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Security report for dvarch.de

Deutscher Verband für Archäologie e.V. · Non-profit · Germany

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

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Deutscher Verband für Archäologie e.V. (DVA) operates as a non-profit umbrella organization representing archaeological associations and related disciplines in Germany. It serves as a platform for collaboration, advocacy, and dissemination of archaeological knowledge, offering services such as coordinating funding programs, organizing professional committees, and publishing the 'Blickpunkt Archäologie' journal. The website reflects a well-structured, professional presence targeting archaeologists, researchers, and cultural heritage stakeholders. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap and jQuery, delivering a responsive and accessible user experience. The site is hosted securely with HTTPS and includes standard meta tags for SEO and social sharing. However, there is room for improvement in security headers and privacy compliance, notably the absence of a cookie consent mechanism and formal security policies. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The lack of a published security policy, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure reduces transparency but does not indicate immediate risk. The WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with the organization's German identity, supporting legitimacy. Overall, the website is a credible, professional resource for the archaeology community with solid technical foundations and a good security posture. Enhancements in privacy compliance and formal security documentation would further strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

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

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

    • 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
77
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
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

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 dvarch.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

The DVA holds a strong market position as the central non-profit association for archaeology in Germany, providing advocacy and coordination across multiple archaeological and related scientific disciplines. Its business model focuses on membership services, policy influence, and managing funding programs. The organization targets academic professionals, cultural institutions, and policymakers. The website content and structure indicate a stable, small-sized entity with consistent branding and a clear mission. Partnerships with academic libraries and social media presence enhance its outreach. No commercial revenue streams or subsidiaries are evident, consistent with its non-profit status.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and no detected vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information. However, it lacks advanced security headers and formal published security policies or incident response contacts. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure mechanisms or security.txt files. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by formalizing policies, enhancing headers, and implementing user consent for cookies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency.
  5. Regularly review and update privacy and security documentation to maintain compliance and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
DEUTSCHER VERBAND FÜR ARCHÄOLOGIE E.V.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deutscher Verband für Archäologie e.V.
Description
Der Deutsche Verband für Archäologie (DVA) ist der Dachverband archäologischer Vereinigungen und fachverwandter Nachbarwissenschaften in Deutschland. Er engagiert sich für Archäologie und Altertumsforschung in ihrer gesamten Vielfalt und bietet eine Plattform für Zusammenarbeit und fachliche Diskussionen.
Key services
Interessenvertretung archäologischer Vereinigungen, Durchführung und Koordination von Förderprogrammen, Fachausschüsse und fachliche Diskussionen, Veröffentlichung der Verbandszeitschrift 'Blickpunkt Archäologie', Organisation von Mitgliederversammlungen und Veranstaltungen
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Slick Slider
Frameworks
Bootstrap (navbar, responsive design)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of standard security meta tags (referrer policy, format-detection)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is professional and targeted at archaeology professionals and related audiences.
  3. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy found.
  4. Contact information is clearly presented including email, phone, and physical address.
  5. Social media presence on X and Facebook is linked in footer.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. Website uses TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap and jQuery for frontend.
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  10. Privacy policy and terms (Satzung) are present and accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for interactive elements such as the navigation and sliders. The site loads compressed CSS and JS assets, indicating optimization efforts. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data are implemented correctly. Hosting details are not explicit but the domain uses multiple name servers across different agenturserver domains, suggesting a professional hosting environment. Performance is moderate with no critical technical debt observed. Opportunities exist to enhance accessibility and security headers for a more robust technical posture.
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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