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Security report for drk.de

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e. V. · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) is the national Red Cross society in Germany, operating as a large non-profit organization focused on humanitarian aid, social welfare, disaster relief, and public health services. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content covering a wide range of services including blood donation, first aid training, social services, and international aid. The organization targets the general public in Germany and international humanitarian stakeholders, positioning itself as a leading welfare association in the country. Technically, the website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, leveraging modern web technologies such as Google Tag Manager for analytics and Usercentrics for consent management, indicating compliance efforts with privacy regulations. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although performance is moderate rather than fast. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and implements a consent management platform, but lacks visible security headers and does not publish explicit security policies or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with a legitimate large organization, with justified privacy protection. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, but could improve transparency and security posture by publishing privacy policies, terms of service, security policies, and enhancing security headers.

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

6 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 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';…

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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
85
Security headers
20
Email security
98
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
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

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 drk.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
557
Employees
9
Customers
301
Third parties
247
Weak passwords
23%

Latest record dated 2026-05-28 · 32 subdomains affected

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  • –shop.kv-swp.drk.de2026-05-28
  • –lv-saarland.drk.de2026-02-26
  • –shop.kv-swp.drk.de2025-11-01
  • –www2.lv-saarland.drk.de2025-08-10
  • –shop.kv-swp.drk.de2025-07-28

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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

DRK operates as a major non-profit humanitarian organization in Germany with a broad service portfolio including emergency aid, social welfare, and international humanitarian assistance. Its market position is strong as the national Red Cross society and a leading welfare association. The business model is donation and membership based, supported by extensive volunteer and professional services. The website's detailed navigation and service descriptions indicate a well-structured organization with diverse programs targeting individuals, companies, schools, and foundations. Partnerships with related DRK domains and external humanitarian sites are evident. Growth indicators include digital engagement via online donations, volunteer recruitment, and educational offerings. The organization maintains a consistent brand identity and leverages modern digital tools for outreach and compliance, positioning itself well in the non-profit humanitarian sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and a consent management platform is in place, supporting GDPR compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security posture. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is published, limiting transparency for security researchers. Incident response contact information is not visible, which could delay reporting and mitigation of security incidents. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. To enhance security, the organization should implement recommended HTTP security headers, publish security policies, and provide clear incident response contacts. These improvements would strengthen trust and reduce risk exposure.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages linked prominently on the website.
  2. Implement and configure HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Create and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and security collaboration.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by explicitly detailing GDPR compliance measures and data protection officer contact information.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e. V.
Description
Das Deutsche Rote Kreuz e. V. (DRK) ist die nationale Rotkreuz-Gesellschaft in Deutschland nach den Genfer Abkommen und als solche Teil der Internationalen Rotkreuz- und Rothalbmond-Bewegung mit Hauptsitz in Berlin. Das DRK hat mehr als drei Millionen Mitglieder. Das DRK ist ebenfalls einer der großen Wohlfahrtsverbände in Deutschland und somit Spitzenverband der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege.
Key services
Humanitarian aid, Disaster relief, Blood donation services, First aid training, Social welfare services, International aid
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Google Tag Manager, Usercentrics Consent Management Platform, D3.js
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Consent management implemented
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Usercentrics CMP
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is comprehensive and content-rich with detailed navigation.
  2. Strong focus on humanitarian aid, social services, and public health.
  3. Use of modern CMS TYPO3 and consent management platform.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in the snippet.
  6. Good use of Open Graph and Twitter meta tags for social media.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  8. No explicit security headers detected in the snippet.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system, indicating a stable technical foundation. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and Usercentrics for consent management, reflecting modern digital marketing and privacy compliance practices. The site loads multiple fonts and scripts asynchronously, which supports performance optimization. The presence of D3.js suggests interactive data visualizations or maps. While the site is mobile optimized and accessible, performance is moderate, possibly due to the volume of content and scripts. There is an opportunity to improve loading speed and technical SEO further. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance tuning and enhanced security configurations.
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. 67/100Medium30 findingsView report
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