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Security report for ble-medienservice.de

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung · Government · Germany

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

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung operates the BLE Medienservice website as an official German federal agency media service focused on agriculture, nutrition, and education. The website provides a broad range of publications, educational materials, and subscription services targeting educators, agricultural professionals, and the general public. The site is well-branded, consistent, and trustworthy, reflecting its government affiliation. Technically, the site uses Magento CMS with modern JavaScript libraries and demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers and explicit security policies are absent. Overall, the site is compliant with GDPR and offers a professional user experience with clear navigation and relevant content.

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 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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  • Security score drift

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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
80
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
73

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
99
Employees
0
Customers
99
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
2%

2 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

The BLE Medienservice holds a strong market position as a government-operated media service in Germany, providing authoritative content and educational resources in agriculture and nutrition. Its business model revolves around free and subscription-based distribution of publications and educational materials. The target audience includes schools, kindergartens, agricultural professionals, and the general public interested in sustainable agriculture and nutrition. The site links to several federal partners, reinforcing its official status and partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include regular new publications and educational campaigns. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel via contact forms, typical for government entities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, cookie consent mechanisms, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information, which are recommended best practices. No vulnerable libraries or security flaws were detected in the provided content. The absence of security headers like Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options is a minor gap. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could enhance transparency and readiness by publishing security policies and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection.
  3. Publish incident response contact information or a dedicated security contact email to improve transparency.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Maintain and regularly update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung
Description
Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung offers media services including publications, educational materials, and information related to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development.
Key services
Distribution of agricultural and nutritional publications, Educational materials for schools and kindergartens, Subscription services for specialized magazines, Information on sustainable agriculture and nutrition
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery 3.7.1, Prototype.js, Scriptaculous, Splide.js
Frameworks
Magento (varien/js, mage/cookies, mage/translate)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

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 government media service for agriculture and nutrition in Germany.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with clear navigation.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers publicly listed; contact via form.
  5. No social media links detected.
  6. Uses Magento CMS with modern JavaScript libraries.
  7. Cookie consent is implemented and GDPR compliance is evident.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Magento CMS, leveraging JavaScript libraries including jQuery 3.7.1, Prototype.js, Scriptaculous, and Splide.js for UI components like carousels. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as skip navigation links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and optimized image sizes. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. No hosting provider details were explicitly found. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from enhanced security headers and performance tuning.
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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