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Security report for baedergesellschaft-ahlen.de

Stadtwerke Ahlen · Energy · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website represents Bädergesellschaft Ahlen, a municipal company under Stadtwerke Ahlen, providing public swimming pools, sauna, and related leisure services in Ahlen, Germany. It targets local residents and visitors seeking recreational bathing and sauna experiences. The business operates with a clear local focus and offers key services including Parkbad, Parksauna, Freibad, and an online shop. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and good content quality, supporting a positive user experience. Technically, the site is built on the Neos CMS platform using PHP and JavaScript frameworks, including Flow and Bot Framework Webchat. It integrates Matomo analytics for privacy-conscious visitor tracking and employs a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. Hosting appears stable with legitimate nameservers. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has implemented cookie consent, but lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. WHOIS data aligns well with the business claims, showing a consistent and legitimate registration. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid digital presence with good privacy compliance and business credibility. Strategic improvements could include enhancing security headers and publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy to further strengthen trust and security posture.

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

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 Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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"

  3. 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 Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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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
42
Security headers
55
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
55
Average
59

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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Bädergesellschaft Ahlen operates as a municipal utility company under Stadtwerke Ahlen, focusing on leisure and wellness services in the energy sector. Its market position is local and essential, serving the community with swimming and sauna facilities. The business model is service-oriented, funded likely through municipal budgets and user fees. The presence of an online shop indicates diversification of revenue streams. Partnerships with Netzgesellschaft Ahlen and Stadtwerke Ahlen strengthen its ecosystem. The company targets local families, individuals, and visitors interested in wellness and recreation. Growth indicators include updated opening hours and active communication of services. The website supports transparency and customer engagement through clear contact details and GDPR compliance.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and privacy-respecting analytics via Matomo. Cookie consent mechanisms are properly implemented, reflecting GDPR compliance. 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. No incident response or security contact information is published, which could hinder timely vulnerability reporting. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good, suitable for a municipal service website but with room for enhancement in formal security policies and header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and provide incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update them promptly.
  5. Enhance user trust by providing more visible trust signals such as certifications or testimonials related to security and privacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stadtwerke Ahlen
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadtwerke Ahlen
Description
The website represents the Bädergesellschaft Ahlen, a company operating public swimming pools, sauna, and related leisure facilities in Ahlen, Germany. It provides information about their baths, sauna, opening hours, and services.
Key services
Parkbad swimming pool, Parksauna sauna services, Freibad outdoor swimming pool, Online shop for related products
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
PHP, JavaScript, Matomo Analytics, Typekit Fonts, CookieManager by Digitale Werke
Frameworks
Neos CMS, Flow PHP Framework, Bot Framework Webchat
Platforms
Neos CMS platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Bot Framework Webchat, CookieManager
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is professionally presented in German language.
  3. Strong compliance with GDPR and cookie consent requirements.
  4. Use of modern CMS (Neos) and frameworks.
  5. Clear contact information and business details provided.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
  7. Good integration of analytics with privacy considerations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern PHP-based CMS (Neos) with the Flow framework, leveraging JavaScript for interactive features including chatbot integration and analytics. It uses Matomo for analytics, which is privacy-focused, and a cookie manager for GDPR compliance. The site loads external fonts from Typekit and Google Fonts, and hosts images and scripts on its own domain and trusted third-party domains. Performance is moderate with responsive design and accessibility features implemented. Hosting is via kasserver.com nameservers, indicating a professional hosting environment. Technical risks are low, but the lack of explicit security headers and formal security documentation are noted as areas for modernization.
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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