Virtual Minds GmbH is a leading European adtech provider specializing in programmatic advertising solutions for publishers, broadcasters, agencies, and advertisers. The company offers a modular full-stack digital advertising platform including enterprise marketing, omnichannel DSP, data management, SSP, and media management solutions. As a 100% subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, Virtual Minds holds a strong market position in the European adtech industry with a focus on premium technology made in Europe. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence built on WordPress with Elementor, featuring comprehensive GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms and integration with reputable analytics and cookie management services. However, explicit contact details like emails or phone numbers are not directly visible, relying on contact forms for communication.
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.
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"
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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
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
100
Average
59
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention virtualminds.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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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 company targets B2B clients such as publishing houses, TV companies, marketing units, and advertising agencies. Its business model revolves around providing enterprise-grade adtech platforms and services, leveraging a portfolio of brands including Adition, Active Agent, The Adex, and Yieldlab. The firm benefits from its parent company’s media network, enhancing its market reach and credibility. The website’s multilingual support and detailed cookie policy indicate a mature compliance posture and international customer base. Partnerships with domains like d-force.tv suggest an ecosystem approach. The company’s longevity and domain age support its established presence in the market.
Security posture
The website enforces HTTPS and uses clientTransferProhibited domain status, indicating domain security awareness. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed categories and user control, reflecting GDPR compliance. Use of CAPTCHA on contact forms adds protection against automated abuse. However, the absence of DNSSEC and explicit security headers like CSP or X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No security or incident response policies are published, which could enhance transparency and trust. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security.
Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency.
Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Make direct contact details (email, phone) more accessible to improve user trust and communication.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Virtual Minds GmbH
Description
Since more than 20 years Virtual Minds has stood for premium adtech made in Europe. Virtual Minds digital and media technology brands – Adition (enterprise marketing platform and ad serving), Active Agent (omnichannel DSP), The Adex (data management platform and cross-device media solutions), Yieldlab (omnichannel SSP) and the Virtual Minds Media Manager (real-time playout of classic linear media inventories) - belong to the European and international top solution offerings in their respective segments and together form the leading European modular full-stack offer for the digital advertising market. Virtual Minds’ international customers include publishing and TV companies and their marketing units, agencies groups as well as numerous top advertisers. Virtual Minds GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE.
Key services
Adition marketing platform and ad serving, Active Agent omnichannel DSP, The Adex data management platform, Yieldlab omnichannel SSP, Virtual Minds Media Manager for linear media playout
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Elementor 3.30.2, Rank Math SEO, WPML Multilingual CMS, Contact Form 7, Captcha for Contact Form 7, Piwik Pro analytics
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
ClientTransferProhibited domain status
Cookie consent banner with detailed categories
Use of CAPTCHA on contact forms
Analytics and tracking
Services
Piwik Pro
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Piwik Pro
Marketing tools
Rank Math SEO
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
good
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor builder.
Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism with detailed categories and GDPR compliance.
No explicit contact emails or phone numbers visible; contact likely via form.
No terms of service or security policy pages found.
Strong branding and consistent messaging about European adtech leadership.
Use of reputable third-party services for analytics and cookie management.
No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and Rank Math for SEO optimization. It integrates multilingual support via WPML and uses Contact Form 7 with CAPTCHA for user interactions. Analytics are handled by Piwik Pro, a privacy-focused analytics provider. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility features and SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, with no major errors or broken elements detected. The technical stack is mature and well-maintained, though some security enhancements could be implemented.
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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