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Security report for bistum-wuerzburg.systems

Diözese Würzburg - Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts · Government · Germany

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

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website bistum-wuerzburg.systems represents the Diocese of Würzburg, a public law corporation serving as the Catholic Church's regional authority in Würzburg, Germany. The site primarily provides official contact information and links to the main diocesan website and legal/privacy pages. The business operates as a non-profit religious organization with a focus on ecclesiastical administration and community services. The target audience includes parishioners, church members, and the general public interested in diocesan affairs. Technically, the website is minimalistic, built with basic HTML and CSS, lacking modern frameworks or CMS indications. It shows moderate performance and basic mobile optimization but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. No analytics or tracking scripts are detected, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible HTTPS enforcement and security headers, which lowers its security posture. The malformed WHOIS data limits domain registration transparency, raising moderate trust concerns. However, the presence of official contact details and consistent branding supports legitimacy. No vulnerabilities or sensitive data exposures are evident. Overall, the website is safe and trustworthy but would benefit from improved technical and security implementations. Strategic recommendations include enabling HTTPS, adding security headers, implementing cookie consent, and improving WHOIS transparency to enhance trust and compliance.

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

7 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
51

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 Diocese of Würzburg holds a stable regional position as a religious and governmental entity. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on religious services and community engagement. The website serves as an informational portal rather than a commercial platform, with no evident revenue streams or e-commerce. The organization targets local and regional audiences within Germany. The lack of advanced digital infrastructure suggests limited digital transformation, but the site fulfills its purpose of providing official information. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not indicated. The organization's trust is supported by official contact information and consistent branding, though WHOIS data issues slightly diminish credibility.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is basic. The absence of HTTPS and security headers exposes the site to potential risks such as data interception and clickjacking. No incident response or security policy information is published, indicating limited formal security governance. GDPR compliance is partially addressed through a comprehensive privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing. No vulnerabilities or malicious indicators are detected. The organization should prioritize implementing HTTPS, security headers, and formal security policies to improve resilience and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate and enforce secure connections site-wide.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish formal security and incident response policies accessible to users and stakeholders.
  5. Improve WHOIS data transparency by ensuring accurate domain registration details are publicly available.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Diözese Würzburg - Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Diözese Würzburg - Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts
Description
Official website presence for the Diocese of Würzburg, a public law corporation representing the Catholic Church in Würzburg, Germany. The site provides contact information and links to the main diocesan website and legal/privacy pages.
Key services
Religious administration, Community outreach, Information dissemination
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is minimalistic and informational only
  2. No dynamic content or forms present
  3. No tracking or analytics scripts detected
  4. No security headers or HTTPS status available
  5. WHOIS data is incomplete and malformed
  6. Official contact information and links to main diocesan website provided
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses basic HTML and CSS without detectable modern frameworks or CMS platforms. It lacks JavaScript libraries or analytics tools, indicating minimal technical complexity. Performance is moderate due to simplicity but could improve with mobile optimization and accessibility enhancements. SEO is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data. Hosting provider and infrastructure details are not discernible. The technical debt is low but modernization opportunities exist to improve user experience and security posture.
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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