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Security report for fachverband-hydrokultur.de

Fachverband Raumbegrünung und Hydrokultur im Zentralverband Gartenbau (ZVG) e.V. · Other · Germany

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

38/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Fachverband Raumbegrünung und Hydrokultur im Zentralverband Gartenbau (ZVG) e.V. is a small German industry association focused on promoting indoor greening and hydroponics to improve human wellbeing in indoor environments. The website serves as an informational platform offering educational content, quality certifications, and industry networking opportunities. It targets professionals and enthusiasts in the indoor plant cultivation sector. Technically, the site is built on the Contao CMS platform and uses common JavaScript libraries for UI enhancements. While the site is functional and well-structured with good content relevance and navigation, it lacks advanced SEO optimization and mobile responsiveness is basic. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enabled but missing important security headers and no cookie consent mechanism, which impacts GDPR compliance. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers are present on the homepage, but a contact form and privacy policy page exist. Overall, the site is trustworthy but could improve in security and privacy compliance to better serve its audience and meet regulatory requirements.

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

10 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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"

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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
57
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
28
Average
38

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 association operates as a niche non-profit entity within the gardening and indoor plant cultivation sector in Germany, affiliated with the Zentralverband Gartenbau (ZVG). Its business model centers on providing information, quality standards, and industry support rather than direct commercial sales. The website content and structure indicate a focus on education, certification, and industry promotion. The presence of a quality certification page suggests an effort to establish trust and standards within the sector. The target audience includes companies and individuals interested in hydroponics and indoor greening solutions. The lack of extensive marketing or analytics tools suggests a low emphasis on commercial monetization or user tracking.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, which is a fundamental security requirement. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security, which are important for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No evidence of vulnerable libraries was found, but the absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates gaps in security best practices and GDPR compliance. The site does not expose sensitive data or show signs of malware or phishing. Incident response and security policy information are not present, which limits transparency on security readiness. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved with standard security headers and privacy compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a clear privacy policy summary on the homepage or accessible from all pages to increase user trust and compliance.
  4. Include explicit contact information such as company email and phone numbers to improve business credibility and user support.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fachverband Raumbegrünung und Hydrokultur im Zentralverband Gartenbau (ZVG) e.V.
Description
Der Fachverband Raumbegrünung und Hydrokultur fördert Raumbegrünung und Hydrokultur zur Verbesserung des Wohlbefindens von Menschen in Innenräumen. Die Website bietet Informationen zu Raumbegrünung, Planung, Pflanzen & Substrate, Gefäße, Unternehmen und Links. Ziel ist es, die Vorteile von Pflanzen in Innenräumen wissenschaftlich zu vermitteln und praktische Tipps zu geben.
Key services
Information dissemination, Quality certification (Qualitätszeichen), Industry networking, Educational content on hydroponics and indoor greening
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, MooTools, carouFredSel, Colorbox, MediaElement.js, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Contao Open Source CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses Contao CMS with several JavaScript libraries for UI and media handling.
  2. No privacy or cookie consent banners detected despite GDPR relevance.
  3. No explicit email or phone contact found on homepage; contact form present on separate page.
  4. No security headers detected which is a security improvement area.
  5. Website content is in German and targets indoor greening and hydroponics professionals and enthusiasts.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating minimal user tracking.
  7. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  8. Navigation is clear with multiple submenus and well-structured content.
  9. No Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found in the HTML head.
  10. No forms detected on the homepage; contact form exists on a separate page.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Contao Open Source CMS platform, utilizing JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, MooTools, carouFredSel for image carousels, Colorbox for lightbox effects, and MediaElement.js for media playback. Google Fonts are used for typography. The site is moderately performant with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO optimization is minimal, with meta description and keywords tags empty and no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data present. Hosting is via DNS servers ns1.de-nserver.de and ns2.de-nserver.de, but no further hosting provider details are available. The site uses HTTPS but lacks advanced security headers. Navigation is clear and content is well structured, supporting a good user experience. Technical modernization opportunities include improving SEO, mobile responsiveness, and security headers implementation.
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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