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Security report for bundesbuergerinitiative-waldschutz.de

BundesBürgerInitiative WaldSchutz · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The BundesBürgerInitiative WaldSchutz (BBIWS) is a German non-profit grassroots organization founded in 2017, dedicated to forest protection and environmental activism. The website serves as an information hub for citizen initiatives and individuals engaged in forest conservation across Germany, providing newsletters, petitions, and advocacy resources. The organization operates on a volunteer basis without membership fees, emphasizing community-driven environmental protection efforts. Technically, the website is built on the Jimdo Creator CMS platform, hosted by Jimdo, and employs standard web technologies including JavaScript and jQuery. It is mobile-optimized with moderate performance and basic accessibility features. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and formal security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a cookie consent mechanism present but no visible privacy policy or terms of service. Contact information is primarily via email, with no phone numbers or physical addresses disclosed. Overall, the website is functional and trustworthy for its non-profit purpose but could improve in security and compliance documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. 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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

BBIWS positions itself as a collaborative network of citizen initiatives focused on forest protection in Germany. Its competitive advantage lies in its grassroots volunteer base and broad geographic coverage across German federal states. The business model is non-commercial, relying on volunteer efforts and public engagement through petitions and information dissemination. The target audience includes environmentally conscious citizens, activists, and local forest protection groups. The website links to numerous partner organizations and related initiatives, indicating a strong partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include active newsletters and ongoing petitions. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to enhance digital presence and formalize compliance and security policies to build greater trust and engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security maturity level with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy information is provided, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file further limits transparency. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small non-profit but would benefit from enhancements to align with best practices and compliance requirements such as GDPR and NIS2.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common attacks.
  3. Develop and publish an incident response policy and contact channels for security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to prevent vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide clear contact information including phone and physical address if applicable.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BundesBürgerInitiative WaldSchutz
Description
Zusammenschluss von Bürgerinitiativen und aktiven Einzelpersonen aus allen Bundesländern zum Schutz des Waldes
Key services
Support for forest protection citizen initiatives, Information dissemination via newsletters and blog, Petitions and advocacy for forest protection laws
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Jimdo Creator CMS, jQuery, Jimdo static assets, JavaScript
Platforms
Jimdo
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Jimdo analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jimdo analytics/tracking scripts
Marketing tools
Jimdo cookieControl.js
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a non-profit environmental initiative focused on forest protection in Germany.
  2. Content is primarily in German with some English links.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented.
  5. Contact information is limited to emails; no phone numbers or physical addresses found.
  6. Website uses Jimdo CMS and hosting services.
  7. No security headers detected; HTTPS is enabled.
  8. No forms detected on the main page; no data collection forms visible.
  9. Multiple external links to partner and related environmental organizations.
  10. No evidence of adult or explicit content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Jimdo Creator CMS platform, leveraging Jimdo's hosting and static asset delivery network. It uses JavaScript and jQuery libraries for interactivity and cookie consent management. The site is mobile responsive with a moderate loading performance. SEO is supported by appropriate meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the site lacks advanced technical security configurations such as security headers and does not expose structured data like JSON-LD for enhanced search engine understanding. The technical infrastructure is suitable for a small non-profit but could be modernized with improved security and accessibility standards to reduce technical debt and improve user experience.
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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