donation campaigns
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 7, jQuery 2.2.4, Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Fancybox, Masonry, SlidesJS, FontAwesome
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking mechanisms.
  2. Strong presence of privacy and cookie compliance mechanisms.
  3. Multiple social media channels linked with consistent branding.
  4. Use of Drupal 7 CMS with several modern JS libraries.
  5. No explicit security headers detected; opportunity for improvement.
  6. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  7. Clear contact information and donation options available.
  8. Content is educational and community-focused with no adult or questionable material.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal 7 CMS, supplemented with jQuery 2.2.4 and various JavaScript libraries such as Fancybox, Masonry, and SlidesJS for UI enhancements. Analytics are managed via Matomo and Google Tag Manager, indicating a balanced approach between functionality and privacy. The site uses responsive design techniques and Google Fonts for typography. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization given the number of CSS and JS imports. Hosting details are not explicitly identified but the presence of Azure-hosted scripts for forms suggests hybrid hosting or third-party service integration. The technical stack is stable but would benefit from modernization and security hardening.
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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