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Security report for buchreport.de

buchreport · Media · Germany

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

buchreport is a specialized German media outlet focused on providing news, analyses, and bestseller information for the German-speaking book industry. The website offers a variety of services including SPIEGEL-Bestseller lists, e-paper publications, and industry insights targeted at professionals and stakeholders in the book market. The site is built on WordPress CMS and employs modern web technologies such as jQuery, lazy loading, and slick sliders to enhance user experience. Advertising is managed through multiple ad networks including Revive Adserver, Yieldlove, and Google DoubleClick, with privacy management scripts indicating GDPR awareness. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enabled and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and policies are not fully published. The website is accessible without WAF or blocking mechanisms, and content is safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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. 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 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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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
30
Email security
75
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
63

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

buchreport holds a solid position as an important media entity within the German book industry, leveraging the SPIEGEL-Bestseller brand to enhance credibility. Its business model centers on media publication and industry services, targeting book industry professionals. The site integrates advertising and tracking technologies to monetize content while maintaining basic privacy compliance. The absence of explicit contact and legal policy pages suggests areas for improvement in transparency. The domain registration and DNS infrastructure align with the business's German market focus, supporting legitimacy. The company appears medium-sized with consistent branding and professional content quality.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data. Use of privacy management and consent frameworks indicates GDPR compliance efforts. However, the lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents compliance gaps. Security headers beyond HTTPS are not clearly implemented, and no security.txt file is present. The site would benefit from enhanced security documentation and header configurations to improve resilience and trust. No critical vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the analyzed content.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program, including a security.txt file.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct regular audits to improve compliance and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
buchreport
Description
Fachzeitschrift für die deutschsprachige Buchbranche
Key services
News articles, SPIEGEL-Bestseller lists, E-Paper publications, Industry analyses, Bestseller archives and services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, WordPress CMS, PHP (implied by WordPress), Google Tag Manager (gtag), Revive Adserver, Yieldlove bidder, Privacy Management scripts, Slick Slider, LazyLoad images
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of privacy management scripts
  • Consent management framework (TCF API) support

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Revive Adserver, Yieldlove, Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (gtag), Privacy Management scripts
Marketing tools
Privacy Management
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found in the provided content.
  3. Consent management framework (TCF API) is implemented indicating GDPR awareness.
  4. Multiple advertising and tracking scripts are present, including Google and Yieldlove.
  5. Website uses WordPress CMS with modern JavaScript libraries and lazy loading.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content.
  7. Social media presence includes Facebook page linked via Open Graph metadata.
  8. Structured data (JSON-LD) is implemented for SEO and content clarity.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies published on the site.
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern tech stack including jQuery 3.6.0 and various JavaScript libraries for UI components like sliders and lazy loading. Advertising is integrated via Revive Adserver, Yieldlove, and Google DoubleClick. The site uses Google Tag Manager and privacy management scripts to handle tracking and consent. Performance is moderate with optimizations such as lazy loading images and asynchronous script loading. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO is supported by structured data (JSON-LD) and meta tags. Hosting provider details are not explicit. Technical risks are low but could be mitigated by improving security headers and privacy documentation.
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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