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Security report for bvdva-kongress.de

Other · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website bvdva-kongress.de represents the 19th BVDVA Congress scheduled for 2026, targeting a German-speaking audience likely involved in medical or professional congress events. The site content is minimal with no explicit business descriptions, contact information, or privacy policies, indicating a basic informational presence rather than a full corporate site. The technical infrastructure includes the use of Font Awesome Pro icons served via CDN and hosting likely provided by GoDaddy, as inferred from the nameservers. The site lacks advanced frameworks or CMS indications and shows basic mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is minimal with no detected security headers or explicit policies, and no evidence of incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. WHOIS data is consistent and indicates an active domain with no privacy protection, supporting legitimacy for a small event site. Overall, the site is functional but lacks comprehensive privacy, security, and business credibility features, suggesting room for improvement in compliance and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 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 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
95
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
95
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention bvdva-kongress.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 BVDVA Kongress website appears to serve as an event platform for a professional congress, likely in the medical or scientific sector given the acronym and German context. The business model is informational, focusing on event promotion rather than direct commercial transactions. The lack of detailed company information or contact details limits insights into revenue streams or partnerships. The domain is registered with a reputable provider and uses standard hosting, indicating a stable but small-scale operation. The target audience is presumably professionals or attendees interested in the congress. No evident competitive advantages or certifications are displayed. The site’s partnership ecosystem is not disclosed, and no subsidiary or parent company information is available.

Security posture

Security maturity is low, with no visible security headers, no HTTPS status provided, and no privacy or cookie policies. The absence of incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates limited preparedness for security incidents. No tracking or analytics scripts were detected, which reduces privacy risks but also limits user behavior insights. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of vulnerabilities in the provided content. However, the lack of security best practices and compliance documentation suggests potential compliance gaps, especially regarding GDPR. The security score is low, and improvements are recommended to enhance trust and protect user data.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR.
  2. Add visible and verified contact information including emails and phone numbers for user support and incident reporting.
  3. Configure and enforce HTTPS with strong SSL/TLS settings and implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Establish an incident response process and publish contact channels for security issues, including a security@ or abuse@ email address.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy and a security.txt file to improve transparency and security culture.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Font Awesome 6 Pro
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact information such as emails or phone numbers detected in the provided content.
  4. Website uses Font Awesome Pro icons loaded from external CDN.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  6. No security headers or explicit security policies found.
  7. WHOIS data shows domain is active with GoDaddy nameservers.
  8. Website appears to be a small event/congress site with limited content and basic technical implementation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Font Awesome Pro icons loaded from external CDNs, indicating some use of modern web assets. There is no clear indication of a CMS or advanced frameworks. The hosting provider is likely GoDaddy based on nameservers. The site shows basic mobile optimization and SEO meta tags but lacks structured data or JSON-LD for enhanced search engine understanding. Performance is moderate given the limited content and external resource loading. Accessibility features are minimal, and no ARIA or semantic HTML elements were identified in the truncated content. Technical debt appears low due to simplicity but modernization opportunities exist to improve SEO, accessibility, and security.
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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