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Security report for baerchen.de

BIPEM GmbH & Co. KG · Retail · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bärchen.de is a well-established German brand operated by BIPEM GmbH & Co. KG, specializing in child-friendly food products such as Bärchen-Wurst and fruit spreads. The website serves families with children by providing product information, recipes, nutrition advice, and creative activities. The brand has a strong market presence with over 27 years of history and maintains consistent branding and trust indicators including privacy policies and social media engagement. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a moderate tech stack including jQuery, Matomo Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Pinterest Tag. Hosting appears to be with Deutsche Telekom, supporting good performance and mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and consent management implemented, though security headers could be improved. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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"

    • 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  4. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • 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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The company targets families with children, focusing on nutrition and lifestyle products in the retail food sector. Its business model revolves around brand marketing and community engagement through recipes, tips, and creative content. The website supports marketing efforts with tracking and retargeting tools while maintaining user privacy through consent mechanisms. The brand's longevity and consistent domain registration data indicate a stable market position. Partnerships and external domains are limited but include dedicated campaign sites and social media channels, enhancing brand reach and customer interaction.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS and Do Not Track enabled in analytics. Consent management is actively used to comply with privacy laws. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as CSP or HSTS suggests room for improvement. Incident response and security policy pages are not found, which could be enhanced to improve transparency and readiness. Overall, the security risk is low but could be further mitigated by adopting additional best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information to enhance transparency.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts to minimize vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Maintain and document data retention policies for analytics and marketing data.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
BIPEM GmbH & Co. KG
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BIPEM GmbH & Co. KG
Description
Bärchen is a brand offering child-friendly food products including Bärchen-Wurst and fruit spreads, along with recipes, nutrition tips, and creative ideas for families.
Key services
Product information and promotion, Recipes and nutrition advice, Creative content for children, Community engagement via social media and newsletter
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Matomo Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Pinterest Tag, CookieScript Consent Management
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Do Not Track enabled in Matomo
  • Consent management implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Pinterest Tag
Marketing tools
CleverReach (newsletter), Matomo Analytics
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 rich content.
  2. Strong focus on family and children nutrition and creative activities.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management.
  4. Use of multiple analytics and marketing tracking tools with consent.
  5. No visible security or privacy red flags.
  6. WHOIS data consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses WordPress CMS with jQuery and several marketing and analytics scripts such as Matomo, Facebook Pixel, and Pinterest Tag. Hosting is likely provided by Deutsche Telekom, inferred from nameservers. The site is mobile optimized with responsive images and good SEO practices including canonical tags and hreflang for multilingual support. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and lazy loading of images. Cookie consent is managed via CookieScript, ensuring compliance with GDPR. Technical debt appears low, but security headers and accessibility could be improved to modern standards.
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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