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Security report for destatis.de

Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.destatis.de is the official portal of the Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Germany's Federal Statistical Office. It provides comprehensive statistical data, publications, and analysis relevant to government, researchers, media, and the general public. The site is well-positioned as the authoritative source for official statistics in Germany, offering extensive data access through services like the GENESIS-Online database and open data initiatives. The content is professionally curated, with a strong focus on transparency and accessibility. Technically, the site is built on the Government Site Builder CMS, optimized for mobile and accessibility, and employs privacy-respecting analytics via Matomo hosted by ITZBund. The infrastructure reflects a mature digital presence with good performance and SEO practices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, although explicit security headers could be more visible. From a security and compliance perspective, the site demonstrates GDPR compliance with clear privacy and cookie policies, including user consent for tracking. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious indicators were found. However, the absence of a public security policy or incident response contact suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. Overall, the website is a trustworthy, professional government resource with excellent content quality and a solid technical foundation. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header visibility, publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy, and improving incident response contact accessibility to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

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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

4 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. 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

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  • 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
100
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
72

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

Destatis operates as Germany's central statistical authority, serving a broad audience including policymakers, researchers, and the public. Its business model is government-funded, focusing on data collection, analysis, and dissemination. The organization leverages partnerships with other government data platforms such as the GENESIS-Online database and Dashboard Deutschland. The website's extensive content and services indicate a large-scale operation with a significant role in national data infrastructure. The presence on multiple social media platforms supports outreach and engagement. No commercial activities or revenue streams are evident, consistent with its governmental mandate.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR and TTDSG requirements. The use of Matomo analytics is configured to pseudonymize data and limit retention to 30 days, reflecting privacy-conscious practices. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options were not clearly identified in the HTML content, which could be improved. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and may impact incident handling efficiency. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance its security communication and incident readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  2. Implement and clearly document security headers like CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Create and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Provide explicit incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Continue regular audits of third-party scripts and update cookie consent mechanisms as regulations evolve.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Description
Internetangebot des Statistischen Bundesamtes mit aktuellen Informationen, Publikationen, Zahlen und Fakten der amtlichen Statistik.
Key services
Official statistics publication, Data access via GENESIS-Online database, Open Data services, Statistical visualizations, Research and analysis, Press releases and news, Data submission portals
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Government Site Builder CMS, Matomo Analytics, Slick Carousel (JS), SVG graphics, Responsive design with CSS media queries
Frameworks
Government Site Builder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with explicit opt-in
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of pseudonymized analytics
  • No inline scripts detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
excellent

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a comprehensive official government statistical portal for Germany.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and professionally maintained.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  5. Social media presence is broad and official.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts visible.
  8. Use of Matomo analytics with privacy-respecting configuration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Government Site Builder CMS, a specialized platform for German federal government sites, ensuring compliance with governmental standards. It uses modern web technologies including responsive CSS, SVG graphics, and JavaScript libraries like Slick Carousel for UI components. Analytics are handled by Matomo, hosted internally by ITZBund, ensuring data sovereignty. The site demonstrates good SEO practices with meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and media. Accessibility features such as skip navigation and ARIA roles are implemented, supporting inclusive access. Hosting appears to be managed by government IT infrastructure, providing reliability and security. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and incident response mechanisms.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 68/100 −3Medium31 findingsView report
  2. 71/100Medium29 findingsView report
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