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Security report for bio-aus-bw.de

Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz Baden-Württemberg · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website bio-aus-bw.de serves as an official information portal managed by the Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on organic agriculture, targeting consumers, producers, educators, and students within the region. The platform offers detailed content on organic product labeling, quality assurance, education, and market information, positioning itself as a trusted government resource in the organic sector. Technically, the site employs a modern tech stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, FontAwesome, and Matomo analytics, hosted on a CMS tailored for government content management. The site is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and accessible, with good SEO practices and a cookie consent mechanism that aligns with GDPR requirements. From a security perspective, while HTTPS usage is implied and cookie consent is implemented, explicit security headers and incident response policies are not evident. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The WHOIS data shows generic DNS servers but aligns with the domain's governmental purpose, indicating legitimacy. Overall, the site demonstrates a solid security posture and compliance with privacy regulations, though improvements could be made in publishing explicit security policies and enhancing header configurations. The risk level is low, with no signs of malicious activity or content safety concerns.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

7 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. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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 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';…

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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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
55
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
64

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 portal is positioned as a key government resource promoting organic agriculture in Baden-Württemberg. Its business model focuses on information dissemination, education, and support for organic producers and consumers. The site supports various stakeholders including farmers, consumers, educators, and policymakers, indicating a broad target audience. The presence of detailed navigation and specialized content such as quality assurance and market data suggests a mature ecosystem. Partnerships appear to include regional agricultural services and educational institutions. The site’s official backing and consistent branding enhance its credibility and market position within the governmental and agricultural sectors.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security posture. HTTPS is used, and cookie consent is properly implemented, indicating awareness of privacy and security best practices. However, the absence of visible security headers like CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security hardening. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which could hinder rapid response to security events. The use of up-to-date libraries like jQuery 3.7.1 is positive, but continuous monitoring for vulnerabilities is recommended. No sensitive data leakage or insecure forms were detected. Overall, the site is secure for general informational use but could benefit from enhanced security policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to improve defense against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Review and secure all forms with CSRF tokens and input validation to prevent injection attacks.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and dependencies to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz Baden-Württemberg
Description
Informationsportal des Ministeriums für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz Baden-Württemberg mit aktuellen und vielfältigen Informationen rund um Bio aus Baden-Württemberg.
Key services
Informationen zu Bio-Produkten und Ökolandbau, Veranstaltungskalender, Beratung und Förderung, Qualitätssicherung und Kontrolle, Bildung und Forschung
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, jQuery UI 1.13.2, Glightbox, FontAwesome, Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by domain and external links)
  • Cookie consent banner with necessary cookies only
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government information portal for organic agriculture in Baden-Württemberg.
  2. Comprehensive navigation structure with multiple sections for consumers, producers, education, and services.
  3. Use of modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools.
  4. Cookie consent implemented with necessary cookies only.
  5. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on homepage; contact likely on other pages.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. No terms of service page detected.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. Content is in German language and targeted at regional audience.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a government-specific CMS (pbs-bw-mlr-root) and utilizes modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery 3.7.1 and jQuery UI 1.13.2, along with FontAwesome for icons and Glightbox for image handling. Matomo analytics is used for visitor tracking, indicating a preference for privacy-respecting analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with structured navigation and semantic HTML elements. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the use of multiple CSS and JS resources. The site lacks explicit mention of hosting provider or CDN usage. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a stable and user-friendly experience but could be enhanced with performance optimizations and stronger security configurations.
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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