Kosmo Team · IT Audit Report

Spreewald Logistik GmbH

23 October 2026 · Freight forwarder, Berlin-Brandenburg · 34 staff · €4.2M turnover

Mock report · all data invented

Summary

Basic tools work, but legal gaps and untested backups put operations at risk

5legal gaps, all verified
€80k+at stake per year
€38.7kyearly savings found
~7.5 monthspayback on fixes

Score per area

Three areas need urgent action

Data protection
25
Security
30
AI use
35
Processes
45
CRM & customers
50
Invoicing
55
Website
70

Urgent below 40 · Improve 40–69 · Good 70+

Scope & method

Every finding is verified, not just self-reported

StepWhat we didTime
Intake form52 questions, owner and office manager~45 min (you)
Kickoff interviewProcesses, tools and pain points90 min
Remote checksMFA, backup restore test, cookie scan, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, user accounts4 h
Analysis & reportScoring, legal mapping, savings, review by 2 experts6 h
Results callWalkthrough and Q&A60 min
Scoping answers that decide which laws apply
QuestionAnswerEffect
Employees20–49Data Protection Officer required
Turnover€2–10MMust send e-invoices from 2027
SectorTransportNIS2 sector, below size threshold
CustomersB2BAccessibility act not triggered
Online presenceWebsite, no shopImpressum, cookie consent
Sensitive dataDriver licences, health certificatesExtra protection, impact assessment
AI useStaff use ChatGPT ad-hocAI literacy duty
Critical infrastructureSupplies food retail chainsNIS2 supply-chain questions

Laws & standards

Six laws apply; best practice follows five standards

Laws

DSGVO / BDSG · customer and employee data
EU AI Act Art. 4 · staff use AI tools
GoBD · digital bookkeeping
E-invoicing · sending mandatory from 2027
DDG / TDDDG · Impressum, cookies
NIS2 (indirect) · retail customers demand proof

Standards

DIN SPEC 27076 · main benchmark, under 50 staff
BSI IT-Grundschutz · guidance per topic
CIS Controls v8 IG1 · technical baseline
ISO/IEC 27001 · asked by larger customers
VdS 10000 · used by cyber insurers

Must fix · legal

Five legal gaps

Each can lead to fines or lost contracts.

Best practice

Gaps that cost time or raise risk

GapEvidenceReference
No MFA on email and cloud0 of 34 accountsDIN SPEC 27076; CIS 6
Backups never testedRestore failed; last usable backup 5 weeks oldDIN SPEC 27076; BSI CON.3; CIS 11
Shared dispatch login1 login, 7 peopleBSI ORP.4; CIS 5
No offboarding2 former drivers still activeBSI ORP.2; CIS 5
Email domain unprotectedDMARC missingBSI APP.5.3; CIS 9
No tool training; workarounds persistNo onboarding; Excel lists in useISO/IEC 27001 A.6.3
Orders typed into 3 systems~18 h/weekEfficiency
Contacts in Excel and Outlook3 separate listsEfficiency
Delivery questions by phone~6 h/weekEfficiency

Top risks

€80k+ at stake every year

Ransomware outage (3 days)
€50k
Manual order entry
€29k
Delivery questions by phone
€9.7k
Overlapping tools
€2.9k

Outage at €16.8k turnover per working day. Hours at €35, 46 weeks. Losing NIS2-bound retail contracts and GDPR fines come on top.

Tool spend

Cut 2 of 8 paid tools, save €2.9k a year

€1,200 per month
Dispatch software · €450 · keep, connect via API
Telematics · €220 · keep, feed chatbot
Microsoft 365 · €190 · keep, add MFA
Dropbox · €180 · cancel (duplicates OneDrive)
TeamViewer · €60 · cancel (used twice in 6 months)
lexoffice, newsletter, hosting · €100 · keep

Roadmap

Fixed in 90 days

Days 1–30

You, no outside help
  • MFA on all accounts
  • Close former staff accounts
  • Fix and test backups
  • Fix cookies, add DMARC
  • Interim AI rule
  • Cancel Dropbox, TeamViewer

Days 31–60

With Kosmo Team
  • Kickoff workshop, AI literacy
  • DPO, GDPR records, agreements
  • AI usage policy
  • Individual dispatch logins

Days 61–90

With Kosmo Team
  • Order automation
  • CRM setup + training
  • Adoption check-ins
  • E-Rechnung ready before 1.1.2027

Packages & ROI

Savings pass the investment around month 7.5

€0€20k€40kMonth 0Month 6Month 12 Break-even €24k investment €38.7k savings
#PackagePrice*Effect per year
1GDPR & AI Act starter€3,500Fine and contract risk removed
2Security baseline€2,500~€50k outage exposure cut
3Change management & rollout€1,500Kickoff, tool training, 2 adoption check-ins: people actually use the new tools
4Order automation€8,000€29k saved
5CRM setup€4,000Fewer lost leads
6Delivery-status chatbot€3,000€9.7k saved
7E-Rechnung ready€1,500Legal from 1.1.2027; faster invoicing

*Placeholder prices. €24,000 one-off for all seven packages. Savings assumed evenly spread; risk reduction not counted.

Next step

Book any package within 60 days and the €1,000 audit fee is credited

Included with this audit:

A re-audit in 6 months shows your before and after, including real savings.

This is a compliance and IT check, not legal advice. It is aligned with, not certified against, the standards listed. Legal points should be confirmed with a lawyer. Kosmo Team · kosmo.team