The Internationale Bodensee-Konferenz (IBK) is a regional political cooperation organization focused on cross-border collaboration in the Bodensee region. The website serves as an information and communication platform for stakeholders, partners, and the public, providing news, events, project information, and resources related to regional cooperation. The organization operates as a non-profit entity with strong ties to governmental bodies and European Union programs, positioning itself as a key facilitator of regional development and cooperation.
Technically, the website employs a mix of legacy and modern web technologies including AngularJS, jQuery, and Matomo analytics, hosted on a secure HTTPS platform. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility features, and privacy-conscious tracking practices. However, some JavaScript libraries are outdated, which could pose security risks if not regularly updated.
From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and includes cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. While no explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, the site avoids exposing sensitive data and disables cookies in analytics tracking to enhance privacy. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain registration transparency but does not detract from the apparent legitimacy of the organization based on content and external references.
Overall, the IBK website presents a professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained digital presence suitable for its governmental and non-profit audience. Strategic improvements in security headers, updated libraries, and enhanced transparency around security policies would further strengthen its posture.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
Security headers
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High
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Forces HTTPS connections
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
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
62
Security headers
35
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
69
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
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention bodenseekonferenz.org, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
IBK occupies a unique niche as a regional political cooperation platform in the Bodensee area, serving multiple countries and governmental entities. Its business model centers on facilitating cross-border projects, funding, and knowledge exchange rather than commercial revenue generation. The organization benefits from partnerships with regional governments, EU bodies, and interregional programs such as Interreg. The website content and linked domains reflect a mature partnership ecosystem with a focus on sustainability, education, health, environment, and economic development. Growth indicators include active event scheduling, news updates, and project databases. The lack of direct contact information on the homepage suggests a controlled communication channel likely managed through partner organizations or internal offices.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a moderate to strong security posture with enforced HTTPS, privacy-aware analytics configuration, and cookie consent mechanisms. However, the absence of security headers such as CSP, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. The use of older JavaScript libraries like jQuery 1.10.2 introduces potential vulnerabilities if not patched. No visible signs of exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security or incident response policies and contacts limits transparency and readiness perception. Overall, the site is secure for general informational use but would benefit from enhanced security controls and documentation to meet higher compliance standards.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
Update all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest stable versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
Publish explicit security policies and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and communication with security researchers.
Enhance contact information availability on the website for general and security-related inquiries.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Internationale Bodensee-Konferenz
Description
Die Internationale Bodensee-Konferenz (IBK) ist das politische Dach der grenzüberschreitenden Zusammenarbeit in der Bodenseeregion.
Key services
Cross-border cooperation facilitation, Project funding and support, Information and knowledge sharing, Event organization
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges
Content is in German and targeted at Bodensee regional cooperation stakeholders
Strong presence of official partner logos and links to governmental sites
Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented and clearly presented
Use of Matomo analytics with cookies disabled indicates privacy-conscious tracking
No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML content
No explicit security or incident response contact information found
WHOIS data is missing or malformed, limiting domain registration transparency
Website uses older JavaScript libraries (jQuery 1.10.2) which may pose security risks if not updated
Accessibility features such as font size adjustment and contrast control are present
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a CMS named add.min version 7.00, combined with AngularJS and jQuery 1.10.2, indicating a hybrid legacy-modern stack. It leverages Matomo for analytics with cookies disabled, reflecting privacy-conscious design. The site includes responsive design elements and accessibility controls such as font size and contrast adjustments. Performance is moderate, with some potential for improvement by updating libraries and optimizing scripts. The presence of multiple external scripts and CSS files suggests a complex front-end architecture. No hosting provider information was detected. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the site's informational and cooperative mission but could be modernized for improved security and performance.
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.
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