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Security report for ausbildung-weltweit.de

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AusbildungWeltweit is an official German government program under the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) that facilitates international learning stays during vocational training. The website provides comprehensive information, funding guidelines, and support services for trainees, companies, and vocational schools. It maintains a strong market position as a government-backed educational initiative with a clear focus on international vocational education. The site features rich multimedia content, including videos and testimonials, enhancing user engagement and trust. Technically, the website is built on the Government Site Builder CMS, leveraging modern web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and media players. It is hosted likely by ITZBund, ensuring reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with a moderate performance profile. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, employs cookie consent mechanisms with anonymized statistics via Matomo, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contacts, which are recommended for enhanced security posture. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, providing a safe and informative experience for its users. Strategic improvements in security headers and incident response transparency would further strengthen its security maturity.

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

    • 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. 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
77
Security headers
75
Email security
40
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

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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 program targets trainees, companies, vocational schools, and international partners, offering funding and advisory services for international vocational training stays. It operates as a government-funded initiative, ensuring credibility and stable funding. The partnership ecosystem includes the National Agency at BIBB and related service portals. The business model focuses on educational support rather than commercial revenue, emphasizing public service and international cooperation. Growth indicators include extended funding periods and active communication channels. The website's content and structure reflect a mature, well-established program with a clear strategic focus on vocational education globalization.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforcement and GDPR-compliant cookie consent. Use of Matomo for anonymized analytics aligns with privacy best practices. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents an area for improvement. Additionally, no public security policy or incident response contacts were found, which could enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but can be elevated by adopting recommended HTTP headers and publishing security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Maintain and update cookie consent mechanisms to comply with evolving privacy regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
Description
AusbildungWeltweit is a BMBF program enabling international learning stays during vocational training, supporting trainees and trainers with funding and information.
Key services
Information and funding for international vocational training stays, Program consultation and support, Online and telephone program advice, Provision of application and implementation guidelines
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, MediaElement.js (video player), Slick Carousel (slider), SVG icons
Frameworks
Government Site Builder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in for statistics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official German government vocational training international program website
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy
  3. Multiple video and content modules with rich media
  4. Clear contact information with official email and phone
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  6. Good accessibility and mobile optimization
  7. Use of open source and government CMS technologies
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a government-specific CMS (Government Site Builder) with modern front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and media players like MediaElement.js. It employs Slick Carousel for interactive sliders and SVG icons for scalable graphics. Hosting is likely provided by ITZBund, a German federal IT service provider, ensuring reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident in meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading times. The technical stack is stable and appropriate for a government educational portal, with opportunities to enhance security headers and streamline scripts for improved performance.
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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