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Security report for evangelisch.de

Evangelisch.de · Non-profit · Germany

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Evangelisch.de is a prominent German-language media portal affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), providing comprehensive news, blogs, multimedia, and service content focused on Protestant faith, church affairs, and societal topics. The website targets German-speaking audiences interested in religious and cultural content related to Protestantism. It operates as a non-profit media platform with a strong editorial presence and community services. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10, employs Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics, and uses a consent management platform to ensure GDPR compliance. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices and accessibility, with a professional design and clear navigation. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though explicit security headers and incident response policies are not publicly documented. Overall, the domain and hosting setup are consistent with a legitimate non-profit organization, and no suspicious or malicious indicators were found.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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

7 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. 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 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
67
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
40
Average
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
  • 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

Evangelisch.de holds a strong market position as an authoritative source for Protestant church news and cultural content in Germany. Its business model centers on non-profit media operations supported by the EKD and related church bodies. The platform offers diverse content formats including articles, podcasts, videos, and interactive services like community search and event calendars. Its partnership ecosystem includes several affiliated church and religious media sites. The website demonstrates high content quality and branding consistency, reinforcing trust among its audience. While direct contact information is limited on the homepage, the presence of privacy and legal pages indicates organizational transparency. The site’s technical infrastructure supports scalability and privacy compliance, positioning it well for continued growth and audience engagement.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and integration of a GDPR-compliant consent management platform. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options in the visible HTML suggests room for improvement. There is no publicly available security policy or incident response contact information, which could enhance transparency and readiness. The use of Matomo analytics with disabled cookies aligns with privacy best practices. Overall, the site maintains a good security baseline appropriate for a non-profit media portal but should consider publishing formal security policies and implementing additional HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response contacts to improve transparency and trust.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Consider providing clearer contact information for general and security-related inquiries to improve user support.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerabilities or privacy issues arise.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Evangelisch.de
Description
Evangelisch.de is a German-language website providing news, blogs, multimedia, and service content related to the Protestant church, faith, society, and culture. It serves as an information and service portal for the Evangelical Church in Germany and related organizations.
Key services
News articles, Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Event calendars, Service information (e.g., community search, baptism guidance)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, Consentmanager.net CMP, JavaScript ES6 modules, Responsive CSS
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Consentmanager.net CMP
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-established German Protestant church media portal.
  2. Content is rich, multilingual support is implied but primarily German.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact likely via dedicated pages.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Use of modern CMS (Drupal 10) and analytics (Matomo) with privacy focus.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  8. Social media presence is broad and consistent with brand.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, indicating a current and maintainable technical foundation. It uses Matomo analytics configured for cookie-less tracking, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. The site loads multiple JavaScript modules asynchronously, including a consent management platform from consentmanager.net, ensuring GDPR compliance. The presence of responsive CSS and viewport meta tags confirms mobile optimization. Hosting appears to be managed via domaincontrol.com DNS, a common provider. Performance is moderate, with no major blocking scripts detected. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present, supporting usability. SEO is supported by canonical links, meta descriptions, and Open Graph tags, although some meta descriptions are empty and could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust, modern, and aligned with best practices for a media portal.
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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