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Security report for abfallberatung.de

Government · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website abfallberatung.de serves as an informational platform focused on public waste disposal authorities across Germany. It provides a comprehensive directory of municipalities and their respective waste management resources, targeting German citizens and local government entities interested in waste disposal and recycling. The business model is primarily informational and non-commercial, positioning itself as a niche resource within the government and non-profit sectors. The site uses Joomla CMS with modern frameworks like Bootstrap and includes Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies, reflecting a moderate level of digital maturity. Technically, the website employs a standard Joomla-based infrastructure with SP Page Builder and Helix Ultimate template, ensuring responsive design and moderate performance. The site is mobile-optimized and has basic SEO and accessibility features. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposed sensitive data, but lacks advanced security headers and formal security policies. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a notable gap. Overall, the security posture is moderate with room for improvement in security headers, privacy policies, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The domain registration data aligns well with the website's purpose and content, indicating legitimacy. No WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with content access, allowing full analysis. Strategic recommendations include implementing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, enhancing security headers, adding a security.txt file, and improving accessibility and SEO practices to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 100 · High
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

8 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

  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 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"

    • 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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  • Security score drift

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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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
33
Average
48

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

Abfallberatung.de operates as a specialized informational portal serving German municipalities and citizens by aggregating and linking to public waste disposal authorities. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive and organized listing of official municipal waste management resources, educational tools, and community engagement offers such as quizzes and online marketplaces. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and information dissemination. The target audience includes local government officials, environmental organizations, and environmentally conscious citizens. Growth indicators include the breadth of municipal coverage and integration with related platforms like Ressourcenretter and Verschenkmarkt. The partnership ecosystem is implied through numerous external municipal links, though no explicit partnerships are declared. Operationally, the site maintains a focused niche presence with consistent branding and content quality.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and Matomo analytics configured to disable cookies, indicating privacy-conscious tracking. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests limited formal security governance. Compliance with GDPR is uncertain due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the content. Overall, the site is functional and reasonably secure but would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance and consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve security posture.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
  5. Regularly update Joomla CMS and third-party extensions to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Dies ist eine Liste der Öffentlich-Rechtlichen Entsorgungsträger aus der Bundesrepubklik Deutschland. Falls Ihre Kommune hier nicht zu finden ist, schicken Si
Key services
Listing of public waste disposal authorities, Links to municipal waste management resources, Educational offers such as Abfall-ABC, Abfallquiz, Abfuhrkalender, Online tools like Verschenkmarkt and Flohmarktfinder
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, Bootstrap 5.3.2, Joomla CMS, SP Page Builder, Helix Ultimate Template, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Joomla
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No cookies used in Matomo (disableCookies set)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a German-language informational portal for public waste disposal authorities.
  2. Content is comprehensive in listing municipalities and their waste management links.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies explicitly found.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage content.
  5. Uses Joomla CMS with SP Page Builder and Helix Ultimate template.
  6. Includes Matomo analytics with cookies disabled.
  7. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. No social media links explicitly found in the provided content.
  10. Website is accessible without WAF or security challenge blocking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS using the Helix Ultimate template and SP Page Builder, leveraging Bootstrap 5.3.2 and jQuery 3.7.1 for frontend functionality. The tech stack is modern and supports responsive design, ensuring good mobile optimization. Matomo analytics is used with cookies disabled, reflecting privacy-aware analytics implementation. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading but also no advanced optimization techniques detected. SEO is basic with meta keywords and description present but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found. Accessibility is basic, with standard HTML semantics but no advanced ARIA roles or landmarks detected. Hosting provider details are not available from the provided data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced SEO, accessibility, and security configurations.
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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