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Security report for faksbayern.de

Arbeitsgemeinschaft bayerischer Fachakademien · Education · Germany

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

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

AG FAKS Bayern is a non-profit educational association representing Bavarian Fachakademien for social pedagogy. The website serves as an information hub for students, educators, and professionals interested in social pedagogy education in Bavaria. It provides details about the association's board, educational programs, job postings, and a forum for members. The organization appears to be regionally focused with a clear mission to support Fachakademien in Bavaria. The website content is well-structured, professionally presented, and targets a general audience interested in education and social pedagogy.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

  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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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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
43
Average
45

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

The association holds a niche position within the Bavarian educational sector, focusing on social pedagogy academies. Its business model revolves around information dissemination, coordination, and support rather than commercial activities. The presence of job postings and educational resources indicates active engagement with its community. The website's content and structure suggest a small-sized organization with a stable presence since at least 2016. Partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident, and the association operates independently. The lack of social media presence may limit outreach but aligns with the organization's focused regional scope.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and implements a cookie consent mechanism, indicating awareness of privacy and security best practices. However, no explicit security headers were detected, and no formal security or incident response policies are published. The use of standard WordPress plugins and themes is noted, with some plugins like MonsterInsights installed but not configured, which could be optimized. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the organization's scope but could be enhanced by adding security headers, formal policies, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Properly configure or remove unused analytics plugins like MonsterInsights to avoid unnecessary data collection or potential misconfigurations.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve trust.
  5. Verify and update contact information placeholders to reflect accurate phone numbers and addresses for better user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Arbeitsgemeinschaft bayerischer Fachakademien
Description
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der bayerischen Fachakademien für Sozialpädagogik
Key services
Information dissemination about Fachakademien, Coordination of educational standards, Job postings for teaching positions, Forum for members, Publication of meeting protocols and documents
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, LayerSlider plugin, Contact Form 7, Visual Composer (WPBakery), School Time Plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on educational association for social pedagogy academies in Bavaria.
  3. Clear navigation and structured content with multiple internal pages.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented and privacy policy is present.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response info found.
  6. No visible social media links detected.
  7. Contact information is present but phone number and address in mobile header appear as placeholders (e.g., '123 456 789', 'Goldsmith Hall, New York').
  8. Use of WordPress plugins and themes is standard; some plugins like MonsterInsights are installed but not configured.
  9. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities in HTML content.
  10. No advertising or affiliate programs detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using a combination of popular plugins including LayerSlider, Contact Form 7, and Visual Composer. The technology stack is modern and widely supported, facilitating ease of maintenance and extensibility. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Hosting details are not explicit but DNS and WHOIS data indicate standard hosting arrangements. The site could benefit from performance optimizations and enhanced accessibility compliance to improve user experience further.
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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