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Security report for augsburg-city.de

Augsburg Marketing · Hospitality · Germany

High risk. 11 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

36/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Augsburg City is a well-established city marketing platform operated by Augsburg Marketing, focusing on promoting shopping, cultural events, leisure activities, and tourism in Augsburg, Germany. The website serves as a comprehensive guide for residents and visitors, offering event calendars, shopping tips, and city vouchers. It maintains a strong market position as a key local resource for city-related information and promotion. Technically, the website uses modern web technologies including JavaScript, SVG graphics, and Matomo analytics for privacy-conscious user tracking. Hosting is provided by Schlund Technologies, and the site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. The site is fully accessible without any WAF or security challenges. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements cookie consent mechanisms compliant with GDPR. However, it lacks publicly visible security policies or incident response contacts, which could be improved. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The domain registration data aligns well with the website's purpose and location, indicating legitimacy. Overall, Augsburg City presents a professional, trustworthy, and user-friendly online presence with strong compliance to privacy regulations. Strategic improvements in security transparency and incident response readiness would further enhance its security posture.

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

11 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  4. 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"

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
40
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
28
Average
36

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Augsburg City operates as an important entity within the hospitality and city marketing sectors, targeting residents and tourists interested in Augsburg's cultural and commercial offerings. Its business model revolves around promoting local events, shopping, and leisure activities, supported by partnerships with official city and tourism organizations. The platform leverages a network of partner domains to extend its reach and service offerings. The website's content quality and branding consistency reflect a mature digital presence, supporting growth and engagement within its target market segment.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent, and privacy-conscious analytics. However, the absence of a published security policy and incident response contacts indicates gaps in transparency and preparedness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were found. The use of third-party scripts like Matomo is managed with consent mechanisms, aligning with GDPR requirements. To elevate security posture, the organization should consider publishing formal security policies, implementing additional security headers, and providing clear incident response channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement additional HTTP security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by linking to certifications or compliance attestations if available.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Augsburg Marketing
Description
Augsburg erleben: Shopping, Veranstaltungen, Kultur, Restaurant-Tipps, Sportangebote oder Ideen fürs Wochenende für jeden! Wer die Augsburger Innenstadt entdecken oder Neues kennenlernen will, ist hier genau richtig!
Key services
Event calendar, Shopping guides, Restaurant tips, Leisure and cultural activities, City vouchers
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Matomo Analytics, JavaScript, CSS, SVG graphics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. Strong focus on local city marketing and event promotion.
  3. Good privacy and cookie consent implementation.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  7. Multiple external links to official city and tourism domains.
  8. No exposed emails or phone numbers explicitly found in HTML.
  9. Social media presence on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with modern front-end technologies including JavaScript and SVG for graphics, and uses Matomo for analytics, indicating a privacy-focused approach. Hosting is managed by Schlund Technologies, a reputable provider. The site loads with moderate speed and is optimized for mobile devices, providing a good user experience. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Opportunities exist to improve technical robustness by adding security headers and enhancing performance monitoring.
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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