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Security report for dzi.de

Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen · Non-profit · Germany

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

83/100

Risk levelLow

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

The Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen (DZI) is a well-established German non-profit organization specializing in social issues, donation advice, and certification of charitable organizations. It holds a strong market position as a trusted authority for donors and non-profits, offering key services such as the DZI Spenden-Siegel, donation consulting, and a specialized social literature database. The website reflects a mature digital presence built on WordPress with modern plugins and privacy-respecting analytics (Matomo). The site is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and SEO-friendly, providing excellent user experience and content relevance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though there is room for improvement in publishing explicit security policies and incident response contacts. Overall, the domain and WHOIS data align well with the organization's identity, confirming legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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

2 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 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

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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
90
Security headers
75
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
83

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 dzi.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

DZI operates in the non-profit sector with a focus on transparency and trust in charitable giving. Its business model is supported by institutional funding from German federal and state ministries, and it maintains partnerships with recognized organizations such as Charity Monitoring Worldwide. The organization targets donors, non-profits, and social work professionals, providing authoritative information and certification services. The website content and structure support its mission effectively, indicating a stable medium-sized organization with a long history dating back over 125 years. The presence of trust indicators like the DZI Spenden-Siegel and institutional endorsements enhances its credibility and market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS enabled and a cookie consent banner that complies with GDPR requirements. Use of Matomo analytics indicates a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests areas for enhancement. Security headers were not explicitly detected, which could be improved to harden the site against common web attacks. Overall, the security maturity is good but could benefit from formalized policies and additional technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and frameworks.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Add and configure security headers like Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen
VAT number
DE136623960
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen
Description
Das DZI ist eine unabhängige Organisation, die Spendenberatung, Auskünfte zu Spendenorganisationen, Spenden-Siegel und soziale Literatur anbietet.
Key services
Spendenberatung, Spenden-Siegel Vergabe, Datenbank und Auskünfte zu Spendenorganisationen, Bereitstellung sozialer Fachliteratur
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Yoast SEO plugin, Matomo Analytics, jQuery, OpenLayers (OSM plugin), Slick Slider, Contact Form 7, Cookie Law Info plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with settings
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
excellent

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained non-profit information portal.
  2. Strong focus on transparency and trust with certifications and institutional funding.
  3. Good privacy and cookie compliance with user consent mechanisms.
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious content or domains.
  5. Comprehensive content covering donation advice, social literature, and organizational transparency.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.3 with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO for optimization, Matomo for analytics, and OpenLayers for map functionality. It uses jQuery and Slick Slider for interactive UI elements. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by multiple plugins and large images. Hosting provider details are not explicit but DNS uses UI-DNS name servers. The technical infrastructure supports the organization's mission well but could be optimized further for speed and security hardening.
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. 80/100Low23 findingsView report
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