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Security report for beltz.de

Beltz Verlagsgruppe · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Beltz Verlagsgruppe is a well-established German publishing group specializing in children's and youth literature, educational books, psychology, pedagogy, and social work. The website presents a comprehensive catalog of products and services targeting educators, parents, and professionals. The company maintains a professional online presence with a clear focus on educational content and resources. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, uses modern web technologies, and implements GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. However, explicit privacy and terms of service pages are not detected in the provided content. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks some security headers and formal security policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professionally maintained, serving a medium-sized business in the education and media sectors.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

2 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

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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
85
Security headers
80
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
43
Average
61

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 operates primarily in the education and media sectors, offering a broad range of publishing products including books, journals, and digital resources. Their market position is strong within the German-speaking educational publishing niche, supported by multiple subsidiary imprints. The business model focuses on content creation, distribution, and event organization. The website supports sales through an online shop and provides extensive information for authors and partners. The presence of marketing and analytics tools indicates active customer engagement and data-driven marketing strategies. Partnerships with other publishers like Moritz Verlag enhance their ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented. The absence of explicit privacy and security policies, security.txt, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in compliance and transparency. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The use of reputable analytics and marketing tools is balanced with privacy considerations, though data retention policies are not disclosed. Security headers are missing, which could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. Incident response contact channels are not publicly available, limiting readiness visibility.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add a terms of service page detailing user rights and obligations.
  3. Implement and publish a security policy and incident response contact information.
  4. Configure and deploy essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Beltz Verlagsgruppe
Description
Kinderbuch, Jugendbuch, Pädagogik, Psychologie, Erziehung, Soziale Arbeit: Bücher, Zeitschriften, Fachinformationen. Zahlreiche Materialien zum Download, Autoren und Veranstaltungen Beltz & Gelberg
Key services
Publishing books and journals, Providing educational and professional resources, Offering events and author information, Online shop for book sales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap, jQuery, Facebook SDK, Etracker analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Etracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Etracker
Marketing tools
Facebook SDK, Etracker analytics
Transparency
basic

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 comprehensive for a publishing group with detailed navigation and product categories.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented indicating GDPR awareness.
  5. Contact information including email and phone is clearly presented.
  6. Use of reputable analytics and marketing tools is evident.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  8. No security headers detected in the provided data; potential area for improvement.
  9. Website uses TYPO3 CMS, a mature and secure CMS platform.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system. It uses Bootstrap for responsive design and integrates third-party scripts such as Facebook SDK and Etracker analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with good navigation clarity and SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, with preloading of fonts and images to enhance loading times. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. However, the lack of security headers and incomplete privacy documentation represent technical and compliance gaps. Hosting details are not explicitly identified from the provided data.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 58/100Medium34 findingsView report
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