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Security report for european-energy-award.de

Bundesgeschäftsstelle European Energy Award · Energy · Germany

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The European Energy Award website represents a well-established German program focused on supporting municipalities in achieving greenhouse gas neutrality through structured climate protection initiatives. The site is professionally designed using TYPO3 CMS and modern frontend frameworks, providing clear navigation and relevant content primarily in German. The program targets local governments and offers certification, consulting, and best practice sharing services. Technically, the website is hosted on German name servers, uses HTTPS, and implements a cookie consent mechanism limiting cookies to technically necessary ones, reflecting good privacy compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data, though security headers and incident response information are absent. Overall, the site is trustworthy, with strong government endorsements and no suspicious elements detected.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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. 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

  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';…

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
83
Average
52
After the cap
49

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 European Energy Award holds a strong position in the German municipal climate protection sector, leveraging government backing and a structured certification process to engage local governments. Its business model is non-profit and service-oriented, focusing on program management and support rather than commercial sales. The website reflects a medium-sized organization with consistent branding and clear trust signals such as testimonials from government officials. The absence of terms of service and explicit security policies suggests room for maturity in compliance documentation. The partnership with klima-log.de indicates an ecosystem approach to climate initiatives.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS and a cookie consent banner restricting cookies to essential ones. No security headers were detected in the HTML content, which is a potential area for improvement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could hinder vulnerability reporting and incident management. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were found. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be enhanced by adding security headers, publishing security policies, and implementing a security.txt file.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website to facilitate vulnerability reporting and improve transparency.
  3. Consider adding a security.txt file at the root domain to formalize vulnerability disclosure processes.
  4. Expand privacy documentation to include terms of service and data retention policies to improve compliance maturity.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesgeschäftsstelle European Energy Award
Description
The European Energy Award supports municipalities on their path to greenhouse gas neutrality by providing a structured process and tailored solutions for climate protection, focusing on renewable energy expansion, heat transition, mobility transformation, and sector coupling.
Key services
Climate protection program management, Certification and award process, Best practice sharing, Consulting and support for municipalities
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Foundation CSS framework, Fancybox, Flexslider, CookieConsent.js
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS, Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (base href uses https)
  • Cookie consent banner with limited cookies (only technically necessary)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
CookieConsent.js
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content in German.
  2. Uses TYPO3 CMS with modern frontend frameworks.
  3. Clear focus on municipal climate protection and energy award programs.
  4. Includes cookie consent banner limiting cookies to technically necessary only.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response information on the site.
  7. No terms of service page found.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie consent.
  9. No advertising or affiliate programs detected.
  10. Good use of testimonials and trust signals from government officials.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, combined with the Foundation CSS framework and jQuery for frontend interactions. It uses modern libraries like Fancybox and Flexslider for media presentation and a cookie consent script from jsdelivr CDN. Hosting is managed via German name servers (ns1.nshost2.de, ns2.nshost2.de, ns3.nshost2.net), likely NSHost, indicating local hosting. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and canonical URLs. There is no evidence of heavy analytics or tracking, which benefits privacy but limits marketing insights. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and performance optimizations.
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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