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Security report for funkemediennrw.de

FUNKE Mediengruppe · Media · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

FUNKE Mediengruppe is a large German media company active in regional newspapers, magazines, and digital media. The website reflects a professional media group with a clear focus on quality journalism and corporate responsibility, including sustainability and diversity. The technical infrastructure is modern, leveraging Contao CMS and popular JavaScript frameworks, with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security policies and incident response information are not published. Overall, the site is trustworthy and well-maintained, supporting a broad audience interested in media and journalism.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

3 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

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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
95
Security headers
90
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
81

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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Total records
11
Employees
0
Customers
11
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
27%

2 subdomains affected

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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

FUNKE Mediengruppe holds a strong position in the German regional media market, offering a diversified portfolio including corporate publishing and logistics. The business model centers on content creation and distribution across print and digital channels. The company targets general audiences interested in news and information, with a large workforce of media professionals. The presence of a dedicated career portal and active social media channels indicates ongoing growth and engagement strategies. The company maintains consistent branding and demonstrates compliance with European data protection regulations.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses a consent management platform to comply with GDPR, reflecting a mature privacy approach. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in transparency and readiness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The use of third-party analytics and tracking scripts is managed with user consent. Security headers are not explicitly identified in the HTML, which could be enhanced to improve defense-in-depth.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add security.txt or a vulnerability disclosure page to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security or abuse reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking technologies for security and privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FUNKE Mediengruppe
Description
FUNKE is active in three business fields: regional media, magazines, and digital. It emphasizes good journalism for an open, informed society.
Key services
Regional newspapers, Magazines, Digital media, Corporate publishing, Book publishing, Logistics
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Contao Open Source CMS, Vue.js, GSAP, Splide.js, Matomo Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Contao CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management platform for GDPR
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo, Consentmanager.net
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

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. Strong GDPR compliance with detailed cookie consent and privacy center.
  3. Professional media group with clear branding and consistent content.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (Contao).
  5. Presence of multiple social media channels for outreach.
  6. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact form available.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response info published.
  8. No terms of service page clearly identified.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The site uses Contao CMS, Vue.js, GSAP, and Splide.js for interactive and dynamic content, supported by Matomo and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features like contrast and font size controls. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of scripts and lazy loading of images. SEO is supported by meta tags, Open Graph, and structured data in JSON-LD format. The site lacks visible security headers but benefits from HTTPS and a robust cookie consent mechanism.
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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