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Security report for einhardverlag.de

einhard verlag gmbh · Media · Germany

High risk. 8 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

Einhard Verlag GmbH is a small regional publishing company based in Aachen, Germany, specializing in religious and cultural publications including a church newspaper (KirchenZeitung), book publishing, and retail through a partner DomShop. The website is built on Drupal 10 and uses modern web technologies, providing a good user experience with clear navigation and mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks some security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The WHOIS data is limited but does not raise significant concerns. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy within its niche.

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

8 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 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 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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
65
DNS health
70
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

The company operates in the media sector with a focus on religious and regional content, targeting German-speaking audiences interested in church news and cultural publications. Their business model includes publishing, retail, subscription services, and advertising. The partnership with domshop-aachen.de indicates a retail channel for their products. The company appears to have a stable regional presence but limited public business data. No major certifications or security policies are published, which is typical for small publishers.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data in the HTML. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could improve protection against common web attacks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Cookie consent mechanisms are absent, which may affect GDPR compliance. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, reducing privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved with standard best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and explicit cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to build trust and readiness.
  4. Consider adding a security.txt file for vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Enhance WHOIS registrant information transparency if possible to improve domain trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
einhard verlag gmbh
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
einhard verlag gmbh
Description
Einhard Verlag GmbH is a publishing company based in Aachen, Germany, offering a KirchenZeitung (church newspaper), a DomShop (cathedral shop), and Verlagsservice (publishing services). They provide a range of books and media products related to religious and regional topics.
Key services
KirchenZeitung newspaper, Book publishing and sales, Advertising services, Subscription services, DomShop retail
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Fonts (Roboto, Open Sans), jQuery (implied by Drupal and JS files), Owl Carousel
Frameworks
Drupal
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

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 challenges.
  2. Content is primarily in German and focused on religious and regional publishing.
  3. No forms detected on the homepage; contact forms may exist on subpages but not in provided HTML.
  4. No explicit email addresses or phone numbers found in the provided HTML content.
  5. The site uses Drupal 10 CMS with modern frontend libraries.
  6. No social media links detected in the provided content.
  7. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy found.
  8. Security headers are not visible in the HTML; likely need server header inspection for confirmation.
  9. External links mainly point to a partner domain domshop-aachen.de and Google Fonts.
  10. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 10 CMS with Google Fonts and Owl Carousel for UI components. The HTML is valid and well-structured, supporting good SEO and accessibility basics. Performance is moderate, with no obvious blocking scripts or heavy resources. Mobile optimization is good, with responsive design elements. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, indicating minimal technical tracking. The site could benefit from performance optimizations and enhanced accessibility features.
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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