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Security report for beck-shop.de

beck-shop.de · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

beck-shop.de is a specialized German online bookstore focusing on Fachbücher (professional and academic books) primarily in the legal, tax, and economic sectors. The website offers a comprehensive catalog of professional literature with features such as pre-ordering, free shipping within Germany, and invoice payment options. The site targets professionals, students, and institutions in Germany, positioning itself as a niche specialist retailer with partnerships with major publishers like C.H.BECK. Technically, the website employs modern JavaScript libraries, Usercentrics for cookie consent management, Google Tag Manager, and Microsoft Application Insights for telemetry. The site is likely built on the Umbraco CMS and hosted on infrastructure associated with Deutsche Telekom, ensuring reliable performance and security. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and privacy consent mechanisms in place, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent but no visible privacy policy or terms of service links. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured, though improvements in transparency and security documentation are recommended.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

5 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. 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
  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: mail-muc.beck.de

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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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
82
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
70

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
613
Employees
0
Customers
613
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
6%

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

beck-shop.de operates in the education and retail sectors, specializing in Fachbücher for legal, tax, and economic professionals. Its business model is e-commerce retail with a focus on professional literature, leveraging partnerships with established publishers. The site serves a German-speaking audience, primarily in Germany, with a medium-sized operation indicated by the breadth of content and technical sophistication. The company emphasizes customer convenience with free shipping and invoice payment, targeting professionals and students who require specialized academic and professional books. The partnership ecosystem includes major German publishers, enhancing market credibility. Growth indicators include active promotion of new releases and partner titles. The company maintains a focused niche, which supports competitive advantage in the Fachbuch market segment.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of a reputable cookie consent management platform (Usercentrics), indicating GDPR awareness. Tracking and analytics are implemented via Microsoft Application Insights, Google Tag Manager, and Jentis, with consent mechanisms in place. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security robustness. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which limits transparency and readiness perception. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by publishing security policies, adding security headers, and providing clear incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage footer or header.
  2. Implement and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Add standard security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  4. Provide a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
beck-shop.de
Description
beck-shop.de is a specialist online bookstore focusing on Fachbücher (professional and academic books) primarily in law, taxes, and economics. It offers fast and free shipping within Germany, invoice purchase options, and no return costs within Germany.
Key services
Online book sales, Pre-ordering new titles, Free shipping within Germany, Invoice payment option
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Usercentrics CMP, Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Application Insights, Swiper.js (carousel), Jentis (tracking)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Usercentrics CMP for cookie consent
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Microsoft Application Insights for telemetry

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Application Insights, Google Tag Manager, Jentis
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Usercentrics, Jentis, Microsoft Application Insights
Marketing tools
Usercentrics CMP, Jentis
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional German Fachbuch online bookstore.
  2. Content is rich with product listings, categories, and search functionality.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service links found in provided HTML.
  4. Cookie consent managed by Usercentrics CMP indicating GDPR awareness.
  5. Use of modern tracking and analytics tools.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided content.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. Site uses HTTPS and reputable hosting infrastructure.
  9. No WAF or blocking detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based front end with libraries such as Swiper.js for carousels and Usercentrics for consent management. Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Application Insights are used for analytics and telemetry, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. The probable use of Umbraco CMS suggests a robust content management backend. Hosting appears to be with Deutsche Telekom, inferred from nameservers, which is a reputable provider. Performance is moderate with responsive design and mobile optimization evident. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. However, the site lacks explicit security headers and visible contact information, which are areas for technical improvement. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional e-commerce experience with room for enhanced security and transparency.
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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