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Security report for buecherei-beverungen.de

DIE BÜCHEREI St. Johannes Baptist Beverungen · Education · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

DIE BÜCHEREI St. Johannes Baptist Beverungen is a small, community-focused public library serving the Beverungen area in Germany. The website provides information about library services, reading promotion programs such as the SommerLeseClub, and access to media catalogs and digital lending platforms. The library is affiliated with the local parish, indicating a non-profit and community-supported business model. The site is well-structured, content-rich, and targets a broad audience including children, youth, and families. Technically, the website is built on Joomla CMS using the Helix Ultimate template framework and Bootstrap 5.3.2, hosted by webgo.de. The site is mobile-optimized with moderate performance and basic accessibility features. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though some security headers are missing and no explicit security policy or incident response information is published. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid security and privacy compliance stance with GDPR-aligned policies and minimal user tracking. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious elements were detected. The domain registration data aligns with the website content and hosting provider, supporting legitimacy. Strategic improvements could include adding security headers, publishing a security.txt file, and enhancing accessibility. The risk level is low given the nature of the site and its limited exposure to sensitive data or complex transactions. The site is suitable for its community audience and maintains a trustworthy online presence.

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

9 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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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
20
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
47

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 library operates as a non-profit entity under the local parish, focusing on educational and cultural services. Its market position is local and community-centric, with key services including book lending, media search, and reading promotion events. The business model relies on community funding and parish support rather than commercial revenue streams. The website supports engagement through event announcements and digital media access. Partnerships with external media catalog and digital lending platforms extend service capabilities. Growth indicators are limited but consistent with a stable community institution. The absence of commercial advertising or analytics suggests a focus on privacy and user trust.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture for a small community library. HTTPS is enforced site-wide, and a cookie consent banner is implemented to comply with privacy regulations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which could hinder rapid response to security issues. The site does not use analytics or tracking scripts, minimizing privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved with standard security headers and published policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information.
  3. Add an explicit security policy page or section to inform users about security practices and incident handling.
  4. Enhance website accessibility to meet WCAG standards for broader user inclusivity.
  5. Regularly update Joomla CMS and all plugins to mitigate risks from known vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
DIE BÜCHEREI St. Johannes Baptist Beverungen
Description
Public library serving the community of Beverungen, Germany, providing book lending, media search, reading promotion activities, and cultural events.
Key services
Book lending, Media catalog and online account access, Reading promotion programs (e.g., SommerLeseClub), Workshops and author events, Access to digital media (Onleihe)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Joomla CMS, Helix Ultimate Template Framework, Bootstrap 5.3.2, jQuery 3.7.1
Frameworks
Helix Ultimate
Platforms
Joomla
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a local community library site with clear focus on public services.
  2. Content is in German and well structured with relevant information.
  3. No forms collecting personal data detected on the main pages.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented and disables cookies/local storage by default until accepted.
  5. No social media links explicitly found.
  6. No email addresses found in the HTML content.
  7. Phone number and physical address clearly displayed.
  8. No security.txt or explicit security policy pages found.
  9. No terms of service page detected.
  10. Use of modern Joomla template and Bootstrap framework.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Joomla CMS with the Helix Ultimate template and Bootstrap 5.3.2 for responsive design. jQuery 3.7.1 is included for legacy support. The site is hosted by webgo.de as indicated by the nameservers. Performance is moderate with no major blocking scripts detected. SEO is basic with meta viewport and charset tags present but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found. Accessibility is basic with no ARIA landmarks or advanced features detected. The cookie consent script disables cookies and local/session storage until user acceptance, demonstrating privacy-conscious design. No analytics or advertising scripts are present, reducing external dependencies and privacy risks.
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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