Skip to main content

Security report for cluster-forstholz-bw.de

Cluster Forst und Holz BW · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website represents the Cluster Forst und Holz BW, a cluster initiative in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, focused on promoting innovation and collaboration within the forestry and wood industry sectors. It serves as a platform for companies and research institutions to access funding programs, project information, and networking opportunities. The site highlights its strong market position with significant economic impact in the region, supported by partnerships with government and EU funding bodies. Technically, the website is built on the Yii framework with Bootstrap and jQuery, hosted on Hetzner servers, and demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement and CSRF protection, though some security headers and policies are not explicitly published. Privacy compliance is addressed with a cookie consent mechanism and a privacy policy page. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured, though it lacks direct contact emails and explicit security or incident response policies.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

8 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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';…

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching cluster-forstholz-bw.de

This scan found 28 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • 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.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. The full timeline opens with your unlock code.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

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
32
Security headers
35
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
55

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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention cluster-forstholz-bw.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

Breach holds no records for cluster-forstholz-bw.de right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.

Monitor on Breach (opens in a new tab)

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The cluster initiative operates in a niche but economically significant sector, targeting forestry and wood industry stakeholders in Baden-Württemberg. Its business model revolves around fostering innovation, providing funding information, and facilitating collaboration between companies and research entities. The presence of official partner logos and links to government and EU funding sites enhances credibility and indicates strong institutional support. The website content is tailored to a professional audience, with detailed program descriptions and project overviews. The absence of direct contact details suggests a controlled communication channel via contact forms. The initiative's market position is solid within the regional economic landscape, with a medium-sized organizational footprint.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and CSRF tokens implemented to protect forms. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The cookie consent mechanism aligns with GDPR requirements, but the absence of a published security policy or security.txt file limits the site's security maturity. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could improve in formalizing and communicating its security practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive security policy including incident response contacts.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Provide a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Include direct contact information such as security or abuse emails to improve transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and frameworks to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cluster Forst und Holz BW
Description
Die Clusterinitiative Baden-Württemberg zur Förderung von Innovation und Zusammenarbeit im Bereich Forst und Holz. Unterstützt Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen, fördert Innovationen und Vernetzung.
Key services
Clusterinitiative BW, Clustermanagement BW, Holz Innovativ Programm (HIP), Fachberatungen Holzbau, Förderinformationen und Projektübersichten
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Yii Framework, Cookie Consent JS, PJAX
Frameworks
Yii Framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF tokens present in meta tags
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on forestry and wood industry cluster in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via form only.
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  5. Cookie consent implemented with user controls.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  8. Technical stack is modern and uses Yii framework with Bootstrap and jQuery.
  9. Hosting is on Hetzner, a reputable German hosting provider.
  10. No social media links found in the content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack centered on the Yii PHP framework, enhanced with Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. It employs PJAX for partial page reloads, improving user experience. Hosting is provided by Hetzner, a reputable German provider, ensuring reliable infrastructure. The site loads with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. The technical implementation is solid but could benefit from enhanced accessibility features and performance optimizations.
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

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with cluster-forstholz-bw.de. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review cluster-forstholz-bw.de.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.