City.Team Bielefeld is a municipal city marketing initiative operated by Bielefeld Marketing GmbH, focusing on promoting local events, projects, and cultural activities to residents and visitors of Bielefeld, Germany. The website is professionally designed using Drupal CMS and Bootstrap framework, featuring multimedia content such as videos and event listings. Privacy compliance is well implemented with GDPR-aligned cookie consent mechanisms and use of privacy-conscious analytics (Matomo) with cookies disabled by default. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no obvious vulnerabilities, though additional security headers could enhance protection. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with a legitimate municipal domain. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional digital presence for city marketing purposes.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
6of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
78
After the cap
75
Not counted
Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention citybielefeld.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The website serves as a central hub for city marketing activities in Bielefeld, targeting local residents and tourists. It offers comprehensive event information, newsletters, and cultural project details, positioning itself as a key player in local tourism and community engagement. The business model is government-affiliated marketing, with no direct commercial sales. The presence of Facebook Pixel and Matomo indicates a balanced approach to marketing and analytics. The site demonstrates strong branding consistency and content quality, supporting its role as an official city marketing platform.
Security posture
The site enforces HTTPS and employs cookie consent mechanisms to comply with privacy regulations. Use of Matomo analytics with cookies disabled by default reduces privacy risks. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and advanced security headers suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the security posture is solid for a municipal marketing website but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical controls.
Recommendations
Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to improve defense-in-depth.
Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to ensure they do not introduce vulnerabilities or privacy risks.
Consider adding a terms of service page to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
Maintain up-to-date CMS and library versions to mitigate potential security risks.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Bielefeld Marketing GmbH
Description
City.Team Bielefeld is a city marketing initiative promoting events, projects, and cultural activities in Bielefeld, Germany. It targets residents and visitors with information about city events, projects, and news.
Key services
Event promotion, City projects, Newsletter subscription, Tourist information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap CSS framework, Matomo Analytics, CookiesJSR for cookie consent, Facebook Pixel, YouTube/Vimeo video embeds
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Cookie consent with opt-in for tracking
Disabling cookies for Matomo by default
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of nonce/defer for scripts
Analytics and tracking
Services
Matomo Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia.
Strong focus on city marketing and event promotion for Bielefeld.
Good privacy and cookie consent implementation with GDPR compliance.
Use of modern web technologies and CMS (Drupal).
No signs of malicious or adult content.
No explicit security or incident response policies published.
WHOIS data is minimal but not suspicious.
No terms of service page found.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on Drupal CMS with Bootstrap for responsive design, ensuring excellent mobile optimization and accessibility. It uses Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics and Facebook Pixel for marketing tracking, integrated with a cookie consent framework (CookiesJSR). The site loads multimedia content such as videos hosted locally and external links to partner domains. Performance is moderate with deferred and async scripts. The site structure and metadata support good SEO and accessibility standards. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but the domain uses dedicated DNS servers. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-implemented for a municipal marketing website.
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.
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