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Security report for bmwi.de

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz | BMWE · Government · Germany

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in SSL/TLS.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

The Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action) is a key German federal government entity responsible for economic and energy policy, climate protection, and related regulatory frameworks. The website serves as an authoritative platform providing comprehensive information, press releases, policy dossiers, and contact channels for citizens, businesses, and stakeholders. It maintains a strong market position as an official government source with enterprise-level scale and reach. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including jwplayer for video content, eTracker for analytics with user consent, and responsive design for mobile optimization. Hosting is managed via professional managed IP name servers, ensuring reliable infrastructure. The site demonstrates good SEO, accessibility, and performance characteristics. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, includes cookie consent mechanisms, and explicitly requests user consent for video player data processing. While some security headers are not explicitly confirmed, no vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is strong with a comprehensive privacy policy and GDPR adherence, including a named data protection officer contact. Overall, the website presents a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance suitable for a government ministry. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing a dedicated security policy and incident response contacts, and maintaining up-to-date third-party libraries to further strengthen security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 100 · Low
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

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
67
Security headers
60
Email security
73
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
78

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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Total records
15
Employees
0
Customers
15
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

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

The ministry operates in the government sector with a focus on energy and economic policy. Its business model centers on policy formulation, public communication, and stakeholder engagement. The target audience includes German citizens, businesses, policymakers, and international partners. The ministry leverages a broad partnership ecosystem including EU bodies and industry stakeholders. Growth indicators are tied to policy initiatives and public engagement. The website reflects a mature digital presence supporting transparency and service delivery.

Security posture

The security maturity level is good, with HTTPS enforced and user consent mechanisms for tracking and video services. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. However, the absence of explicit security headers like CSP and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly documented, which could be enhanced. The presence of a data protection officer contact indicates compliance culture. Overall, the security posture aligns with government standards but could benefit from formalized security policies and enhanced header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Regularly update third-party libraries such as jwplayer to the latest secure versions.
  4. Ensure all web forms have CSRF protection and robust input validation to prevent injection attacks.
  5. Consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz | BMWE
Description
Klimaschutz und Wohlstand durch sozial-ökologische Marktwirtschaft. Aktuelles aus dem Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
Key services
Policy information, Public communications, Press releases, Contact and support services, Digital resources and publications
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jwplayer 7.6.1, jQuery UI (autocomplete), Slick Slider, eTracker analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • Explicit user consent for video player (JW Player) data processing
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
eTracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
eTracker
Marketing tools
eTracker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official German federal ministry website with comprehensive content and navigation.
  2. Strong focus on economic, energy, and climate policy topics.
  3. Multiple language options including English and French.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics with user consent.
  5. Clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. No visible security.txt or explicit security policy page.
  8. Contact information includes official email for data protection officer.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with jwplayer for multimedia, eTracker for analytics, and jQuery UI components for enhanced user interaction. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for accessibility and SEO. Hosting is via managed IP name servers, indicating professional infrastructure. Performance is moderate with potential for optimization. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or government-specific platform. Technical risks are minimal but maintaining up-to-date libraries and security headers is advised to mitigate future vulnerabilities.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 75/100Medium28 findingsView report
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