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Security report for brk-bayreuth.de

Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz – Kreisverband Bayreuth · Non-profit · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz – Kreisverband Bayreuth website represents a well-established regional non-profit organization focused on social, health, and emergency services within the Bayreuth area in Germany. The organization provides a broad range of services including emergency rescue, elderly care, social support, childcare, first aid training, and volunteer community groups. The website content is comprehensive, professionally designed, and clearly targeted at residents and stakeholders seeking assistance or engagement with the Red Cross in Bayreuth. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern plugins such as Yoast SEO and WP Rocket for optimization. It employs standard web technologies including jQuery and FontAwesome, and demonstrates good mobile responsiveness and SEO practices. The site loads quickly and provides a positive user experience with clear navigation and structured content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with an excellent SSL configuration but lacks visible security headers and does not provide public information on security policies, incident response, or vulnerability disclosure. No cookie consent mechanism was detected, which may present a GDPR compliance gap. Analytics are implemented via WP Statistics with minimal user tracking. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, with strong business credibility and content quality. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, adding cookie consent mechanisms, publishing security and incident response policies, and enhancing privacy compliance disclosures to further strengthen the security posture and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

8 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. 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';…

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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
82
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
33
Average
48

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
4
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain 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 Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz – Kreisverband Bayreuth holds a leading position as a regional non-profit social and health service provider. Its business model centers on community support, emergency services, and education, funded likely through donations, memberships, and public funding. The organization targets local residents, volunteers, and beneficiaries in the Bayreuth region. The website reflects a mature digital presence with clear branding and a comprehensive service offering. Partnerships include the broader Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz network and local government entities. Growth indicators include active recruitment campaigns and community engagement initiatives. The organization maintains a focused ecosystem with no apparent commercial subsidiaries or unrelated business lines.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. The lack of a public vulnerability disclosure or incident response contact limits transparency and readiness perception. No critical vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found. Privacy compliance is partially addressed via a comprehensive privacy policy but lacks cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit but could be improved by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and inform users about tracking and cookies.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting and improve trust.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information to demonstrate preparedness and transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and themes to mitigate risks from outdated or vulnerable components.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz – Kreisverband Bayreuth
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz – Kreisverband Bayreuth
Description
Das Bayerische Rote Kreuz – Kreisverband Bayreuth ist einer der großen Sozial- und Gesundheitsdienstleister in Stadt und Landkreis Bayreuth. Es bietet Notfallrettung, stationäre und ambulante Altenpflege, soziale Hilfs-, Unterstützungs- und Beratungsleistungen, Kinderbetreuung, Erste-Hilfe- und Berufsausbildung sowie ehrenamtliche Gemeinschaften wie Bereitschaften, Bergwacht, Jugendrotkreuz und Wasserwacht.
Key services
Notfallrettung (Emergency rescue), Ambulante und stationäre Altenpflege (Outpatient and inpatient elderly care), Soziale Hilfs- und Beratungsleistungen (Social support and counseling), Kinderbetreuung (Childcare), Erste-Hilfe-Ausbildung (First aid training), Berufsausbildung (Vocational training), Ehrenamtliche Gemeinschaften (Volunteer groups)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO plugin, WPBakery Page Builder, WP Rocket (performance optimization), jQuery, FontAwesome, Material Icons, Owl Carousel
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern JS libraries with defer
  • No inline sensitive scripts detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
WP Statistics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
WP Statistics
Marketing tools
Yoast SEO
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is comprehensive, professionally presented, and well-structured.
  3. Strong focus on social and health services in Bayreuth region.
  4. Use of modern WordPress technologies and SEO best practices.
  5. Contact information is clear and consistent across multiple locations.
  6. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  7. No visible security headers detected in HTML content; potential area for improvement.
  8. Social media presence limited to Facebook link.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information publicly available.
  10. No terms of service page detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a stable WordPress CMS platform with popular plugins for SEO (Yoast) and performance optimization (WP Rocket). It uses jQuery and modern icon fonts (FontAwesome, Material Icons) and features responsive design with mobile optimization. The site employs lazy loading for images and iframes to improve performance. The presence of structured data (JSON-LD) enhances SEO and content discoverability. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but the domain uses name servers from tmt.de. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a fast, accessible, and SEO-friendly website suitable for the organization's needs.
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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