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Security report for deqa-vet.de

Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.deqa-vet.de represents the German Reference Point for Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training, operated by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB). It serves as a national competence center providing research, publications, and quality assurance mechanisms for vocational education and training in Germany. The site targets education professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders in vocational training, offering resources such as studies, peer reviews, and news updates. The business model is that of a government research institution focused on advancing vocational education quality. Technically, the website employs modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with a responsive design and accessibility features. It uses Matomo analytics for privacy-conscious user tracking and integrates a French government design system framework for UI consistency. Hosting details are limited but DNS servers indicate a stable German hosting environment. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure forms but lacks explicit security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are recommended for enhanced security and GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Contact information is provided via a contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers visible. Social media presence is established through official BIBB accounts. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and well-aligned with its governmental educational mission. Strategic improvements include implementing cookie consent, adding security headers, and publishing incident response and security policies to strengthen compliance and security posture.

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

7 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

    • 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

  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 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
70
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
62

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 deqa-vet.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) holds a strong market position as Germany's recognized authority on vocational education quality assurance. Its competitive advantage lies in its government backing, comprehensive research outputs, and integration with European quality assurance networks like EQAVET. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and policy support. Revenue streams are likely government-funded. The target customer segments include vocational trainers, companies, policymakers, and educational institutions. Growth indicators include ongoing studies, peer reviews, and active dissemination of quality initiatives. Partnerships with EU programs such as Erasmus+ enhance its ecosystem. The website reflects a stable and mature operation with consistent branding and authoritative content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and forms use secure POST methods. The absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could be exploited in certain attack vectors. No direct contact emails for security or abuse reporting are provided, indicating limited incident response readiness. GDPR compliance is partially met with a privacy policy but lacks a cookie consent mechanism. No vulnerabilities or sensitive data exposures were found in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a government informational site but could be improved with enhanced headers, incident response transparency, and cookie management.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner and explicit cookie policy to ensure full GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen defense against common web attacks.
  3. Publish an incident response policy and provide dedicated security contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  4. Include direct contact information such as official emails and phone numbers to improve user trust and accessibility.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to minimize potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
Description
The Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB) is the recognized competence center for research and development of vocational education and training in Germany.
Key services
Quality assurance research, Publications and studies, Peer reviews, Information portal for vocational education and training
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
French Government Design System (fr- classes), Slick Slider
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

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 professionally presented and relevant to vocational education quality assurance.
  3. No direct email addresses or phone numbers found in the HTML content; contact is via a contact form.
  4. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy found, which may be a GDPR compliance gap.
  5. Social media links to official BIBB accounts on Facebook, Xing, and LinkedIn are present.
  6. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  7. No explicit security headers detected in the HTML content; server headers not provided for full analysis.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information publicly available.
  9. No explicit data protection officer contact found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and accessible technical infrastructure with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript frameworks. It leverages the French government design system for UI consistency and the Slick Slider for interactive content. Matomo analytics is used for privacy-respecting user tracking. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting is stable with German DNS servers. Performance is moderate but could benefit from optimization. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary solution. Technical risks are low but could be mitigated by adding security headers and improving cookie management.
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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