The website represents the Catholic Deanery of Bayreuth, a regional religious institution providing comprehensive information about church services, community institutions, counseling centers, and news relevant to the local Catholic community. It serves as an official communication platform under the Archdiocese of Bamberg, targeting residents and parishioners in Bayreuth and surrounding areas. The site is well-structured with clear navigation and a professional design consistent with its religious and community-oriented mission. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Matomo analytics, hosted on a German provider with secure HTTPS connections. Privacy compliance is well addressed through a detailed cookie consent mechanism and a comprehensive privacy policy in German, aligned with GDPR requirements. Security posture is good with HTTPS and bot protection via Google reCAPTCHA, though some security headers could be improved. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected, and the site maintains high trustworthiness through official contact information and partner links.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 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
7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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
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"
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DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
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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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
57
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 dekanat-bayreuth.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 Dekanat Bayreuth operates as a non-profit religious organization within the government and non-profit sectors, focusing on community services such as religious ceremonies, childcare, senior care, and counseling. Its market position is regional, serving the Catholic population in Bayreuth. The business model is service-oriented, relying on community engagement and church activities. The website links to multiple partner organizations and related church entities, indicating a strong partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include active news updates and event announcements. The site’s professional presentation and comprehensive content support its credibility and community trust.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent mechanisms, and use of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse. Matomo analytics is configured to allow anonymous tracking, enhancing privacy compliance. However, explicit security policies and incident response information are absent, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. Security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not explicitly detected and should be implemented to strengthen defenses. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified. Overall, the site balances usability and security well but could benefit from formalized security documentation and header enhancements.
Recommendations
Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Publish explicit security and incident response policies to improve transparency and preparedness.
Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security communication.
Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users.
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Katholisches Dekanat Bayreuth
Description
Website of the Catholic Deanery Bayreuth providing information about church services, institutions, counseling centers, news, and contact details.
Key services
Information on church services (Gottesdienste), Details on institutions like kindergartens and senior homes, Counseling services, News and event announcements, Contact and administrative information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, FancyBox, FlexSlider, Revolution Slider, JW Player, Google reCAPTCHA, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Cookie consent with opt-in/out
Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
Matomo analytics with anonymous tracking fallback
Analytics and tracking
Services
Matomo Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Cookie consent banner is implemented with granular options and clear explanations.
Multiple external links to official church and community partner sites.
Use of Matomo analytics with anonymous tracking fallback indicates privacy awareness.
No explicit security or incident response policies published on site.
No terms of service page found.
Contact information is clearly presented with official email and phone.
Website uses modern web technologies and is mobile responsive.
No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for interactivity, and several plugins for sliders and media playback (JW Player). It uses Matomo for analytics, configured with privacy-conscious settings. Hosting is managed via internet1.de, a German hosting provider, with DNS configured accordingly. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, though no explicit performance metrics were available. The CMS appears to be FlexiWeb, inferred from AJAX glossary and clause references. The site uses Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection and includes a cookie consent banner compliant with GDPR. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and accessibility compliance to reduce technical debt and enhance user experience.
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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