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Security report for evz.de

Europäisches Verbraucherzentrum Deutschland · Government · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Europäisches Verbraucherzentrum Deutschland (European Consumer Centre Germany) is a government-affiliated non-profit organization providing free consumer protection and advisory services for cross-border issues within the EU. The website serves as a comprehensive resource offering legal advice, consumer rights information, sample letters, newsletters, and podcasts targeted at German consumers facing problems with companies in other EU countries. The organization holds a strong market position as an established EU consumer protection center with over 15 years of experience. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap framework, integrating Matomo analytics and Google Tag Manager for tracking. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with structured data enhancing search engine understanding. The performance is moderate, and the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration, though it lacks some advanced security headers. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and disabling cookies in Matomo tracking. However, it lacks explicit security headers, a published security policy, and a vulnerability disclosure mechanism. Privacy compliance is mostly good with a comprehensive privacy policy, but no cookie consent banner was detected, which is a minor compliance gap. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, with a high level of content quality and business credibility. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, adding a cookie consent mechanism, publishing incident response information, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure policy to further enhance security and compliance.

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

9 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

  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';…

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  • 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
30
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
48

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

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Dark web exposure

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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 Europäisches Verbraucherzentrum Deutschland operates as a government and EU-funded non-profit entity focused on consumer protection within the European Union. Its competitive advantage lies in its official backing, multilingual support, and comprehensive advisory services for cross-border consumer issues. The business model centers on providing free legal advice and information to consumers, supported by public funding rather than commercial revenue streams. The target customer segment is German consumers engaging in cross-border transactions within the EU. Growth indicators include a strong digital presence with newsletters, podcasts, and active social media channels. The organization maintains partnerships with EU institutions and regional consumer centers, enhancing its service ecosystem and credibility.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and encrypted communications. The use of Matomo analytics with disabled cookies shows privacy-conscious tracking. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to clickjacking or content injection risks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of a published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adopting additional security best practices and formalizing incident response processes.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Introduce a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with GDPR cookie consent requirements.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and user trust.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and consider hosting a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are in use and maintain up-to-date software versions.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Europäisches Verbraucherzentrum Deutschland
Description
Das Europäische Verbraucherzentrum Deutschland bietet kostenlose Hilfe für Verbraucher mit Problemen mit einem Unternehmen aus der EU.
Key services
Kostenlose Verbraucherberatung, Rechtsberatung bei grenzüberschreitenden Problemen, Informationen zu Verbraucherrechten in der EU, Bereitstellung von Musterbriefen, Newsletter und Podcast
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap, Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Mailjet, WebFontLoader
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Disable cookies in Matomo tracking
  • Use of Google Tag Manager asynchronously
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Mailjet
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional EU consumer protection center site.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured in German with English alternate.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  4. Good use of structured data and SEO best practices.
  5. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner detected, which is a minor compliance gap.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  7. Contact information is clear but no direct email found in HTML; phone number and contact form present.
  8. Social media presence is strong and consistent with official organization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, leveraging Bootstrap for responsive design and WebFontLoader for custom fonts. It integrates Matomo for privacy-focused analytics and Google Tag Manager for marketing and tracking purposes. The site loads CSS and JS assets in compressed and merged forms, indicating optimization efforts. The presence of structured data (JSON-LD) enhances SEO and content discoverability. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features such as skip links and language alternates. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple external scripts and embedded iframes. Hosting provider details are not explicitly disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-implemented with room for performance tuning.
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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