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Security report for bergheim.de

Kreisstadt Bergheim · Government · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

The website www.bergheim.de serves as the official online portal for the municipal government of Kreisstadt Bergheim in Germany. It provides residents and visitors with news, press releases, and access to various public services and administrative information. The site is positioned as a local government authority platform, focusing on community engagement and service delivery. The content is well-structured, professionally presented, and targets a general audience including local citizens and stakeholders. Technically, the website is built on the Information Enterprise Server platform by Sitepark GmbH, utilizing modern web technologies such as JavaScript and the Slick Slider library for interactive content. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a good SEO foundation. HTTPS is enforced, ensuring secure communication, though some security headers appear to be missing. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates a solid baseline with HTTPS and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, security headers, and incident response information, which are important for compliance and trust. No vulnerabilities or malicious content were detected in the provided content. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, suitable for its role as a government information portal. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security hardening would enhance its posture and user trust.

Scanned

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

3 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. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
75
Security headers
95
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
76

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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Leaked records that mention bergheim.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
34
Employees
0
Customers
21
Third parties
13
Weak passwords
6%

3 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

Kreisstadt Bergheim operates as a municipal government entity providing essential public services and information dissemination to its community. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on governance, urban development, and citizen engagement. The website reflects a medium-sized government organization with a clear market position as the official city portal. Key services include news updates, service request facilitation, and community program information. The site does not engage in commercial activities or advertising, maintaining a focus on public sector transparency and service. Partnerships or related domains were not identified in the provided data, indicating a standalone municipal web presence. The content and structure suggest a stable operation with consistent branding and a focus on local relevance.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline by enforcing HTTPS, which protects data in transit. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces its defense-in-depth capabilities. No signs of exposed credentials, vulnerable libraries, or insecure forms were found in the analyzed content. The lack of explicit security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and preparedness communication. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, indicating open accessibility. The site should consider implementing additional security headers and publishing security and incident response policies to improve its security maturity and compliance with best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Publish and link a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add explicit incident response and vulnerability disclosure information with dedicated contact channels.
  4. Ensure all forms have CSRF protection and input validation to prevent injection attacks.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kreisstadt Bergheim
Description
Offizielle Webseite der Kreisstadt Bergheim
Key services
News and press releases, Service requests and forms, Information on city administration and events, Urban development and community programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery (implied by slick slider usage), Slick Slider, SVG icons
Frameworks
Information Enterprise Server – Sitepark GmbH
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of SVG icons to reduce external dependencies

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official municipal government portal for Kreisstadt Bergheim, Germany.
  2. Content is rich with news, press releases, and public service information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on the homepage or linked content.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. Uses HTTPS and modern web technologies with good mobile and accessibility support.
  6. No signs of advertising, tracking, or affiliate marketing detected.
  7. No security policy or incident response information found.
  8. WHOIS data is consistent with the website's governmental nature and domain legitimacy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Information Enterprise Server CMS by Sitepark GmbH, leveraging JavaScript and the Slick Slider library for dynamic content presentation. The use of SVG icons and responsive images indicates attention to performance and accessibility. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features, including skip links and ARIA roles. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous script loading and adaptive image serving. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the absence of some security headers and privacy compliance elements suggests areas for technical improvement. Hosting details are not explicitly identified but DNS points to kdvz-frechen.de name servers, likely a regional hosting provider for government entities.
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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