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Security report for bbs-cux.eu

Berufsbildende Schulen Cuxhaven · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website bbs-cux.eu serves as the login portal for the Berufsbildende Schulen Cuxhaven, a vocational educational institution in Germany. It utilizes the IServ platform to provide authenticated access to school-related digital services for students, teachers, and staff. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, targeting its educational audience effectively. The business model centers on providing secure digital access to educational resources and administrative tools. Technically, the site employs standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, integrated within the IServ platform. The infrastructure appears stable with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Hosting and domain registration are managed through reputable providers, ensuring reliable availability. However, some modern security headers and cookie consent mechanisms are absent, indicating room for technical and compliance improvements. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure login forms with password visibility toggles, reflecting basic security hygiene. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Nonetheless, the absence of explicit security headers and vulnerability disclosure policies suggests a moderate security posture. Privacy compliance is partially met with a privacy policy present but lacking cookie consent and detailed data protection officer information. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained, suitable for its educational purpose. Strategic enhancements in security headers, privacy compliance, and incident response transparency would further strengthen its security and regulatory posture.

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

9 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
85
Email security
65
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
Average
54

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
16
Employees
0
Customers
10
Third parties
6
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain 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

Berufsbildende Schulen Cuxhaven operates as a regional educational institution focused on vocational training. Its market position is stable within the education sector, serving a defined community of students and staff. The business model is service-oriented, providing digital access to educational resources via the IServ platform. Revenue streams are likely public funding and educational grants. The institution maintains partnerships with IServ for platform services and uses INWX GmbH for domain registration. Growth indicators are not explicit but the use of modern digital platforms suggests ongoing digital transformation efforts. The absence of commercial advertising or affiliate programs aligns with its non-commercial educational mission.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic but adequate security posture for an educational login portal. HTTPS is enforced, and login forms include standard protections such as required fields and password visibility toggles. However, the lack of security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, limiting transparency. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. No signs of malware, phishing, or exposed credentials were found. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for the site's purpose but improvable to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Berufsbildende Schulen Cuxhaven
Description
Berufsbildende Schulen Cuxhaven is an educational institution providing vocational schooling services. The website serves as a login portal for IServ, a school platform used for authentication and access to school-related digital services.
Key services
User authentication, Access to school platform IServ
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
IServ platform, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Platforms
IServ Schulplattform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Password visibility toggle
  • Login form with required fields

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a login portal for an educational institution using IServ platform.
  2. Content is in German and targeted at school users.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly linked on login page but privacy policy found in legal section.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers visible on login page.
  5. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  6. No social media links found.
  7. Security practices are basic but adequate for login portal.
  8. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
  9. WHOIS data consistent with legitimate domain registration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the IServ platform, utilizing standard web technologies such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. The site loads CSS and JS assets efficiently and includes responsive design elements for mobile optimization. Hosting is managed through a reputable registrar, INWX GmbH, ensuring domain stability. Performance is moderate with no evident broken elements. However, the absence of advanced SEO meta tags and accessibility features indicates opportunities for technical modernization. The login form is well-structured but could benefit from additional client-side validation and security enhancements.
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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