Landratsamt Erlangen-Höchstadt operates as the official government portal for the Erlangen-Höchstadt district in Germany, providing a wide range of public services including citizen services, vehicle registration, driver's license processing, and immigration services. The website targets local residents and offers comprehensive information and digital services such as online appointment booking and digital applications. The site is well-positioned as a regional government authority with a medium organizational size and a focus on public administration.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
48/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
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
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
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
62
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
Average
69
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 erlangen-hoechstadt.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for erlangen-hoechstadt.de right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The website reflects a stable government entity with a clear business model centered on public service delivery. It leverages partnerships with Bavarian state portals and integrates digital services to enhance citizen engagement. The portal supports various demographic groups including families, seniors, and refugees, indicating a broad target audience. The use of Umbraco CMS and modern web technologies suggests a commitment to digital maturity and user accessibility.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforcement, cookie consent mechanisms, and secure online forms. However, it lacks explicit published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure programs, which are recommended for transparency and enhanced trust. The use of Matomo analytics indicates moderate user tracking balanced with privacy considerations. Security headers are assumed but not explicitly confirmed in the provided data.
Recommendations
Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information to improve transparency.
Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Enhance HTTP security headers, including Content-Security-Policy, to mitigate potential web vulnerabilities.
Provide clear contact information for security incidents, such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and frameworks to minimize vulnerability risks.
Website is an official government portal for Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt
Content is comprehensive and well-structured with clear navigation
Multiple online services and information portals available
Good use of modern web technologies and CMS (Umbraco)
Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant
No signs of malicious or suspicious content
No direct email or phone contacts found in the provided HTML, contact primarily via secure contact form
No explicit security or incident response policies published
No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on the Umbraco CMS platform, utilizing a modern technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and Slick Carousel for UI components. It is hosted on servers managed by issociate.de, as indicated by the nameservers. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly with proper meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and responsive images. The integration of Umbraco Forms and Matomo analytics reflects a mature digital infrastructure supporting user interaction and data analysis.
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.
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