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Security report for viennapass.de

VPG Vienna PASS GmbH · Hospitality · Austria

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

VPG Vienna PASS GmbH operates the Vienna Pass website, offering sightseeing passes for tourists visiting Vienna. The business provides two main products: the Vienna PASS with access to up to 90 attractions and the Flexi PASS with a flexible number of visits. The website is built on TYPO3 CMS and integrates modern marketing and payment technologies such as Google Tag Manager, Usercentrics for consent management, and Adyen for payments. The site demonstrates good content quality, clear navigation, and mobile optimization, targeting tourists and culture enthusiasts. However, the website suffers from critical security issues due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of HTTPS support, which significantly impacts its security posture and trustworthiness. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, with active social media engagement and trust signals like Trustpilot and money-back guarantees enhancing business credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 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

    • 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. 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"

    • 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
50
Security headers
25
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
85
GDPR outside view
18
Average
52

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 a key player in the hospitality and transportation sectors within Vienna's tourism market. It leverages partnerships with local sightseeing and tourism organizations, providing bundled access to numerous attractions. The business model focuses on online sales of passes with options for physical delivery, mobile tickets, and customer support. The presence of a B2B shop indicates engagement with corporate clients. The website content and marketing emphasize convenience, savings, and comprehensive access, appealing to a broad tourist demographic. The company maintains a consistent brand presence and actively promotes customer trust through guarantees and reviews.

Security posture

The website currently exhibits a low security maturity level due to the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, exposing users to potential data interception and trust issues. No security headers are detected, and advanced security features like HSTS and OCSP stapling are not enabled. While no critical vulnerabilities like Heartbleed or POODLE are found, the absence of HTTPS is a critical flaw. Privacy compliance is well addressed with consent management and clear policies, but the technical security posture requires urgent improvement to protect user data and maintain trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and secure all user interactions.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols to enhance encryption strength.
  3. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  4. Activate HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS usage and prevent downgrade attacks.
  5. Regularly audit and update all third-party libraries and dependencies to avoid vulnerabilities and maintain compliance.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a mature and extensible content management system. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and Usercentrics for GDPR-compliant consent management. Payment processing is integrated via Adyen. The hosting provider is Anexia, as indicated by DNS records. Despite a rich content structure and multi-language support, the site suffers from slow load times (over 21 seconds) and lacks a valid SSL certificate, which is a significant technical debt. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance improvements and security upgrades are recommended to enhance user experience and trust.
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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