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Security report for frs-helgoline.de

FRS Helgoline · Transportation · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

FRS Helgoline operates a specialized high-speed ferry service connecting Hamburg, Brunsbüttel, and Cuxhaven to the offshore island of Heligoland in Germany. The company positions itself as a premium transportation provider offering comfort, speed, and convenience through its modern catamaran 'Halunder Jet'. The website supports this business model with integrated booking and check-in systems, detailed schedules, ticket pricing, and customer information. The target audience includes tourists and travelers seeking efficient and comfortable ferry transport to Heligoland. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS and leverages Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services, ensuring reliable hosting and performance. Analytics tools such as Microsoft Clarity and Google Tag Manager are employed for user behavior tracking and marketing insights. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility features, and SEO practices, contributing to a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses Cloudflare's infrastructure, which enhances security and performance. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not clearly present, and no public security policy or incident response contacts are found. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, reflecting a mature approach to data protection. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with the business's transportation services. There are no indications of suspicious activity or content safety concerns. Strategic improvements could focus on enhancing security headers and publishing formal security policies to further strengthen trust and compliance.

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

5 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 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
65
Security headers
55
Email security
97
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
72

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

FRS Helgoline holds a strong market position as a leading ferry operator to Heligoland, leveraging a modern fleet and integrated digital services to attract tourists and travelers. The business model centers on transportation services with ancillary offerings such as excursions and hotel bookings. Revenue streams likely include ticket sales, onboard services, and partnerships. The company targets leisure travelers, families, and individuals seeking fast and comfortable sea transport. The presence of a parent company (FRS Group) suggests a broader operational ecosystem. Growth indicators include event-based promotions and a user-friendly booking platform. The partnership ecosystem includes booking platforms and parent company affiliations, supporting operational efficiency and customer reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and Cloudflare integration, which provides DNS security and DDoS protection. Forms are secured with required fields, reducing input errors and potential injection risks. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents an area for improvement. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are publicly available, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, indicating good data protection practices. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional HTTP security headers and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are included.
  5. Enhance user trust by providing visible certifications or compliance badges related to security and privacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FRS Helgoline
Description
FRS Helgoline operates high-speed ferry services to Heligoland from Hamburg, Brunsbüttel, and Cuxhaven using the catamaran 'Halunder Jet'. They offer comfortable, fast connections with various ticket options and onboard services.
Key services
High-speed ferry transport, Ticket booking, Online check-in, Excursions and hotel bookings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Cloudflare DNS and CDN, Microsoft Clarity (analytics), Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare for DNS and CDN
  • Secure forms with required fields

Analytics and tracking

Services
Microsoft Clarity, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity
Marketing tools
Mailchimp (newsletter form)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses TYPO3 CMS with Cloudflare DNS and CDN.
  2. Clear business focus on ferry transport to Heligoland.
  3. Multiple booking and check-in forms with required fields.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  5. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. Good accessibility and mobile optimization features.
  8. Use of Microsoft Clarity and Google Tag Manager for analytics.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
  10. WHOIS data is consistent and public.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and extensible content management system, indicating a stable technical foundation. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site uses modern JavaScript libraries and asynchronous loading for analytics and tag management, contributing to performance optimization. Accessibility features such as font size adjustment and image alt text toggling are implemented, enhancing usability. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph data, and canonical links. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in image delivery and script loading. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, with opportunities to improve security headers and formalize security documentation.
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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