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Security report for arbeitsagentur.de

Bundesagentur für Arbeit · Government · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

80/100

Risk levelLow

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

The Bundesagentur für Arbeit website serves as the official digital portal for Germany's federal employment agency, providing comprehensive services including job search, unemployment benefits, career counseling, and support for families, people with disabilities, and immigrants. The site is well-positioned as a national government entity with a large enterprise scale, offering a broad range of public services to citizens and businesses alike. The content is professionally curated, accessible, and highly relevant to its target audience. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies such as React and Next.js, ensuring fast performance and excellent mobile optimization. The use of Matomo analytics reflects a commitment to privacy-conscious user tracking. The site is hosted on German infrastructure with secure HTTPS enforcement and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices. From a security perspective, the site benefits from ISO 27001 certification, indicating a mature information security management system. Security best practices are observed, including secure communication channels and cookie consent mechanisms. However, explicit incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies are not publicly available, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and compliance posture. Strategic recommendations include publishing clear security incident response information, adding a security.txt file, and enhancing transparency around security contacts to further strengthen trust and security culture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

3 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.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 384-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
57
Security headers
85
Email security
83
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
80

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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Total records
162,563
Employees
0
Customers
162,493
Third parties
70
Weak passwords
5%

199 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

The Bundesagentur für Arbeit operates as a key government institution in Germany, holding a dominant market position in public employment services. Its business model revolves around providing employment support, social benefits, and educational resources to a wide demographic, including private individuals, companies, and institutions. The agency leverages partnerships with other government bodies and certification authorities such as the BSI. Its digital presence supports multiple user segments with tailored content and services, indicating a sophisticated understanding of user needs and public service delivery. The agency's growth is driven by ongoing digital transformation and compliance with evolving regulatory frameworks such as GDPR and IT-Grundschutz standards.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a strong security posture with enforced HTTPS, ISO 27001 certification, and cookie consent mechanisms. The use of Matomo analytics suggests privacy-aware tracking. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of publicly available incident response or vulnerability disclosure information limits transparency. The site would benefit from explicit security headers documentation and a dedicated security contact channel. Overall, the security maturity is high for a government portal, but continuous monitoring and transparency enhancements are recommended to maintain trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy page.
  2. Implement and publicize a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability reporting.
  3. Ensure all recommended security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) are explicitly set and documented.
  4. Provide direct security contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesagentur für Arbeit
Description
Die Website rund ums Leben. Das Webportal der Bundesagentur für Arbeit möchte Menschen in jeder Lebenslage unterstützen.
Key services
Job search and placement, Unemployment benefits, Career counseling and education, Support for families and children, Assistance for people with disabilities, Support for immigrants and foreign workers
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React, Next.js, Matomo Analytics, Web Components
Frameworks
Next.js
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ISO 27001 certification
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • Use of secure online communication channels
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official German government employment agency website
  2. Comprehensive service offerings for citizens, businesses, and institutions
  3. Strong emphasis on accessibility and multilingual support
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics
  5. ISO 27001 certification prominently displayed
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  7. Good privacy and cookie compliance
  8. No direct contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed, contact via forms
  9. No visible security incident or vulnerability disclosure information
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React and Next.js framework, enabling server-side rendering and optimized performance. It uses Matomo for analytics, favoring privacy over commercial trackers. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Hosting appears to be on German infrastructure with DNS managed by dns.noris.net, a reputable provider. The site uses structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO and social media integration. Performance is fast with deferred and async script loading. There is no evidence of legacy or vulnerable libraries. Overall, the technical implementation is robust and aligns with best practices for government digital services.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 73/100 −2Medium26 findingsView report
  2. 75/100Medium23 findingsView report
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