Deutsche Bahn Stiftung is a German non-profit foundation established in 2013 by Deutsche Bahn AG, focusing on education, integration, and volunteering to strengthen social cohesion. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence, offering detailed information about its mission, projects, and the DB Museum. Technically, the site uses CoreMedia CMS, integrates privacy-conscious tools like Usercentrics CMP and Matomo analytics, and enforces strong security practices including HTTPS and security headers. However, explicit security policies and incident response information are not publicly available, which could be improved. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-structured, and compliant with GDPR, serving a broad audience including volunteers, educational institutions, and the general public.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
55/ 100 · Medium
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
4 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
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
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Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
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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
60
Email security
88
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
55
Average
73
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 deutschebahnstiftung.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 foundation operates as a non-profit entity affiliated with Deutsche Bahn AG, leveraging its market position to support social projects in Germany. Its business model centers on funding and promoting initiatives in education, integration, and volunteering, with a notable asset being the DB Museum. The website indicates a medium-sized organization with a clear target audience and a strong partnership ecosystem. The presence of professional content and trust signals such as official branding and privacy compliance enhances its credibility.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement, use of security headers, and cookie consent management. The integration of Matomo analytics suggests a privacy-aware approach to user tracking. However, the absence of publicly available security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates areas for enhancement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis.
Recommendations
Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency.
Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file.
Provide contact details for the Data Protection Officer to enhance GDPR compliance.
Add a terms of service page to clarify user agreements and legal terms.
Regularly review and update third-party scripts and tracking tools to mitigate potential risks.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Deutsche Bahn Stiftung gGmbH
Description
Die Deutsche Bahn Stiftung wurde 2013 als gemeinnützige GmbH der Deutschen Bahn AG gegründet und ist deutschlandweit in den Schwerpunkten Bildung, Integration und Ehrenamt aktiv. Mit ihrer Arbeit trägt sie dazu bei, den gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt zu stärken. Das DB Museum bewahrt unter dem Dach der Stiftung das historische Erbe der Eisenbahn in Deutschland.
Key services
Funding and support for education projects, Integration assistance, Promotion of volunteering, Operation of DB Museum
Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
Content is comprehensive and relevant to the foundation's mission.
Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms in place.
No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in visible content; contact form is primary contact method.
Social media presence limited to LinkedIn.
No explicit security or incident response policies published.
No terms of service page detected.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on CoreMedia CMS, utilizing modern web technologies including SVG, CSS3, and JavaScript. It employs Usercentrics CMP for cookie consent and Matomo for analytics, reflecting a privacy-conscious technical stack. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. Hosting appears to be managed internally or via EuroDNS, with reliable DNS configuration. Performance is moderate, with opportunities to optimize loading times further. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and secure 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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