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Security report for dgppn.de

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Nervenheilkunde e. V. · Healthcare · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Nervenheilkunde e. V. (DGPPN) is a leading German professional society dedicated to psychiatry, psychotherapy, psychosomatics, and neurology. The organization provides a comprehensive range of services including clinical guidelines, congresses, educational resources, and advocacy aimed at healthcare professionals, researchers, patients, and the general public interested in mental health. The website reflects a mature and professional digital presence with consistent branding and high-quality content tailored to its target audience. Technically, the website is built on the Neos CMS platform using the Flow PHP framework, enhanced with Bootstrap and jQuery for responsive and interactive features. It employs modern web standards, including HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA for form security. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, although some accessibility features could be improved. Performance is moderate, with external dependencies on common CDNs and libraries. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contact, which are recommended best practices. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Privacy compliance is strong, with clear policies and minimal tracking limited to necessary cookies and reCAPTCHA. Overall, the DGPPN website presents a trustworthy and professional front for the organization, with a solid technical foundation and good privacy practices. Strategic improvements in security headers, incident response transparency, and accessibility would further enhance its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

5 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 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';…

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
67

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
8
Employees
0
Customers
8
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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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

DGPPN holds a prominent position in the German healthcare sector as a non-profit professional society specializing in psychiatry and related fields. Its business model focuses on education, advocacy, and dissemination of clinical knowledge through publications and events. The organization targets healthcare professionals, researchers, and patients, leveraging partnerships with related domains such as DGPPN Akademie and DGPPN Kongress to extend its reach. The website content and structure indicate a well-established entity with consistent branding and a clear mission. Revenue streams likely include membership fees, event registrations, and publication sales. The partnership ecosystem is robust, supporting the society's educational and advocacy goals. Growth indicators include active content updates and event promotion. Strategic observations suggest a focus on maintaining thought leadership and expanding digital engagement.

Security posture

The DGPPN website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and implementation of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from automated abuse. The presence of a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism aligns with GDPR requirements, reflecting a strong privacy culture. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No explicit security policy or incident response contact information is published, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the analysis. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and formalizing incident response procedures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Consider creating and hosting a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to comply with recognized standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and dependencies to mitigate risks from known vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Nervenheilkunde e. V.
Description
DGPPN is a German professional society focused on psychiatry, psychotherapy, psychosomatics, and neurology. It provides information, guidelines, events, and publications related to mental health and psychiatric care.
Key services
Publishing clinical guidelines, Organizing congresses and events, Providing educational resources, Advocacy and policy statements
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
PHP, Neos CMS, Flow Framework, jQuery, Bootstrap 4.5.2, Font Awesome 4.6.1, Google reCAPTCHA
Frameworks
Flow Framework, Bootstrap
Platforms
Neos CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented in German language focused on psychiatry and mental health.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism is implemented with clear user options.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content; contact is via forms and contact page.
  5. No security.txt or explicit security policy found.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks with good SEO and accessibility basics.
  7. No advertising networks detected; minimal tracking limited to Google reCAPTCHA and statistic cookies.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. Strong branding and consistent navigation structure.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern and open-source technology stack centered around the Neos CMS and Flow PHP framework, which supports modular and scalable content management. Frontend technologies include Bootstrap 4.5.2 for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. The site uses external CDNs for fonts and scripts, including Font Awesome and Google reCAPTCHA, which aids performance but introduces external dependencies. The HTML structure is valid and includes SEO-friendly meta tags and JSON-LD structured data for enhanced search engine understanding. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading speed and accessibility. The technical infrastructure appears stable and well-maintained, supporting the organization's digital presence effectively.
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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