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Security report for dortmund.de

Das offizielles Stadtportal der Stadt Dortmund · Government · Germany

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.dortmund.de serves as the official city portal for Dortmund, Germany, providing comprehensive information about city administration, services, local politics, economy, leisure, tourism, and public events. It targets residents, visitors, and businesses in Dortmund, offering key services such as online appointments, event calendars, news updates, and career opportunities. The site is well-established, with a founding date of 1995, and presents itself as a large government entity with a professional and consistent brand image. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including JavaScript, custom web components, and the Splide.js carousel library. It uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and integrates Piwik (Matomo) for analytics, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices observed. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and shows signs of good security practices, although explicit security headers and policies are not visible in the provided content. There is no evidence of a published security policy or incident response contact, which could be improved. No vulnerabilities or suspicious domains were detected, and no WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with access. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, but it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, which impacts its privacy compliance score. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, and providing clear incident response contacts to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

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

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

    • 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 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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  • 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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
66

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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Leaked records that mention dortmund.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
501
Employees
0
Customers
499
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
36%

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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

Dortmund.de is positioned as the official government portal for the city of Dortmund, serving a broad audience including residents, tourists, and local businesses. Its competitive advantage lies in its authoritative content, comprehensive service offerings, and integration of digital services such as online appointment booking and event management. The business model is public sector-driven, focusing on information dissemination and citizen engagement rather than revenue generation. Growth indicators include active event promotion and career opportunities. The partnership ecosystem includes media services and content providers, as evidenced by external image credits and API usage. The site reflects a mature digital presence aligned with government standards.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Use of privacy toggles and absence of inline scripts suggest attention to security best practices. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy is a gap. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response mechanisms are published, which limits transparency and readiness. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly documented. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by formalizing policies and improving header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  3. Establish and publicize an incident response policy with dedicated contact channels for security issues.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  5. Continue improving accessibility and mobile optimization to maintain excellent user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Das offizielles Stadtportal der Stadt Dortmund
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Das offizielles Stadtportal der Stadt Dortmund
Description
Offizielles Stadtportal mit Informationen zu Verwaltung und ihren Services, Lokalpolitik, Wirtschaft, Freizeit, Tourismus und Dienstleistungen
Key services
Online services and appointments, Event calendar, Newsroom, Career and education information, Tourism and local information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Splide.js (carousel/slider), Piwik (Matomo) analytics
Frameworks
Custom in-house framework or CMS components
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible sensitive data exposure
  • Use of privacy settings toggle components
  • No inline scripts detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik (Matomo)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik (Matomo)
Marketing tools
Piwik analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official city government website for Dortmund, Germany
  2. Comprehensive content with event info, news, services, and career info
  3. Modern web technologies and good mobile optimization
  4. No privacy or cookie policy explicitly found in provided content
  5. No visible security or incident response policies
  6. Uses HTTPS and has good SSL configuration
  7. No WAF or blocking detected
  8. Uses Piwik analytics for tracking
  9. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based front-end with custom web components and the Splide.js library for interactive carousels. It loads multiple deferred JavaScript bundles indicating modular architecture. Fonts are preloaded for performance. The site is mobile responsive and uses semantic HTML with ARIA roles for accessibility. Analytics are handled via Piwik (Matomo), a privacy-focused platform. No common CMS like WordPress or Drupal is detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary CMS. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in script loading and caching. Hosting details are not explicit, but DNS uses dnsmgt.net and dnsmgt.eu name servers. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and scalable government portal.
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. 69/100Medium29 findingsView report
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