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Security report for elbe-brandenburg-biosphaerenreservat.de

Non-profit · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website www.elbe-brandenburg-biosphaerenreservat.de represents the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Flusslandschaft Elbe-Brandenburg, a regional non-profit entity focused on nature conservation, environmental education, and sustainable regional development in Germany. The site provides rich content including news, events, and educational resources targeting the general public, regional partners, and educational institutions. It holds a strong market position as a recognized UNESCO biosphere reserve with partnerships including the Brandenburg Ministry for Environment. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, hosted by agenturserver, and demonstrates moderate performance with good mobile optimization and clear navigation. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced but lacks security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, indicating compliance gaps. No contact emails or phone numbers are explicitly provided, which may affect user trust and compliance. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but could improve in privacy compliance and security best practices.

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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

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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  3. 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
30
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
28
Average
42

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 · found on this site
  • 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 biosphere reserve operates as a government-supported non-profit focused on conservation and education. Its business model revolves around public engagement, sustainable development, and regional cooperation. The website reflects a mature digital presence with consistent branding and quality content. Partnerships with governmental and environmental organizations enhance its credibility. The absence of direct contact details and privacy policies suggests room for improvement in user engagement and regulatory compliance. The site targets a broad audience including tourists, educators, and local stakeholders, positioning itself as a key regional environmental institution.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication, but lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are provided, indicating limited transparency in security management. No tracking or advertising scripts reduce privacy risks but also limit analytics capabilities. The absence of privacy and cookie policies is a compliance concern under GDPR. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing security headers, privacy notices, and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Deutschlands drittgrößter Strom, die Elbe, ist einer der letzten naturnahen Flüsse Mitteleuropas. Die brandenburgische Teilregion reicht über 70 Elbkilometer, von der Grenze Sachsen-Anhalts bis kurz vor die Tore von Dömitz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Das Biosphärenreservat "Flusslandschaft Elbe-Brandenburg" ist rund 53.000 Hektar groß. Es ist Teil eines weltweiten Netzes von 748 Biosphärenreservaten, die entsprechend dem UNESCO-Programm "Man and the Biosphere" das Ziel haben, historisch gewachsene Kulturlandschaften beispielhaft zu schützen und nachhaltig zu entwickeln.
Key services
Nature conservation, Environmental education, Sustainable regional development, Public events and exhibitions, Research and monitoring
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

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

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (base href uses https)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional government/non-profit site for a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Germany.
  2. Content is rich with news, events, and educational information about the biosphere reserve.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content.
  5. Uses TYPO3 CMS with a custom theme and image galleries.
  6. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  7. No social media links explicitly found in the provided content.
  8. No security headers detected in the HTML content; SSL is used.
  9. Navigation is clear with multi-level menus and language options (German, English, Polish).
  10. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a mature open-source content management system, indicating a stable and scalable infrastructure. The site uses compressed CSS assets and responsive design techniques, supporting good mobile usability. Hosting is managed by agenturserver, a professional hosting provider. Performance is moderate with no evident blocking scripts or heavy third-party integrations. SEO is supported by meta tags and canonical links. Accessibility is basic but present with alt attributes and some ARIA roles. The technical stack is modern but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and privacy 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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