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Security report for arnsberg.de

Stadt Arnsberg · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.arnsberg.de serves as the official digital presence of the city of Arnsberg, Germany. It provides extensive information and services related to tourism, economic development, community engagement, sustainability, culture, politics, and municipal administration. The site targets residents, local businesses, tourists, and community stakeholders, positioning itself as a comprehensive municipal government portal. The business model is that of a government entity providing public services and information. Technically, the website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, leveraging modern web technologies such as jQuery, Bootstrap, Video.js, Leaflet, and accessibility tools like ReadSpeaker. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although performance is moderate. The technical infrastructure appears stable and consistent with a government website. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and explicit security or privacy policies. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is present. The absence of cookie and privacy policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected, but security posture could be improved by implementing standard security headers and formal policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, serving its purpose as a municipal information portal. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy and cookie disclosures, implementing security headers, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure policy to improve compliance and security maturity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
55/ 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

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.

    • 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"

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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
90
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
55
Average
73

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 arnsberg.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
45
Employees
0
Customers
40
Third parties
5
Weak passwords
4%

3 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

Arnsberg's municipal website reflects a well-established local government entity focused on serving its community through diverse services including tourism promotion, economic support, cultural programming, and citizen engagement. The site links to numerous regional partners and institutions, indicating a strong local ecosystem. The business model is non-commercial, centered on public service delivery. The target audience includes residents, local businesses, tourists, and civic participants. The website's comprehensive content and structured navigation support effective communication and service access. Growth indicators include digital initiatives like Smart City projects and sustainability programs. The partnership ecosystem is robust with local chambers of commerce, educational institutions, and cultural organizations. The site maintains a consistent brand aligned with municipal identity.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanism is available. The use of third-party libraries is modern but requires regular vulnerability assessments. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing cookie and privacy policies. Overall, the site is functional and secure at a basic level but would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit third-party libraries for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing contact information for data protection officers and incident response teams.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Arnsberg
Description
Official website of the city of Arnsberg, providing information about city services, tourism, economy, community, sustainability, culture, politics, and administration.
Key services
Tourism information, Economic development and business support, Community and sustainability initiatives, Cultural programs and events, Public administration and citizen services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Video.js, Leaflet, Fancybox, FontAwesome, Swiper.js, ReadSpeaker
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
ReadSpeaker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal government portal for Arnsberg, Germany.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured across multiple civic domains.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly labeled as company contacts found in the snippet.
  5. Uses TYPO3 CMS with modern frontend libraries.
  6. No visible security headers or advanced security policies detected.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. No advertising or tracking pixels detected except ReadSpeaker accessibility tool.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
  10. WHOIS data shows domain status 'connect' with regional name servers, consistent with municipal hosting.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system suitable for government portals. It integrates several frontend libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, Video.js, Leaflet for maps, and accessibility tools like ReadSpeaker. The site uses multiple CSS and JS assets to provide a rich user experience. Performance is moderate, likely due to the number of assets and scripts loaded. Mobile optimization and accessibility are well addressed. SEO meta tags and Open Graph tags are present, supporting good search engine visibility. Hosting details are not explicit, but DNS servers indicate regional IT providers consistent with municipal hosting. There is an opportunity to optimize performance further and improve security configurations.
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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