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Security report for bad-homburg.de

Stadt Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.bad-homburg.de is the official online presence of the city Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe in Germany, serving as a municipal government portal. It provides residents and visitors with access to city information, online services, economic support, event calendars, and digital administration resources. The site is well-branded with consistent city logos and uses modern web technologies including Tailwind CSS and SVG graphics. The technical infrastructure leverages Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, enhancing performance and security. Matomo analytics is employed, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, though explicit security headers are not detected in the provided data. Privacy and cookie policies are not evident in the analyzed content, indicating an area for improvement in compliance and transparency. Contact information and incident response details are also not found, which could impact user trust and support. Overall, the site is professional, accessible, and trustworthy, suitable for its government service role.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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

7 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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

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  • 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
52
Security headers
90
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
67

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention bad-homburg.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
23
Employees
2
Customers
18
Third parties
3
Weak passwords
0%

Latest record dated 2026-01-10 · 4 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

Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe operates as a local government entity providing essential municipal services through its website. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on public administration and citizen engagement. The site targets residents, businesses, and visitors, offering online services and information to facilitate city interactions. The use of Cloudflare and Matomo indicates a mature digital infrastructure with attention to performance and privacy. The absence of detailed privacy and security policies suggests potential compliance gaps. The website's market position is that of a trusted government portal, with no commercial or competitive business aspects. Partnerships include Stadtwerke Bad Homburg, indicating collaboration with local utilities. The site’s content and navigation structure support effective user engagement and service delivery.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS enabled and Cloudflare DNS providing protection and performance benefits. The use of Matomo analytics reduces reliance on third-party trackers, enhancing privacy. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No forms or input fields were detected in the analyzed snippet, limiting exposure to input-based vulnerabilities. No incident response or security contact information is provided, which may hinder timely reporting and handling of security issues. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but could be strengthened with additional headers and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish clear and accessible privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Add visible contact information for security incidents and data protection officer details.
  4. Enhance SEO and accessibility by adding structured data and ARIA landmarks.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
Description
Official website of the city Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe providing information about city services, administration, economy, leisure, and online services.
Key services
City information, Online services, Economic support, Event calendar, Digital administration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare (DNS and likely CDN), Matomo Analytics, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript, SVG graphics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS and protection
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
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 site for Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Germany.
  2. Content is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security challenges.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. Uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services.
  5. Uses Matomo analytics, which is privacy-friendly.
  6. Navigation is well-structured with multiple levels and clear labeling.
  7. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  9. No data protection officer contact information found.
  10. No visible forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses modern front-end technologies such as Tailwind CSS and SVG for graphics, ensuring responsive and visually consistent design. Cloudflare is used for DNS and likely CDN, improving site availability and security. Matomo analytics is integrated asynchronously, supporting privacy-friendly tracking. The site has a well-structured navigation system with multi-level menus, enhancing user experience. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading of images observed. No CMS or backend platform was explicitly detected. The site lacks visible forms in the analyzed content, reducing attack surface. SEO optimization is basic with some meta tags but no JSON-LD structured data found. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels are present, indicating good accessibility practices.
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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