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Security report for agfw.de

AGFW e. V. · Energy · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AGFW e. V. is a well-established German industry association focused on promoting energy efficiency, combined heat and power, and district heating and cooling. With over 700 member companies and more than 50 years of experience, it serves as a technical and policy advocate, providing certifications, standards, and industry services. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence targeting energy sector stakeholders and professionals. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with modern frontend technologies including Bootstrap and jQuery. It integrates Google Tag Manager and Google Maps APIs for analytics and location services. The site is mobile-optimized and offers a good user experience with clear navigation and relevant content. Performance is moderate with room for improvement. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (assumed from canonical URL), includes CSRF protection in forms, and implements a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, explicit security headers and incident response policies are not evident. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with privacy regulations. It effectively serves its business purpose but could enhance security posture by adding security headers and publishing incident response information.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  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.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
83
Average
54

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

AGFW holds a strong market position as a leading energy efficiency and district heating association in Germany and internationally. Its business model revolves around membership services, technical standards development, certification, and advocacy. The association targets energy companies, utilities, and industry stakeholders. Its extensive partnership network and event sponsorships indicate a collaborative ecosystem. The website content and linked domains reflect a mature organization with stable growth and a clear focus on energy transition and sustainability.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The website uses HTTPS and includes CSRF tokens in login forms, indicating awareness of basic security practices. Cookie consent is implemented with granular controls. However, the absence of visible security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) and lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies represent gaps. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Enhancing security headers and transparency around security policies would improve the posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response and vulnerability disclosure contacts.
  3. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with standards.
  4. Consider adding explicit contact emails and phone numbers for customer and security contacts to improve transparency.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure privacy compliance and minimize tracking footprint.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AGFW e. V.
Description
AGFW e. V. is an efficient, independent, and neutral industry association promoting combined heat and power, district heating, and cooling nationally and internationally. It represents over 700 companies with expertise in technical, economic, legal, energy, and environmental policy matters.
Key services
Technical standards and norming, Certification and qualification, Consulting on energy efficiency and heat networks, Events and publications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, Google Maps API
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of CSRF tokens in login form
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in German and targeted at energy industry professionals.
  3. Strong presence of cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact via login form and contact page.
  5. Use of TYPO3 CMS and modern web technologies.
  6. No visible security.txt or incident response contacts.
  7. Multiple external links to partner and industry-related domains.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system widely used in Germany. Frontend technologies include Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tags, and Google Maps API is integrated for location services. The site shows good mobile optimization and SEO practices with proper meta tags and canonical URLs. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in asset compression and caching. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but DNS uses giordano-online.net nameservers, indicating a professional hosting environment.
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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