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Security report for berlinscienceweek.com

Falling Walls Foundation · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Berlin Science Week is a well-established annual science and culture festival organized by the Falling Walls Foundation, showcasing hundreds of free events across Berlin. The website reflects a mature digital presence with a professional design, clear navigation, and multilingual support. It targets a broad audience including researchers, students, and the general public interested in science. The technical infrastructure is modern, leveraging Drupal 10 CMS, Bootstrap, and various analytics and consent management tools. Security posture is good with HTTPS enabled and consent mechanisms in place, though some security headers could be improved. The domain is long-standing and consistent with the organization's history, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, the website demonstrates strong compliance with privacy regulations and offers a rich user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…
  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  3. 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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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
40
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Total records
9
Employees
0
Customers
9
Third parties
0
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

The organization operates in the education and non-profit sectors, focusing on science communication and public engagement. Its market position is strong within Berlin's science festival landscape, supported by partnerships such as the Berlin University Alliance and Tagesspiegel. The business model centers on event organization and community outreach, with revenue likely derived from sponsorships and partnerships. The website supports newsletter subscriptions and event registrations, indicating active audience engagement. Growth indicators include a decade-long presence and expanding event offerings.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security posture with HTTPS enforced and a cookie consent manager (Klaro) ensuring GDPR compliance. Analytics tools respect DoNotTrack settings, and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and some common security headers are not explicitly present, representing areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or malicious indicators were detected. Incident response contacts and security policies are not prominently disclosed, suggesting room to enhance transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to strengthen domain name system security.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  4. Enhance visibility of incident response contacts for security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools for security and privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Falling Walls Foundation
Description
Berlin Science Week is Berlin's annual science & culture festival taking place 1-10 November with hundreds of free events across the city, showcasing cutting-edge research and fostering public engagement with science.
Key services
Science festival events, Public engagement with science, Workshops and exhibitions, Newsletter subscription
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Bootstrap 5, Matomo Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Google Tag Manager, Klaro Consent Manager
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo with DoNotTrack enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Matomo Analytics
Marketing tools
Drip Newsletter
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained event site for Berlin Science Week.
  2. Content is rich, multilingual (English and German), and well-structured.
  3. Strong emphasis on privacy and consent management.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  6. Domain registration and hosting are stable and reputable.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, using Bootstrap for responsive design and modern JavaScript libraries for interactivity and analytics. Performance is moderate with lazy loading of images and videos. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with skip links and ARIA labels. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and Twitter cards. Hosting is stable with Mesh Digital Limited as registrar and DNS hosted on domaincontrol.com. The site uses Matomo for privacy-friendly analytics and integrates Facebook Pixel and Google Tag Manager for marketing. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with opportunities to enhance security headers and DNS configuration.
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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