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Security report for virtualminds.de

Virtual Minds GmbH · Media · Germany

Critical risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

24/100

Risk levelCritical

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

Virtual Minds GmbH is a well-established European adtech company specializing in programmatic advertising solutions for publishers, broadcasters, agencies, and advertisers. As a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, it holds a strong market position offering a modular full-stack of advertising technologies including DSP, SSP, DMP, and ad serving platforms. The company emphasizes legal compliance, quality, and customer-centric agile development. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with Elementor and uses modern PHP and nginx server technologies. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS is a critical security gap that undermines trust and security posture. The company maintains ISO 27001 certification and GDPR compliance, reflecting a mature security and privacy framework. Overall, the business is credible and professional but must urgently address its SSL/TLS configuration to improve security and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 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

11 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

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

  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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  3. 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"

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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
0
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
0
Average
24

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

Virtual Minds operates in the media technology sector, targeting B2B clients such as publishers, broadcasters, and agencies. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive modular adtech stack and strong European market focus. The company benefits from its parent ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, which enhances credibility and market reach. Revenue streams likely derive from licensing and service fees for its adtech platforms. The company shows growth orientation through continuous product innovation and customer collaboration. Its partnership ecosystem includes its own subsidiaries and parent company. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining compliance and security certifications to sustain market leadership.

Security posture

The current security posture shows strengths in organizational certifications (ISO 27001) and compliance with GDPR. However, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent significant vulnerabilities that expose users to risks such as data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. The absence of DMARC and other email security records increases risk of phishing or spoofing. No evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies was found, indicating potential gaps in security readiness. The website lacks modern security headers and best practices such as HSTS and OCSP stapling. Immediate remediation of SSL/TLS and email security configurations is critical to reduce business risk.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the site.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and 1.3) and disable insecure versions.
  3. Implement HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS usage.
  4. Add DMARC DNS record to improve email authentication and reduce phishing risk.
  5. Enable DNSSEC and CAA records to strengthen DNS security.
  6. Activate domain protection locks to prevent unauthorized domain transfers.
  7. Publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency.
  8. Consider adding direct company contact emails and phone numbers for improved trust and support.
  9. Regularly audit and update security headers and best practices on the web server.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern PHP version (8.3.22) and nginx web server, hosted likely on a PleskLin managed environment. It runs WordPress 6.8.1 with Elementor page builder and Rank Math SEO plugin, indicating a mature CMS setup optimized for SEO and content management. The site includes advanced JavaScript libraries such as Swiper for UI components and uses Piwik PRO for analytics, reflecting a focus on privacy-conscious tracking. However, performance metrics were not available, and SSL/TLS configuration is currently absent, which is a major technical risk. The site is mobile optimized and uses multilingual support via WPML. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but requires urgent security upgrades to SSL/TLS and email authentication.
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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