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Security report for drk-guestrow.de

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.drk-guestrow.de represents the Kreisverband Güstrow e.V. branch of the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross), a well-established non-profit humanitarian organization. The site provides comprehensive information about their social services, community engagement, courses, and donation opportunities, targeting the general public, volunteers, and donors. The content is professionally presented with consistent branding and clear navigation, supporting a positive user experience. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, employs modern web standards, and shows good mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS assumed and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though explicit security headers and incident response policies are not published. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy and consistency with the organization's identity. Overall, the site is trustworthy, compliant with GDPR, and serves as an effective digital presence for the local DRK branch.

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

10 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. 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

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: ALT3.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.drk-guestrow.de

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory
    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: ALT4.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM.drk-guestrow.de

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

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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
15
Email security
40
DNS health
30
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
50

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

The DRK Kreisverband Güstrow operates within the non-profit sector, focusing on healthcare and social services including first aid training, outpatient care, daycare, assisted living, and youth welfare. Their business model relies on community engagement, volunteer support, and donations. The website reflects a strong market position as part of the national DRK network, emphasizing transparency and trust. The organization targets a broad audience including beneficiaries, volunteers, and donors. The presence of news, events, and membership drives indicates active community involvement and growth orientation. Partnerships appear aligned with the national DRK brand and local service providers.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS usage and cookie consent mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts suggests room for improvement. The site does not appear to use advanced security frameworks or disclose certifications. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-profit informational site but could be enhanced to better protect user data and demonstrate compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance analytics transparency and ensure minimal user tracking to align with privacy best practices.
  5. Maintain and update GDPR compliance documentation and cookie consent mechanisms regularly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz
Description
Das Deutsche Rote Kreuz rettet Menschen, hilft in Notlagen, bietet eine Gemeinschaft, steht den Armen und Bedürftigen bei und wacht über das humanitäre Völkerrecht – in Deutschland und in der ganzen Welt.
Key services
Erste Hilfe (First Aid courses), Hausnotruf (Home emergency call service), Ambulante Pflege (Outpatient care), Tagespflege (Day care), Betreutes Wohnen (Assisted living), Kindertageseinrichtung (Child daycare), Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (Child and youth welfare), Menübringdienst (Meal delivery service), Mitglied werden (Membership), Spenden (Donations)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Frameworks
TYPO3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage assumed (not explicitly stated but typical for DRK sites)
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML
  • Use of consent mechanism for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a public-facing portal for the DRK Kreisverband Güstrow e.V., a local branch of the German Red Cross.
  2. Content is comprehensive, covering services, news, events, and donation options.
  3. No signs of malicious content or security blocking.
  4. Good use of official branding and transparency initiatives.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published on the site.
  6. No visible analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML snippet.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. The site uses modern HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript with responsive design principles, ensuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. Performance is moderate, with multiple CSS and JS assets loaded, but no major performance bottlenecks detected. The site lacks visible advanced analytics or marketing tools, suggesting a focus on content delivery over aggressive tracking. Hosting details are not explicit, but nameservers indicate a stable hosting environment. Opportunities exist to optimize security headers and enhance performance monitoring.
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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