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Security report for akdb.de

Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern (AKDB) · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AKDB (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern) is a large, well-established public sector IT service provider specializing in digital solutions for municipalities and public administration in Bavaria, Germany. Their offerings include comprehensive software suites for finance, personnel, citizen services, social services, traffic, building authorities, and cloud IT services, supported by consulting and training. The company leverages a BSI-certified data center and has a strong reputation with over 500,000 positive online service ratings. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with modern JavaScript and SEO optimizations, hosted on Colt networks, ensuring reliable infrastructure and good performance. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, cookie consent, and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit incident response contacts and security.txt are absent. Overall, AKDB demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and digital maturity, serving a critical role in government digital transformation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
60/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  3. 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

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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
67
Security headers
70
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
60
Average
75

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention akdb.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
38
Employees
0
Customers
22
Third parties
16
Weak passwords
16%

4 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

AKDB holds a leading market position in the German public sector IT landscape, particularly in Bavaria. Their business model focuses on providing tailored software and cloud services to municipalities, public authorities, and related organizations. Revenue streams likely include software licensing, cloud hosting, consulting, and training services. The company benefits from strategic partnerships and subsidiaries such as Prosoz, enhancing their reach in social and building sectors. Their target customers are government entities requiring secure, compliant, and efficient digital administration solutions. The company’s long history and extensive client base indicate stable growth and strong market trust. Their partnership ecosystem includes Deutsche Post for mailing services and smart-dataservices.de for data analytics solutions.

Security posture

AKDB maintains a mature security posture with a BSI-certified data center, enforced HTTPS, and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR. The website does not expose sensitive data and uses secure form submissions. However, the absence of explicit incident response contacts or a published vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency. Security headers are partially inferred but not explicitly documented in the HTML. No known vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected. The company should enhance its security culture by publishing clear incident response channels and adopting a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability reporting. Overall, AKDB’s security practices are robust for a public sector IT provider but could improve in communication and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit incident response contact information or security@ email address on the website.
  2. Implement and publish a security.txt file to support vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Audit and explicitly set all recommended security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options).
  4. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and dependencies to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency around data retention policies and privacy compliance details.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern (AKDB)
Description
Systemhaus, Software und Verfahren für Kommunen. Die AKDB ist eine Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts. Träger sind die kommunalen Spitzenverbände in Bayern.
Key services
Digitale Verwaltung solutions, Financial software (OK.Finanzen), Personnel management software (OK.Personal), Citizen service platforms (OK.Bürgerservice), Cloud services, Consulting and training, Specialized software for social services, traffic, building authorities, and childcare
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript ES Modules, Slick Slider, Leaflet (mapping), Yoast SEO for TYPO3
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • BSI-certified data center
  • Cookie consent mechanism present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Yoast SEO for TYPO3
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. Strong focus on digital solutions for public administration in Bavaria.
  3. Comprehensive product and service offerings with detailed subpages.
  4. Use of modern CMS TYPO3 and SEO best practices.
  5. Presence of cookie consent and privacy policy indicating GDPR awareness.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. No explicit security incident response contacts found.
  8. Good branding and trust signals including certifications and user ratings.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used open-source content management system, indicating a stable and scalable platform. The use of modern JavaScript modules and libraries like Slick Slider and Leaflet suggests a contemporary front-end experience. Hosting on Colt networks provides reliable infrastructure. SEO is enhanced via Yoast SEO for TYPO3, and accessibility features are implemented with good mobile responsiveness. Performance is moderate, with compressed CSS and JS assets. Technical risks are minimal but include potential dependency vulnerabilities and the need for explicit security header declarations. The site architecture supports complex navigation and rich content, suitable for a large enterprise public sector provider.
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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