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Security report for alff-ev.de

ALFF e.V. · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ALFF e.V. is a small non-profit association based in Germany, founded in 2012, focused on promoting democracy and civil society engagement through educational activities related to the 'Arbeit und Leben' network. The website is built on Joomla CMS using UIkit and Yootheme frameworks, providing a good user experience with mobile optimization and clear navigation. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers and explicit policies are missing. No contact emails or phone numbers are directly listed, which may limit user engagement. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy for its niche audience.

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

6 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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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
100
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
63

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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Leaked records that mention alff-ev.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

The organization operates in the non-profit sector, targeting former and current colleagues and supporters of 'Arbeit und Leben'. Its business model revolves around membership, community building, and educational promotion. The website references a partner organization 'arbeitundleben.de', indicating a collaborative ecosystem. The content is relevant and consistent with the association's mission, though the lack of direct contact details and terms of service may limit transparency. The site’s technical infrastructure is modern but could benefit from enhanced security policies and analytics integration.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism, indicating awareness of privacy compliance. However, no advanced security headers were detected, and there is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. The security score is good but could be improved by adding security.txt, explicit security policies, and enhanced HTTP headers. The absence of contact information for security incidents is a gap.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Include clear contact information such as email and phone numbers to improve user trust and engagement.
  5. Consider integrating privacy-friendly analytics to monitor website usage and improve user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ALFF e.V.
Description
ALFF e.V. is a non-profit association founded in 2012 in Wuppertal, Germany, by colleagues and friends connected to 'Arbeit und Leben'. The association aims to promote democracy and civil society engagement within the context of nationwide and international educational and encounter work related to 'Arbeit und Leben'. It supports lifelong learning and fosters belonging and participation among former colleagues and partners.
Key services
Promotion of democracy and civil society engagement, Educational and encounter activities, Membership and community building
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, UIkit, Yootheme, Joomla
Frameworks
UIkit, Joomla CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

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 fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in German and focused on a non-profit association.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the main page.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented with a clear banner and acceptance mechanism.
  5. No terms of service page found.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. Website uses Joomla CMS with UIkit and Yootheme frameworks.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected except jQuery and UIkit scripts.
  9. No social media links or email addresses found in the HTML content.
  10. Logo is prominently displayed in header as /images/ALFF_Logo_RGB.svg.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Joomla CMS with UIkit and Yootheme frameworks, leveraging jQuery for scripting. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured JSON-LD data. Performance is moderate with no obvious technical debt or errors. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but DNS uses UI-DNS name servers. The site lacks advanced analytics and some security best practices but is overall technically sound for a small non-profit.
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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