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Security report for brunnen-verlag.de

Brunnen Verlag GmbH · Retail · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Brunnen Verlag GmbH operates as a German publishing company specializing in books, gifts, cards, and calendars with a focus on spiritual and religious content. Their e-commerce platform is built on Magento, offering a range of products to German-speaking customers. The website demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with a modern tech stack including RequireJS, jQuery, KnockoutJS, and Matomo analytics. Social media integration and a Trusted Shops widget enhance customer trust. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and CAPTCHA protections, but lacks security headers and published privacy or cookie policies, indicating room for improvement in compliance and security transparency. Overall, the site is functional, safe, and professionally presented but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

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

5 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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 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';…

  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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
67

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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company targets a niche market of readers interested in religious and spiritual literature and related gift items. Their business model centers on direct e-commerce sales via a Magento platform, supported by partnerships such as Trusted Shops and external e-book shops. The presence of social media channels and a product carousel suggests active marketing efforts. The company appears to be a small-sized entity focused on retail within Germany. No parent or subsidiary companies were identified. The lack of detailed WHOIS registrant data limits full verification but no suspicious patterns were found.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses CAPTCHA on login forms, which are positive security practices. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which is a gap in security transparency. The use of Matomo analytics with user consent checks is a positive privacy practice, but the lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies reduces GDPR compliance confidence. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to improve security transparency and trust.
  4. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to ensure explicit user consent before tracking.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Brunnen Verlag GmbH
Description
Brunnen Verlag GmbH is a publishing company offering books, gifts, cards, calendars, and related products primarily in German. The business targets readers interested in religious, spiritual, and general literature, as well as gift items.
Key services
Book sales, Gift items, Cards and calendars, E-book shop
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Magento, RequireJS, jQuery, KnockoutJS, Matomo Analytics, Smile Elasticsuite
Frameworks
Magento
Platforms
Magento Commerce
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of CAPTCHA on login forms
  • User consent checks for tracking

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Trusted Shops, Smile Elasticsuite Tracker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a German-language e-commerce platform for a publishing company.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the HTML content.
  3. Contact information limited to a phone number with clear labeling.
  4. Uses Magento CMS with multiple JavaScript libraries and tracking tools.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is evident.
  6. No security headers detected in the HTML content; HTTPS is used.
  7. No visible forms collecting sensitive personal data except login and cart forms with CAPTCHA.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information published.
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Magento CMS with extensive use of RequireJS, jQuery, KnockoutJS, and Smile Elasticsuite for e-commerce functionality and tracking. Matomo analytics is used for user behavior tracking with some user consent checks implemented. The site loads multiple fonts and scripts asynchronously to optimize performance. Mobile optimization is good with responsive CSS and preloaded fonts. SEO is basic with meta tags and structured navigation but lacks advanced SEO metadata like Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data. No hosting provider information was identified from the HTML content. Performance is moderate with potential for improvement by reducing script load and optimizing images.
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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