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Security report for andreas-hermes-akademie.de

Andreas Hermes Akademie Im Bildungswerk der Deutschen Landwirtschaft e.V. · Education · Germany

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

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Andreas Hermes Akademie is a central educational institution dedicated to the professional development of individuals in the German agricultural and food sectors. It offers a broad range of training services including seminars, workshops, coaching, and certified qualifications, targeting professionals in agriculture, associations, rural development, and international cooperation. The website is well-structured, multilingual, and professionally designed, reflecting a mature digital presence aligned with its non-profit educational mission. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and WPML, ensuring good SEO and multilingual capabilities. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and no visible vulnerabilities, though there is room for improvement in security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is strong with a comprehensive privacy policy and GDPR adherence, though a cookie consent mechanism is not evident. Overall, the site demonstrates high trustworthiness and professionalism, suitable for its target audience and business model.

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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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
25
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
33
Average
49

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

The organization occupies a key position in the German agricultural education sector, serving a niche but essential market segment. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on educational services and capacity building. The website's content and structure indicate a stable and established institution with a medium-sized team and a clear focus on international cooperation and rural development. The presence of detailed team profiles and structured service offerings suggests transparency and operational maturity. The lack of commercial advertising and affiliate programs aligns with its non-profit status. The organization leverages partnerships and multilingual content to broaden its reach. Growth indicators include a diverse seminar portfolio and active content updates. Strategic observations highlight the importance of enhancing security policies and incident response readiness to further strengthen business resilience.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications, and uses reputable WordPress plugins that are regularly updated. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. There is no visible incident response or security contact information, which is a gap in preparedness. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, but cookie consent mechanisms could be improved. The security score is good but not excellent, reflecting a solid baseline with opportunities for enhancement. No critical vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to harden the website against common attacks.
  2. Add a visible security or incident response policy page with dedicated contact channels for security issues.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent banner or mechanism to enhance GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  4. Regularly audit and update all third-party plugins and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging to detect and respond to security incidents promptly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Andreas Hermes Akademie Im Bildungswerk der Deutschen Landwirtschaft e.V.
Description
Die Andreas Hermes Akademie ist die zentrale Weiterbildungseinrichtung der deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft.
Key services
Trainings, Seminare & Workshops, Tagungen & Veranstaltungen, Beratung & Coaching, Dialogformate, Vorträge, Zertifizierte Qualifikation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, WPML (multilingual CMS), WP Statistics, Chart.js, PDF Embedder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
WP Statistics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and well-structured.
  3. Strong focus on education and training in agriculture and rural development.
  4. Multilingual support via WPML plugin (DE, EN, FR).
  5. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts found.
  6. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  7. No advertising or tracking networks detected beyond WP Statistics.
  8. Contact information is clear and includes email and phone.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO for search optimization, WPML for multilingual support, and WP Statistics for analytics. The site loads moderate performance assets and uses lazy loading for images to optimize speed. Mobile responsiveness is good, with CSS media queries adjusting layout for smaller screens. Accessibility features appear adequate with semantic HTML and ARIA roles in navigation. SEO is well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data providing rich snippets. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but DNS name servers indicate a standard hosting environment. No signs of technical debt or deprecated technologies were found. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and implement advanced performance optimizations.
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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