VERTICAL PRO is a specialized trade fair platform focused on vertical professionals in sports climbing, industrial climbing, tree care, rescue, and operators of climbing halls and high rope courses. The event is held in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and attracts over 200 exhibitors from 30 countries, positioning itself as a leading European event in this niche. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand image, supported by partnerships with reputable organizations such as the Deutscher Alpenverein and FISAT e.V. The technical infrastructure employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap, Algolia Autocomplete, and Usercentrics for privacy compliance, ensuring a good user experience and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, although explicit privacy and security policies are not found, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the website is trustworthy, well-designed, and serves its target audience effectively.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
Email security
SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.
Critical
No email authentication configured
Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing
What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately
High
No SPF record found
SPF helps prevent email spoofing
What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"
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 X-Frame-Options header
Prevents clickjacking attacks
What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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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
70
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
67
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
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The business operates as an event organizer under Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH, targeting vertical professionals across sport and professional sectors. Its business model centers on providing exhibition space, networking opportunities, and industry-specific programming. The platform's market position is strong within its niche, leveraging international exhibitors and strategic partnerships. Revenue streams likely include exhibitor fees, ticket sales, and sponsorships. The partnership ecosystem includes industry associations and service providers, enhancing credibility and reach. Growth indicators include recurring event scheduling and expanding exhibitor participation. Strategic observations suggest focusing on enhancing digital presence with clearer privacy and security documentation to build further trust.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of a reputable consent management platform (Usercentrics), and integration of Google Tag Manager for analytics. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. However, the absence of explicit privacy policies, terms of service, security policies, and incident response contacts indicates gaps in compliance and transparency. The lack of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure mechanism reduces readiness for incident handling. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by publishing comprehensive policies and establishing clear security communication channels.
Recommendations
Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the website footer or main navigation.
Implement and publicly document a security policy and incident response contact information.
Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
Enhance security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security if not already fully implemented.
Provide clear and verified contact information including company emails and phone numbers to improve trust and compliance.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Description
VERTICAL PRO is a trade fair platform for vertical professionals, connecting the vertical worlds of climbing in sport and professional sectors. It is held in Friedrichshafen, Germany, showcasing over 200 exhibitors from 30 countries on 16,720 m², covering the entire spectrum for vertical professionals.
Website is a professional trade fair platform for vertical professionals in Germany.
Content is rich with event details, partner logos, and navigation.
Uses modern web technologies and privacy compliance tools.
No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in provided content.
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content.
Security posture is good with HTTPS and consent management but lacks explicit security policy documentation.
No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; content fully accessible.
No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern tech stack with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap framework, and third-party services like Algolia Autocomplete for search and Usercentrics for cookie consent management. The site is mobile optimized and shows good SEO practices with meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, with preloading of critical CSS and JS assets. Hosting details are not explicit but likely managed by Messe Friedrichshafen or a professional hosting provider. There is no indication of outdated or vulnerable libraries. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve accessibility and security header completeness. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and user-friendly event platform.
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.
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