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Security report for enargus.de

Projektträger Jülich (PtJ) / Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) · Energy · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

EnArgus is an official German government internet portal managed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and Projektträger Jülich (PtJ). It provides comprehensive information on ongoing and completed energy research projects funded under the 7th Energy Research Programme. The portal offers multilingual support, a searchable project database, funding data visualizations, and a wiki for energy research terminology. The website targets researchers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders interested in energy research funding and project details within Germany. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript frameworks including Bootstrap, Leaflet.js for mapping, and jQuery for DOM manipulation, delivering a responsive and user-friendly experience with moderate performance.

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

6 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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
77
Security headers
55
Email security
60
DNS health
60
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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention enargus.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

The portal serves as a transparency and information hub for government-funded energy research projects, positioning itself as a key resource in the German energy research ecosystem. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on public sector information dissemination. The partnership with BMWi and PtJ enhances its credibility and reach. The site’s multilingual capabilities and detailed project data support diverse user groups including academic researchers, industry participants, and government officials. While no direct revenue streams or commercial services are evident, the portal plays a strategic role in promoting energy research and innovation in Germany.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. HTTPS is used for all resources, ensuring encrypted communication. However, no explicit security headers (such as Content Security Policy or HSTS) were detected in the provided content. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, and no contact channels for security issues are provided. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism may pose compliance risks under GDPR. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were found. Overall, the site appears secure but could benefit from enhanced security policies and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen defense against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie policy and consent mechanism to ensure full GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  3. Publish clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies with dedicated contact channels to improve security readiness.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users, including those with disabilities.
  5. Provide explicit contact information for general inquiries and security-related communications to increase trust and support.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Projektträger Jülich (PtJ) / Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi)
Description
EnArgus is an internet portal provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) that offers information on ongoing and completed research projects related to energy research, including funding data and a wiki.
Key services
Searchable database of funded energy research projects, Funding data visualization and reports, Wiki with energy research terminology and information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest, Leaflet.js, Bootstrap, jQuery
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by script URLs (https://www.enargus.de/...)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable 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 a government-funded portal providing detailed information on energy research projects in Germany.
  2. Content is multilingual with translations for multiple European languages.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers are provided on the main page.
  4. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy found.
  5. No terms of service page detected.
  6. The site uses modern JavaScript techniques and libraries for dynamic content and search functionality.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  8. No social media links or explicit contact forms found.
  9. The site includes a wiki with Creative Commons licensing for content.
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and modular JavaScript-based architecture with asynchronous data loading via XMLHttpRequest. It leverages Bootstrap for responsive design and Leaflet.js for interactive mapping features. The multilingual support is robust, with dynamic language switching and translation management. Performance is moderate, with caching mechanisms implemented for API requests. The site lacks visible CMS indicators, suggesting a custom or government-managed platform. No analytics or tracking scripts were detected, aligning with privacy-conscious design. Opportunities exist to improve SEO metadata completeness and accessibility compliance.
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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