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Security report for bne-portal.de

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The BNE-Portal is an official German government platform managed by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) dedicated to promoting education for sustainable development (Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - BNE). It serves as a comprehensive resource hub offering educational materials, news, event calendars, and information on funding opportunities. The portal targets educators, learners, policymakers, and the general public interested in sustainability education. Technically, the site is built on the Government Site Builder CMS, employs modern web standards, and is optimized for accessibility and mobile devices. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and provides a cookie consent mechanism with anonymized analytics via Matomo, but lacks explicit security policies or incident response contacts. Overall, the site demonstrates a strong professional and trustworthy presence consistent with a government educational service.

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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. 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

  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
77
Security headers
80
Email security
40
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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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 portal occupies a strong position as a government-backed educational resource in Germany, focusing on sustainable development education. Its business model is informational and service-oriented, funded and operated by the federal ministry. The site benefits from official branding, multilingual support, and a broad content scope covering national and international sustainability initiatives. Partnerships appear to be primarily governmental and educational institutions. The platform supports community engagement through events and awards, enhancing its ecosystem. Growth indicators include active news updates and interactive content such as learning modules and maps.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security posture with enforced HTTPS and a privacy-conscious cookie consent mechanism that allows users to opt-in for anonymized statistics. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contact reduces the overall security maturity. The use of Matomo analytics is privacy-friendly compared to commercial trackers. Recommendations include implementing standard security headers and publishing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide dedicated incident response contact channels to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Consider creating a terms of service page to clarify user rights and obligations.
  5. Maintain and regularly review cookie consent mechanisms to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Description
Das BNE-Portal ist eine offizielle Plattform des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) zur Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE). Es bietet umfangreiche Informationen, Lernmaterialien, Fördermöglichkeiten, aktuelle Meldungen und Veranstaltungen rund um das Thema nachhaltige Entwicklung in Deutschland und international.
Key services
Informationsbereitstellung zu BNE, Lernmaterialien und Selbstlernmodule, Fördermöglichkeiten, Veranstaltungskalender, Aktuelle Meldungen und Nachrichten, Partner- und Akteursnetzwerke
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Government Site Builder CMS, Slick Carousel
Frameworks
Government Site Builder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in for statistics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official German government educational portal for sustainable development education.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent with opt-in for analytics.
  3. No visible security policy or incident response contacts.
  4. No terms of service page found.
  5. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities detected in HTML.
  6. Good accessibility and mobile optimization.
  7. Use of Matomo analytics with anonymized data collection.
  8. No advertising or third-party ad networks detected.
  9. Clear navigation structure with multilingual support (German and English).
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using the Government Site Builder CMS, a specialized platform for German federal government sites, ensuring compliance with accessibility and usability standards. The tech stack includes HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and the Slick carousel library for interactive content. The site is hosted likely by ITZBund, a federal IT service provider, as indicated by cookie banner information. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries. Opportunities exist to modernize security headers and enhance incident response capabilities.
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. 63/100Medium33 findingsView report
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