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Security report for wko.at

Wirtschaftskammer Österreichs - WKO · Government · Austria

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

WKO.at is the official portal of the Austrian Economic Chambers (Wirtschaftskammern Österreichs), providing comprehensive information, services, and consulting offers to entrepreneurs and businesses in Austria. The website serves as a central hub for business-related resources, including news, events, legal information, and e-services, targeting Austrian companies and business professionals. The portal is well-branded and professionally designed, reflecting its position as a leading governmental economic institution in Austria. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, and responsive design frameworks, with integration of Google Tag Manager and Swiper sliders for enhanced user experience. The backend appears to use Laravel, indicated by session cookies. However, performance is moderate to slow, and the hosting provider details are not explicitly identified. Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, supporting a wide range of users. From a security perspective, the site has critical issues including an invalid SSL certificate and lack of modern TLS protocol support, which significantly undermines the security posture. While security headers like HSTS are present, they are not fully effective due to SSL issues. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are found. Privacy compliance is good, with a clear privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism in place. Overall, WKO.at is a highly credible and authoritative business portal with excellent content and user experience but suffers from critical security vulnerabilities that need urgent remediation to protect user data and maintain trust.

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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

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 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
100
Security headers
30
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
66

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

WKO.at operates as a governmental economic chamber portal serving Austrian businesses across multiple sectors including energy and government services. Its business model focuses on providing information, consulting, and digital services to entrepreneurs and companies, supporting business formation, management, and compliance. The portal's market position is strong as the official chamber website, offering trusted resources and services. Key revenue streams likely include government funding and service fees for specialized offerings. The target customer segments are Austrian entrepreneurs, SMEs, and large enterprises seeking regulatory, legal, and economic guidance. The site demonstrates a mature partnership ecosystem with related domains like firmen.wko.at and integrates marketing and analytics tools to optimize user engagement and service delivery.

Security posture

The current security maturity of WKO.at is moderate to low due to critical SSL certificate issues and lack of support for modern TLS protocols. These vulnerabilities expose users to potential man-in-the-middle attacks and data interception risks. The presence of HSTS and HttpOnly cookies indicates some security best practices, but the absence of OCSP stapling, session resumption, and certificate transparency compliance weakens the overall posture. No explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are found, which may delay response to security incidents. GDPR compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism, but the invalid SSL undermines user trust and data protection assurances. Immediate remediation of SSL and TLS configurations is essential to elevate security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Replace the invalid SSL certificate with a valid, trusted certificate to enable HTTPS securely.
  2. Enable and configure modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) and strong cipher suites.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  4. Add or enhance security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with JavaScript, CSS, and SVG graphics, supported by Google Tag Manager and Swiper for interactive elements. Backend technology is likely Laravel, inferred from session cookies. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO meta tags and Open Graph data. However, performance is moderate to slow, possibly due to resource loading or server response times. Hosting details are not explicit, and DNS lacks DNSSEC and CAA records, which could be improved for security. The invalid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols represent significant technical risks that could impact user trust and business continuity.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 76/100Low29 findingsView report
  2. 76/100Low29 findingsView report
  3. 76/100Low29 findingsView report
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