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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

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.destatis.de is the official portal of the Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical Office of Germany), providing comprehensive statistical data, publications, and interactive dashboards to the public, policymakers, and researchers. It holds a strong market position as the national statistical authority, offering key services such as data dissemination via the GENESIS-Online database and various thematic reports. The site is well-branded, consistent, and trustworthy, reflecting its government entity status. Technically, the site is built on the Government Site Builder CMS, employs modern technologies like Highcharts for data visualization, and uses Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with good performance metrics. Hosting appears to be managed by ITZBund, a government IT service provider. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses cookie consent mechanisms with explicit opt-in, and pseudonymizes analytics data. While explicit security headers are not fully confirmed, the overall posture is strong with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy compliance is robust, with a comprehensive privacy policy and clear data protection officer contact. Overall, the site presents a low risk profile with high professionalism and compliance. Strategic recommendations include publishing a dedicated security policy, enhancing security headers, and introducing a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.

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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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
90
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
71

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

The Statistisches Bundesamt operates as a government agency providing official statistics for Germany. Its business model centers on data collection, processing, and dissemination to support government decision-making, research, and public information. The agency leverages partnerships with related statistical projects such as the national census and various dashboards. The website's extensive content and tools indicate a mature digital presence aimed at a broad audience including government officials, academics, and the general public. The agency's enterprise size and government backing provide stability and authority in its sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent with opt-in, and pseudonymized analytics data collection. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected in the HTML content. The presence of a data protection officer contact and comprehensive privacy policy indicates compliance with GDPR. However, explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options were not confirmed and could be improved. The absence of a dedicated security policy or vulnerability disclosure page is noted. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance transparency and incident response readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against clickjacking and MIME sniffing.
  2. Create and publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response procedures.
  3. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Maintain and update cookie consent mechanisms to comply with evolving privacy regulations and user expectations.
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 provision via GENESIS-Online database, Statistical reports and press releases, Dashboards and interactive data visualizations, Administrative registers management
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Government Site Builder CMS, Highcharts (for interactive charts), Matomo (analytics), SVG graphics, Responsive CSS frameworks
Frameworks
Government Site Builder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with explicit opt-in
  • Pseudonymized data collection via Matomo
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries 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 portal for the German Federal Statistical Office
  2. Content is rich with statistical data, press releases, and interactive visualizations
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms in place
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  5. Good technical implementation with modern analytics and responsive design
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a government-specific CMS (Government Site Builder) and integrates modern JavaScript libraries such as Highcharts for interactive data visualization. It employs Matomo analytics hosted on government servers, ensuring data privacy. The site is responsive and accessible, with multiple CSS stylesheets targeting different screen sizes and print media. The use of SVG icons and structured navigation enhances user experience. Hosting appears to be managed by ITZBund, a government IT service provider, indicating a stable and secure infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 68/100 −4Medium31 findingsView report
  2. 72/100Medium28 findingsView report
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