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Security report for bundesverband-green-software.de

Bundesverband Green Software e. V. · Technology · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bundesverband Green Software e. V. is a German non-profit association dedicated to promoting sustainable and resource-efficient software development practices in Germany. The organization focuses on advancing green software standards, tools, training, and policy advocacy to reduce the ICT sector's carbon footprint. Their market position is that of a leading national association in the green software domain, targeting companies and digital actors interested in sustainability. The website content is well-aligned with their mission and audience, providing information on initiatives, working groups, events, and membership opportunities. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Tailwind CSS and JavaScript libraries such as Marquee3k, hosted behind Cloudflare DNS and leveraging email infrastructure from Scaleway and Outlook. While the site is responsive and optimized for mobile devices, performance is somewhat slow with a load time of nearly 7 seconds. SEO practices are good, but accessibility is basic. No CMS or advanced frameworks are detected. From a security perspective, the site has a valid SSL certificate (though with suspicious validity dates), SPF and DMARC records configured, but lacks advanced security headers like HSTS or DNSSEC. There is no visible security policy, incident response contact, or vulnerability disclosure mechanism. Privacy compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy, but no cookie consent mechanism is present. The security posture is moderate with room for improvement in email security policies and HTTPS hardening. Overall, the website and organization present a trustworthy and professional front for their green software advocacy mission. Strategic improvements in security headers, DNS security, and transparency around incident response would enhance their security maturity and stakeholder confidence.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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

7 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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
58

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

Bundesverband Green Software e. V. operates as a niche non-profit entity within the German technology sector, focusing on sustainability in software development. Their business model revolves around community engagement, knowledge dissemination, policy advising, and promoting green software tools and standards. The association leverages partnerships with industry players and participates in conferences and events to expand influence. Their target customers are companies and digital actors in Germany committed to reducing environmental impact. The organization’s growth indicators include active working groups, regular webinars, and a growing membership base. Their partnership ecosystem includes Cleaner Web and LinkedIn for outreach and credibility. The association’s operations emphasize education, advocacy, and collaboration rather than commercial revenue streams.

Security posture

The current security maturity level of the website is moderate. The presence of valid SSL certificates and SPF records indicates basic security hygiene. However, the absence of DNSSEC, HSTS, CAA records, and a strict DMARC policy exposes the domain to potential DNS spoofing and email phishing risks. No explicit security policy or incident response information is provided, which may hinder timely handling of security incidents. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file reduces transparency and trust for security researchers. GDPR compliance is supported by a comprehensive privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing, which could be a compliance gap. Overall, the security culture appears nascent with opportunities to formalize policies and improve technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Enable and enforce HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload to strengthen HTTPS security.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to protect DNS queries from tampering and spoofing.
  3. Add CAA DNS records to restrict certificate authorities authorized to issue certificates for the domain.
  4. Upgrade DMARC policy from 'none' to 'quarantine' or 'reject' to mitigate email spoofing and phishing.
  5. Publish a security.txt file and establish a clear vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency and incident response.
Technical notes

Notes

The website infrastructure is built on modern frontend technologies including Tailwind CSS and JavaScript libraries such as Marquee3k for UI effects. DNS is managed via Cloudflare, providing robust DNS performance but lacking DNSSEC. Email infrastructure includes Outlook and Scaleway SPF records, indicating third-party email services. The SSL certificate is valid but shows anomalous validity dates suggesting possible data inconsistency. Performance is moderate to slow with a page load time of approximately 6.9 seconds and 36 resources loaded. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design but accessibility features are basic. No CMS or backend frameworks are detected, implying a static or custom-built site. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking scripts, indicating privacy-conscious design. Technical risks include missing security headers and potential DNS vulnerabilities that could impact business continuity and trust.
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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