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Security report for digital-werk.org

Digitalwerk · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Digitalwerk is a regional initiative based in Brandenburg, Germany, focused on supporting the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The organization offers free workshops, events, and experience stations to help businesses in the crafts and mid-sized sectors adopt digital technologies. The website is professionally designed using WordPress and the Divi theme, incorporating modern SEO and event management plugins. The technical infrastructure is solid, with HTTPS enabled and reputable hosting and domain registration through IONOS SE. However, the absence of DNSSEC and missing privacy and cookie policies indicate areas for improvement in security and compliance. Tracking is minimal and primarily conducted via etracker, with no aggressive user profiling detected. Overall, the site presents a trustworthy and professional image aligned with its business mission.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
    • 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
73
Average
54

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

Digitalwerk operates as a non-commercial support platform targeting SMEs in Brandenburg, focusing on digitalization education and technology adoption. Its business model revolves around providing free resources and events to foster digital skills in the regional economy. The market position is that of a trusted regional partner with a clear focus on the crafts and mid-sized business sectors. The company was founded in 2018, consistent with its domain registration date. The website content and structured data reinforce its local presence and mission. While no parent company or subsidiaries are identified, the organization maintains a consistent brand and professional online presence. The lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies may reflect a smaller organizational scale or oversight in compliance documentation.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and has a clientTransferProhibited domain status, indicating basic domain security measures. The use of the All In One WP Security and Firewall plugin suggests active efforts to protect the WordPress installation. However, the absence of DNSSEC and missing security headers reduce the overall security posture. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which could be improved to enhance trust and readiness. The site does not exhibit signs of WAF or content blocking, and no vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could benefit from enhanced DNS security and published security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with EU regulations.
  3. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  4. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Digitalwerk
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Digitalwerk
Description
Das Digitalwerk unterstützt kostenlos die Digitalisierung kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen in Brandenburg. An Erlebnisstationen, in Workshops und Veranstaltungen können Sie bei uns digitale Technologien für das Handwerk und den Mittelstand erleben.
Key services
Digitalization support, Workshops, Events, Experience stations for digital technologies
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Divi Theme, jQuery, Rank Math SEO, Events Calendar, Mailchimp for WP, Borlabs Cookie, All In One WP Security and Firewall
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status
  • Use of security plugin (All In One WP Security and Firewall)

Analytics and tracking

Services
etracker
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
etracker
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional digitalization support platform for SMEs in Brandenburg, Germany.
  2. Uses WordPress with Divi theme and several plugins for events, SEO, and security.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the homepage HTML content.
  4. Contact information includes a company email and physical address in Werder (Havel), Brandenburg.
  5. HTTPS is enabled and domain status clientTransferProhibited is set.
  6. No DNSSEC configured, which is a security improvement opportunity.
  7. Tracking via etracker is present but user tracking is minimal.
  8. No signs of WAF or content blocking detected.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe and professional.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme, a popular and flexible CMS platform. It leverages several plugins for SEO (Rank Math), event management (The Events Calendar), security (All In One WP Security), and marketing (Mailchimp). The site loads jQuery and other standard JavaScript libraries. Performance is moderate, with caching plugins indicated by minified CSS files. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements and media queries. Accessibility is basic but present. SEO is supported by meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and JSON-LD structured data. Hosting appears stable with IONOS SE as registrar and DNS providers from first-ns.de and second-ns.de. Overall, the technical implementation is modern and adequate for the site's purpose, with room for security enhancements.
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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