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Security report for aktion-gruen.de

Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie und Mobilität Rheinland-Pfalz · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Aktion Grün is a government-backed environmental initiative by the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. The website serves as a platform to promote biodiversity conservation, species protection projects, and public engagement across the region. It targets local citizens, municipalities, farmers, and educational institutions to participate in environmental protection efforts. The site is well-branded with official government logos and provides comprehensive information about projects, funding, and participation opportunities. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Yoast SEO plugin and Bootstrap framework, ensuring good SEO and mobile responsiveness. It integrates Google Maps for project visualization and uses modern web technologies. Performance is moderate with good accessibility features. However, some security best practices like security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are missing. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and secure forms but lacks explicit security policies and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with a legitimate German government entity. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid security posture with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security transparency. The overall risk is low given the nature of the site and its government affiliation. Strategic recommendations include implementing cookie consent, adding security headers, and publishing a security.txt file to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
56

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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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

Aktion Grün operates as a regional government environmental program focused on biodiversity and habitat protection in Rheinland-Pfalz. Its competitive advantage lies in official government backing, funding capabilities, and broad public engagement. The business model is non-commercial, funded by public resources, aiming to foster environmental stewardship among citizens, municipalities, and farmers. The initiative's partnership ecosystem includes local governments and environmental organizations. Growth indicators include ongoing project expansions and public participation. The website supports these efforts by providing clear information, project maps, and funding details, positioning Aktion Grün as a key player in regional environmental conservation.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and secure form handling. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were identified. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which could hinder timely reporting and mitigation of security issues. GDPR compliance is mostly addressed via a comprehensive privacy policy, but the lack of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap. Overall, the security culture appears adequate but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and plugins to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by explicitly documenting data retention policies and user data handling practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie und Mobilität Rheinland-Pfalz
Description
Die Aktion Grün ist eine Initiative des Ministeriums für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie und Mobilität Rheinland-Pfalz, die sich dem Schutz von Lebensräumen sowie der Erhaltung von Tier- und Pflanzenarten in Rheinland-Pfalz widmet.
Key services
Förderungen (funding support), Artenschutzprojekte (species protection projects), Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Mitmachangebote (public engagement and participation), Informationsbereitstellung und Downloads
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, Bootstrap CSS, Google Maps API, OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government environmental initiative for Rheinland-Pfalz.
  2. Content is well structured and professionally presented.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner found, which is a minor compliance gap.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  6. Social media presence limited to official Facebook and Twitter pages.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  8. Site uses WordPress with Yoast SEO plugin and Bootstrap framework.
  9. Mobile and accessibility features are implemented.
  10. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with German hosting.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with the Yoast SEO plugin for search engine optimization and Bootstrap for responsive design. It uses Google Maps API for interactive project mapping and includes accessibility features such as contrast adjustment and text resizing. The hosting environment appears to be German-based, consistent with the target audience. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. The site could improve by implementing additional security headers and optimizing cookie management. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business goals effectively with opportunities for modernization in security and privacy features.
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.

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