The Europabüro der Metropolregion FrankfurtRheinMain serves as a regional representation office in Brussels, acting as a vital link between the FrankfurtRheinMain metropolitan region and the European Union institutions. It provides timely information on EU funding programs, regulations, and initiatives to local municipalities and actively participates in shaping European policies relevant to the region. The website reflects a small government or non-profit entity focused on public service and regional development.
Technically, the website is built on the ikiss CMS framework and utilizes legacy but stable JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Flexslider. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with basic accessibility and SEO features. The presence of a cookie consent banner and privacy policy indicates awareness of GDPR compliance, although some modern security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent.
From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs cookie consent mechanisms but lacks advanced security headers and a published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The domain registration aligns well with the website's regional and organizational claims, supporting its legitimacy.
Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for a regional EU liaison office, with room for technical and security enhancements to improve compliance and resilience.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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
5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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
High
No SPF record found
SPF helps prevent email spoofing
What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"
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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
68
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 europabuero-frm.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The Europabüro operates within the government and non-profit sectors, targeting municipalities and regional stakeholders interested in EU funding and policy. Its competitive advantage lies in direct access to EU institutions and early information dissemination. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on advisory, advocacy, and information dissemination rather than commercial revenue. Growth indicators include active news updates and event organization. The partnership ecosystem includes EU networks and regional stakeholders, although no explicit partner domains were identified. Strategic observations suggest maintaining and enhancing digital presence and security posture to support trust and operational continuity.
Security posture
The current security maturity is moderate, with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy pages were found, indicating potential gaps in formal security governance. The use of older JavaScript libraries may pose risks if not regularly updated. GDPR compliance is addressed through privacy and cookie policies, but no dedicated data protection officer contact was found. Overall, the site is secure enough for informational purposes but would benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency.
Recommendations
Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web attacks.
Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
Regularly update JavaScript libraries and CMS components to reduce vulnerability exposure.
Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
Consider adding a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure process to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Europabüro der Metropolregion FrankfurtRheinMain
Description
Das Europabüro der Metropolregion FrankfurtRheinMain fungiert als Repräsentanz in Brüssel und dient als Bindeglied zwischen der Metropolregion FrankfurtRheinMain und der EU-Hauptstadt. Es informiert Kommunen über Förderprogramme, Verordnungen und Initiativen, fördert europäische Projekte und vertritt regionale Interessen in Brüssel.
Key services
Information zu EU-Förderprogrammen, Interessenvertretung in Brüssel, Beratung zu Fördermitteln, Organisation von Fachveranstaltungen, Verbreitung von Europa-Informationen
Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
Content is primarily in German with some multilingual greetings.
Clear cookie consent banner present with opt-in/out options.
No terms of service page detected.
Contact information is prominently displayed with verified email and phone.
No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure found.
Uses older versions of jQuery but no known vulnerabilities detected in content.
No advertising or tracking services detected beyond basic cookie usage.
Social media presence limited to Twitter link.
Website uses ikiss CMS framework and related JS libraries.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses the ikiss CMS platform with JavaScript libraries including jQuery 1.10.2, jQuery UI, Flexslider, Highslide, and Slicknav for navigation and UI components. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with responsive design elements and a cookie consent mechanism. SEO is basic with proper meta tags and Open Graph data but lacks structured JSON-LD data. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified. Technical debt is indicated by older JS versions and lack of modern security headers. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack, improve accessibility, and enhance security configurations to reduce operational risks.
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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