Website reputation report

heise.de

Last checked 5 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

heise.de is currently classified in the News & Media category based on observed public pages. The sampled pages were marked as German-language. Recurring page-metadata topics include botpush nachrichtenheise logoeine, logoeine antwort, comments outline whiteheise.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

66/100Safety Score
65%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History0 Infrastructure95 Website Security95 Security Hygiene70 Transparency53 Reputation50 Operational Stability85
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about heise.de

Updated Sep 26, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on heise.de. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its homepage, the site says: News und Foren zu Computer, IT, Wissenschaft, Medien und Politik. Preisvergleich von Hardware und Software sowie Downloads bei Heise Medien.

Registrar and domain history

A reliable creation date was not returned by the registration lookup. The report leaves domain age unverified rather than guessing.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 1, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 66/100. Evidence Confidence: 65%. These measure different things.

Latest recorded material change: The captured website appearance changed.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on heise.de

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Hashtags found on the website: #TGIQF · #heiseshow . These are site-supplied labels, not search rankings.

heise online - IT-News, Nachrichten und Hintergründe | heise onlineNews und Foren zu Computer, IT, Wissenschaft, Medien und Politik. Preisvergleich von Hardware und Software sowie Downloads bei Heise Medien. Microsoft 365: Drei Apps vor dem Aus – und Extraarbeit für Admins | heise online comments_outline_whiteheise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine Antwort weiterMicrosoft beendet den Support für die Companion-Apps Calendar, People und Files. Administratoren und Nutzer müssen sie selbst deinstallieren. Signature 27 is likely Motorola’s first smartphone with GrapheneOS support | heise online heise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine Antwort weiterhttps://www.heise.de/en/news/Signature-27-is-likely-Motorola-s-first-smartphone-with-GrapheneOS-support-11462875.html „Minecraft“ bekommt 2027 die erste neue Dimension seit 15 Jahren | heise online comments_outline_whiteheise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine Antwort weiterMojang bringt 2027 den Sift in „Minecraft“. Die Dimension, die in „Minecraft Dungeons II“ ihren Erstauftritt hat, ist die erste neue seit 15 Jahren. Kunden und Mitarbeiter von Lieferdienst Flink werden erpresst | heise online comments_outline_whiteheise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine Antwort weiterKunden des Lieferdienstes Flink erhalten derzeit Erpressungsmails. Nach einem Datenverlust wollte Flink nämlich nicht zahlen. E-Scooter-Vermieter haften künftig für Unfälle | heise online comments_outline_whiteheise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine Antwort weiterFür E-Scooter gelten künftig strengere Regeln. So sind auch Halter haftbar, nicht nur Fahrer – damit haften künftig auch große Verleihfirmen für Unfälle. AusweisApp: Zertifikate von der Bundesdruckerei überraschend zurückgezogen | heise online comments_outline_whiteheise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine AntwortSeit kurzer Zeit werden die Zertifikate der AusweisApp-Website von mehreren Browsern nicht mehr akzeptiert. Die Vergabestelle D-Trust hat sie zurückgezogen. Meta droht wegen Cambridge Analytica neue Milliardenstrafe | heise online comments_outline_whiteheise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine Antwort weiterDer Skandal um Cambridge Analytica erschütterte einst das Vertrauen in Facebook. Im Nachgang führt der Fall nun zu einem neuen Urteil gegen den Meta-Konzern. OpenAI informiert „dutzende“ Institutionen über unbefugte KI-Interaktionen | heise online comments_outline_whiteheise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine AntwortOpenAIs KI platzierte Bilder seiner Nutzer auf Online-Plattformen. Es ist der erste bekannte Sicherheitsvorfall bei dem ChatGPT-Nutzerdaten involviert sind. MedConf Herbst 2026: Das erwartet Konferenzteilnehmer im November | heise online comments_outline_whiteheise-BotPush Nachrichtenheise LogoEine Antwort weiterKI, digitale Zwillinge und Diskussion zu vernetzten Medizingeräten: Ende November trifft sich die Medizintechnik-Community in Unterhaching bei München.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on heise.de

10 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

botpush nachrichtenheise logoeineTitle9 sampled pages
logoeine antwortTitle9 sampled pages
comments outline whiteheiseTitle8 sampled pages
whiteheise botpushTitle8 sampled pages
antwort weiterTitle7 sampled pages
neueTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
ersteTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
seitTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
werdenTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
nichtMeta description3 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
95/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
70/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
53/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
85/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v1

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Partial analysis. Only the first 512 KiB of the page were inspected.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainheise.de
RegistrarUnavailable
RegisteredUnavailable
Domain ageUnavailable
ExpiresUnavailable
Registry statusesUnavailable
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address193.99.144.80
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://www.heise.de/
Endpoint193.99.144.80
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface28 records · 5 nameservers · 4 mail exchangers
Protection signals4 security headers · 0 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size918,930 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resourcesUnavailable · Unavailable external hosts
Frames and sampled checksUnavailable frames · Unavailable resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR1
Valid fromSep 2, 2026
Valid untilDec 1, 2026
Certificate namesheise.de

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A193.99.144.80TTL —
AAAA2a02:2e0:3fe:1001:302::TTL —
NSns.heise.deTTL —
NSns.plusline.deTTL —
NSns.pop-hannover.deTTL —
NSns.s.plusline.deTTL —
NSns2.pop-hannover.netTTL —
MX10 mx01.hornetsecurity.comTTL —
MX20 mx02.hornetsecurity.comTTL —
MX30 mx03.hornetsecurity.comTTL —
MX40 mx04.hornetsecurity.comTTL —
CAA0 iodef "mailto:hostmaster@heise.de"TTL —
CAA0 issue "amazon.com"TTL —
CAA0 issue "digicert.com"TTL —
CAA0 issue "letsencrypt.org"TTL —
CAA0 issue "sectigo.com"TTL —
CAA0 issuewild "sectigo.com"TTL —
TXTapple-domain-verification=m53iQZB4O1uMxDGRTTL —
TXTbrevo-code:e09d9e43d8e705fdcf03fb07346ec6f5TTL —
TXTc3ViZG9tYWluTTL —
TXTdocusign=b14b0107-39e4-44c2-b48f-944859786474TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=7CvE9FRS3zv0wnl8KzLmVw0TSlQay6qOX_zGFm2wzWwTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=8kcKAZp-IbbJG7FQzRxIaUXv9Ku4qX0wgMrm_hx_L2sTTL —
TXTkT2+bTXGMSIudHQATflucV7vjLhdq9Y18pKTKJxs0O2IebE8seBu4vCAe9MBHYehuRJWwKKt1klytxF4vyuSpA==TTL —
TXTmiro-verification=601d1e3e9623fe2102de9d6d215a2380ae5c69bdTTL —
TXTtollbit-domain-verification=6fd594c990db1742b6cb34f3699d3944885e664c32333cf8cb176da9aac3ab71TTL —
TXTv=spf1 ip4:193.99.144.0/24 ip4:193.99.145.0/24 ip6:2a02:2e0:3fe:1001::/64 ip6:2a00:e68:14:800::/64 ip4:193.100.232.56 ip6:2a00:e68:14:801:bad::beef include:_spfdiv.heise.de include:spf.dsb.net include:spf.hornetsecurity.com ~allTTL —
TXTwUIdRqARf1uNkZkPoWGdYvEmK408vvKC3HKme1h/rnswYDphj9Ytgwt6K1Df1PQnW64Oi3t9c9uKoo989wv8xw==TTL —

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

4 observed
cross-origin-opener-policypresent same-origin
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=15768000
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent DENY

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Not confidently detected

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis was not recorded for this scan.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleheise online - IT-News, Nachrichten und Hintergründe | heise online
First headingUnavailable
DescriptionNews und Foren zu Computer, IT, Wissenschaft, Medien und Politik. Preisvergleich von Hardware und Software sowie Downloads bei Heise Medien.
Canonical URLhttps://www.heise.de
Final URLhttps://www.heise.de/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 1000 ms
Languagede
Structured typesItemList · ListItem · Thing

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.heise.de/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

Safety ScoreNo comparable score
HTTP statusUnavailable → 200
Final URL changedYes
Technologies addedNone observed
Technologies removedNone observed

This comparison uses persisted scan evidence only. A changed signal can reflect a real website change, a different response or newly available evidence.

Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
bright-anchor-wave-112

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

The captured website appearance changed.

screenshot changed

The captured website appearance changed.

screenshot changed

Website icon for heise.de

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of heise.de
Earlier browser capture retained because this scan did not produce a usable replacement. It is not fresh scan evidence.

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Questions about heise.de

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Is heise.de safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 66/100 with 65% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on heise.de?

External threat-provider coverage was unavailable for this scan, so malware status is unverified.

When was heise.de registered?

The registry lookup did not provide a reliable creation date in this scan.

Did heise.de have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.