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Security report for demokratie-leben-herten.de

Demokratie leben · Government · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Demokratie leben is a local government-backed initiative based in Herten, Germany, focused on promoting democracy, diversity, and preventing extremism through community projects and funding. The website serves as an information hub and application portal for project funding under the federal program 'Demokratie leben!'. The target audience includes local citizens, civil society actors, and project applicants. The business model is non-profit and government-supported, emphasizing community engagement and democratic participation. Technically, the website uses standard web technologies including JavaScript, jQuery, and Font Awesome, hosted on INWX nameservers. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile use, with basic accessibility and SEO features. The CMS is not explicitly identified but appears custom or proprietary. The website is secured with HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism, though lacks advanced security headers and published security policies. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good baseline practices such as HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The site does not use analytics or advertising scripts, minimizing privacy risks. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with GDPR requirements. It effectively supports its mission to promote democracy locally. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, and improving mobile optimization and SEO for broader reach.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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. 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
45

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Demokratie leben operates as a government-supported non-profit initiative focused on democracy promotion in Herten, Germany. Its competitive advantage lies in federal funding and local government backing, enabling it to provide project funding and community networking. The business model is grant-based, targeting local civil society and citizens interested in democratic engagement. Growth indicators include ongoing funding through 2032 and active community involvement. The partnership ecosystem includes local government entities and cultural institutions. The website content and structure reflect a stable, community-oriented operation with clear communication channels and transparency.

Security posture

The website maintains a moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent implemented. However, it lacks advanced security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate certain web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published, which limits transparency in case of security events. The absence of analytics and third-party trackers reduces privacy risks. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a government information site but could be improved with formal policies and technical enhancements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance browser security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and libraries to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to enhance user experience across devices.
  5. Consider adding SEO enhancements and structured data to improve search engine visibility and content discoverability.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Demokratie leben
Description
A local partnership program in Herten promoting democracy, diversity, and extremism prevention through project funding and community engagement.
Key services
Project funding for democracy initiatives, Community networking, Information dissemination, Event organization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Font Awesome, CSS, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with required cookies explained
  • 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 in German and focused on local democracy initiatives in Herten, Germany.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with required cookies explained.
  4. No terms of service page found.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided with emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses.
  6. No security policy or incident response information is published.
  7. No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  8. Newsletter signup form collects basic personal data (first name, last name, email).
  9. Website uses HTTPS and is hosted on INWX nameservers.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS with Font Awesome icons, hosted on INWX nameservers. The CMS is not explicitly identified but appears to be a custom or proprietary system. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities, especially for mobile devices. The site uses HTTPS but lacks modern security headers. No analytics or advertising scripts are present, reducing external dependencies. The site structure is clear with a horizontal menu and multiple content sections. There is a cookie consent banner but no visible structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags beyond basic HTML meta tags. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security practices.
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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