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Security report for ekkw.de

Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck (EKKW) is a large, established religious organization in Germany, serving as one of the 20 member churches of the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland. The website provides comprehensive information about the church's structure, activities, and community services, targeting a general audience interested in religious and community matters. The site is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, indicating a mature and professional digital infrastructure. Social media integration with Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and an RSS feed enhances outreach and engagement. From a technical perspective, the website demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS likely enabled but lacking explicit security headers and formal security policies. Privacy compliance is minimal, with no explicit privacy or cookie policies detected in the provided content. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security disclosures.

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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

7 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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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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
97
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
63

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

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention ekkw.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
8
Employees
3
Customers
0
Third parties
5
Weak passwords
0%

Latest record dated 2026-06-13 · 2 subdomains affected

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  • –intranet.ekkw.de2026-06-13
  • –.ekkw.de2026-01-12
  • –intranet.ekkw.de2025-06-23

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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

EKKW operates as a non-profit religious entity with a clear market position within the German Protestant church community. Its business model focuses on community engagement, religious services, and information dissemination. The website supports this model by providing structured content about church governance, events, and membership. The presence of social media channels indicates active community outreach. The organization likely relies on donations and membership contributions, as suggested by navigation links like 'Unterstütze uns' and 'Werde Mitglied'. The digital presence is consistent with a large non-profit institution, with no commercial advertising or affiliate marketing detected. The use of a professional CMS and domain registration through a reputable provider supports operational stability.

Security posture

The website's security posture is moderate. HTTPS is presumably enabled, but no explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or HSTS were detected in the provided content. There is no visible security or incident response policy, nor contact channels for security incidents. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR requirements. The use of Matomo analytics suggests a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking, but without explicit consent mechanisms, compliance is limited. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the analyzed content. To improve security maturity, the organization should implement security headers, publish clear privacy and security policies, and provide incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan, including dedicated contact channels for security issues.
  4. Include clear and verified contact information such as official emails and phone numbers to improve trust and communication.
  5. Regularly audit and update the technology stack and CMS to mitigate vulnerabilities and improve performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck
Description
Die Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck ist eine von 20 Gliedkirchen der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland. Wie alle Landeskirchen ist sie eine Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts. Sie hat ihren Sitz in Kassel.
Key services
Religious services, Community support, Information about church governance and activities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, CSS, Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional church organization site with structured navigation and content.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided HTML content.
  3. Social media presence is active with Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and RSS feed links.
  4. Uses TYPO3 CMS, indicating a mature content management system.
  5. No visible security headers or explicit security policies detected.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content.
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  8. No JSON-LD structured data or schema.org markup detected in the provided content.
  9. Matomo analytics is used for tracking, indicating some level of privacy-conscious analytics.
  10. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system suitable for large organizations. The presence of custom CSS and JavaScript bundles indicates a tailored front-end experience. Matomo analytics is used for tracking, reflecting a preference for privacy-friendly analytics solutions. Hosting is managed via domaincontrol.com nameservers, a common registrar service. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the lack of structured data (JSON-LD) and security headers suggests areas for modernization and technical improvement. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security and compliance 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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