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Security report for businesslocationcenter.de

Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH · Government · 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

The Business Location Center website serves as the official economic development portal for Berlin, targeting companies, investors, startups, and scientific institutions interested in establishing or expanding their presence in Berlin. It offers comprehensive information on sectors, services, and location advantages, positioning itself as a central hub for business facilitation in the region. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and rich content, supporting a positive user experience and clear navigation. Technically, the website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and third-party libraries for galleries and consent management. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility, though performance is moderate. Consent management is implemented via Comply-App, indicating attention to privacy compliance, although explicit privacy and terms of service pages were not detected in the provided content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and includes consent management scripts but lacks visible security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns were detected, but improvements in security headers and transparency are recommended to enhance trust and compliance. Overall, the website is a credible and professional platform with a strong business focus and good technical foundation. Strategic enhancements in privacy disclosures, security policies, and contact transparency would further strengthen its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
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

The portal is positioned as a key economic development tool for Berlin, providing detailed sector-specific information and services such as business immigration, finance, innovation, and location services. It targets a broad audience including startups, established companies, and research institutions. The business model revolves around facilitating investment and business growth in Berlin, supported by the Berlin Partner organization. The site reflects a large, government-affiliated entity with extensive partnerships and a comprehensive service offering. The presence of multiple sector navigators and detailed content indicates a mature and well-resourced operation with a strong market position in regional economic development.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and a consent management platform is integrated, supporting GDPR compliance efforts. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security posture. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which limits transparency and readiness perception. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The site would benefit from enhanced security policies, published contact channels for security incidents, and implementation of recommended HTTP security headers to improve resilience and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the homepage.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to improve browser security.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information, including abuse@ or security@ email addresses.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing clear contact information including phone numbers and physical addresses for business and support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
Description
Das Berliner Wirtschaftsportal für Unternehmen und Investoren, die sich in Berlin ansiedeln wollen sowie Berliner Unternehmen, die am Standort wachsen.
Key services
Business Immigration Service, Finance Service, Innovation Service, International Service, Location Service, Sustainability Service, Talent Service, Ansiedlungsservice, Unternehmensservice Berliner Bezirke, Berliner Startup Unit
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery 1.11.1, Comply-App Consent Management, Unite Gallery, Lightview
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL https://)
  • Consent management implemented via Comply-App

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Comply-App Consent Management
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a comprehensive economic development portal for Berlin.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or main navigation.
  4. Consent management is implemented via a third-party service (Comply-App).
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in the provided content.
  6. Social media presence is active and linked.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. No explicit security headers detected in the HTML content.
  9. Website uses TYPO3 CMS and includes modern UI elements and responsive design.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system suitable for enterprise and government sites. It uses jQuery 1.11.1, which is an older version and may warrant updating for security and performance. The site integrates third-party libraries for gallery display and lightbox functionality, as well as a modern consent management solution (Comply-App). The site is responsive and optimized for mobile devices with good accessibility features. Performance is moderate, likely due to video content and multiple CSS/JS assets. Hosting details are not explicit, but DNS name servers indicate professional hosting services. Opportunities exist to modernize JavaScript libraries and optimize asset delivery for faster load times.
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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