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Security report for comenius-award.de

Gesellschaft für Pädagogik, Information und Medien „Johann Amos Comenius“, e.V. (GPI) · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website comenius-award.de represents the Gesellschaft für Pädagogik, Information und Medien „Johann Amos Comenius“, e.V. (GPI), a non-profit organization focused on promoting high-quality digital education through the Comenius-EduMedia Award. The organization has a long-standing history since 1964 and positions itself as an international authority in digital education awards. The site targets educational institutions, digital education product developers, and pedagogical professionals, offering award programs, media visibility, and professional conferences. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with the Divi theme, enhanced by SEO and analytics tools such as Rank Math and Matomo, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is good with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though it lacks explicit security policies and incident response contacts. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, making it a reliable resource in its sector.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

6 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  3. 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

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
15
Email security
50
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
Average
50

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The GPI operates in the education sector with a niche focus on digital education quality awards. Its business model revolves around non-profit activities including award ceremonies, media promotion, and educational conferences. The organization leverages partnerships and media to enhance visibility for award recipients. The website content and structure reflect a well-established brand with consistent messaging and international recognition. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the main page suggests controlled communication channels, likely centralized via contact forms. The use of professional hosting and modern CMS tools supports operational efficiency and scalability.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid baseline security posture with enforced HTTPS and a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, it lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are important for transparency and trust in security management. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Recommendations include implementing security headers, publishing a security policy, and establishing incident response contact channels to enhance security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response procedures and contact information.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy and consider hosting a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience for all users.
  5. Maintain regular audits of third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gesellschaft für Pädagogik, Information und Medien „Johann Amos Comenius“, e.V. (GPI)
Description
Die Gesellschaft für Pädagogik, Information und Medien „Johann Amos Comenius“, e.V. (GPI) wurde 1964 gegründet mit dem Ziel, neueste Entwicklungen im Bereich systematischer, wissenschaftlich begründeter Lehr- und Lernverfahren zu fördern. Die Website präsentiert den Comenius Award, eine Auszeichnung für höchste Qualität in digitaler Bildung, die seit 1995 verliehen wird.
Key services
Verleihung des Comenius-EduMedia Awards, Medienarbeit zur Sichtbarkeit von Bildungsprodukten, Organisation von Preisverleihungen und Fachkonferenzen
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Divi Theme 4.27.4, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, Zoho CRM Forms, Rank Math SEO Plugin, Supreme Modules Pro for Divi
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Zoho CRM Forms
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is comprehensive and professionally presented in German language.
  3. Strong focus on educational awards and digital education quality.
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy are implemented and GDPR compliant.
  5. No direct email addresses or phone numbers found in the main HTML; contact is via contact page.
  6. Use of modern WordPress CMS with Divi theme and SEO plugins.
  7. Matomo analytics used, indicating privacy-conscious tracking.
  8. No visible security policy or incident response information published.
  9. No terms of service page detected.
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform using the Divi theme, supported by SEO and analytics plugins like Rank Math and Matomo. Hosting is provided by Ionos, indicated by the nameservers. The site loads with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. The presence of multiple minified CSS and JS files suggests optimization efforts. However, accessibility is rated basic, indicating room for improvement in compliance with standards such as WCAG. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided HTML content.
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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