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Security report for efwi.de

Erziehungswissenschaftliches Fort- und Weiterbildungsinstitut der Evangelischen Kirchen in Rheinland-Pfalz · Education · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Erziehungswissenschaftliches Fort- und Weiterbildungsinstitut der Evangelischen Kirchen in Rheinland-Pfalz (EFWI) is a small, regionally focused non-profit educational institute dedicated to supporting teachers and pedagogical professionals through training, consulting, and specialized seminars. The website clearly targets educators in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, offering a variety of professional development opportunities aligned with current educational challenges and research. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on educational enrichment and church-affiliated community support. The website is well-branded and consistent with the organization's mission and regional focus. Technically, the website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, leveraging modern frontend technologies such as Bootstrap 4, jQuery, and FontAwesome. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and SEO practices, with a moderate performance profile. Hosting is managed via DomainControl, consistent with the domain's WHOIS data. The technical infrastructure supports a professional and accessible user experience. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with an excellent SSL configuration, but lacks visible security headers and a cookie consent mechanism, which are recommended for compliance and enhanced security posture. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security management. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with additional best practices. The overall risk assessment is low, with no blocking or WAF detected, no suspicious content, and a trustworthy domain registration. Strategic recommendations include implementing a cookie consent banner, adding security headers, publishing a security policy, and considering a vulnerability disclosure mechanism to enhance compliance and trust.

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

9 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
100
Security headers
25
Email security
65
DNS health
55
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
49

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

EFWI operates as a specialized educational institute affiliated with the Evangelical Churches in Rheinland-Pfalz, focusing on teacher training and pedagogical support. Its market position is regional and niche, serving educators and schools within Rheinland-Pfalz. The business model is non-profit, relying on seminar registrations and church support. Key services include professional development seminars, study days, and religious education training. The organization maintains a partnership ecosystem with regional educational platforms such as evewa.bildung-rp.de. Growth indicators include a structured seminar calendar and newsletter subscription options. The website content and structure reflect a stable, mission-driven organization with a clear target audience and consistent branding.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of a cookie consent mechanism represent compliance gaps under GDPR and related regulations. No incident response or security contact information is published, which limits the organization's readiness to handle security incidents transparently. No vulnerable or outdated libraries were detected. The security culture appears cautious but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced transparency. Overall, the security posture is good but not exemplary.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with EU cookie laws and improve privacy compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Erziehungswissenschaftliches Fort- und Weiterbildungsinstitut der Evangelischen Kirchen in Rheinland-Pfalz
Description
Das Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fort- und Weiterbildungsinstitut der evangelischen Kirchen in Rheinland-Pfalz (EFWI) unterstützt Lehrerinnen und Lehrer durch Fortbildung und Beratung. Dabei orientiert sich das EFWI an den konkreten Herausforderungen schulischer Arbeit wie an der aktuellen Forschung.
Key services
Fortbildungen (training seminars), Beratung (consulting), Studientage (study days), Pädagogische Schulentwicklung (pedagogical school development), Weiterbildung Ev. Religion (religious education training), Schulseelsorge (school pastoral care)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery 3.6.0, Bootstrap 4, FontAwesome, Lightbox2, Select2, GIJGO Datepicker
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap 4
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure external libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

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 challenges.
  2. Content is in German and targeted at educators in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  3. Uses a professional CMS (TYPO3) with modern frontend technologies.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner visible, though privacy policy page exists.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided in the footer.
  7. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  9. Website is well structured with clear navigation and relevant content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, ensuring a solid technical foundation. Frontend technologies include Bootstrap 4 for responsive design, jQuery 3.6.0, FontAwesome icons, and Lightbox2 for media display. The site loads with moderate performance and is well optimized for mobile devices. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting is managed through DomainControl, consistent with the domain's WHOIS data. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility features and implement advanced security headers to further modernize the technical stack.
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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