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Security report for fw703.de

AGFW · Energy · Germany

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

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

AGFW is a German association dedicated to promoting energy efficiency in heating, cooling, and combined heat and power systems, with a strong focus on district heating and climate protection goals. The website provides technical guidelines, calculation tools, and supports climate-relevant projects, targeting municipalities and energy sector stakeholders. The organization is positioned as a reputable industry association with established standards and collaborations with academic and funding institutions. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging Bootstrap and jQuery for frontend responsiveness and Google Tag Manager for analytics. The site is moderately performant, mobile-optimized, and implements a cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR requirements. However, some security headers and explicit security policies are not evident. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has implemented cookie consent with opt-in/out capabilities, but lacks visible incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. The WHOIS data is minimal but does not raise immediate concerns, though more registrant transparency would improve trust. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with basic privacy and security standards. Strategic improvements in security headers, incident response transparency, and contact information would enhance its security posture and user trust.

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
30
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
43
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

AGFW operates as an important entity within the energy sector, focusing on district heating and energy efficiency. Its business model revolves around providing standards, technical guidelines, and tools to support climate protection projects, primarily serving municipalities and energy stakeholders. The association benefits from partnerships with universities and EU funding programs, enhancing its credibility and reach. The website content and linked partner domains reflect a well-established ecosystem supporting sustainable energy initiatives in Germany. The lack of direct contact information on the analyzed page suggests a possible reliance on other communication channels or pages for stakeholder engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure reduces its overall security transparency. The use of third-party scripts like Google Tag Manager and Google Maps is managed with user consent, aligning with privacy best practices. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. To improve, the organization should implement security headers, publish incident response procedures, and consider a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program, including a security.txt file.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Increase transparency by providing direct contact emails and phone numbers for business and security inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AGFW
Description
AGFW is an association focused on energy efficiency in heating, cooling, and combined heat and power systems, particularly in district heating. It supports climate protection goals in the EU and Germany by promoting efficient heat supply systems and renewable energy integration.
Key services
Development of technical guidelines (e.g., AGFW FW 703), Provision of calculation tools, Support for climate protection projects, Collaboration with academic and funding institutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, Google Maps API
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL https://)
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
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 a professional association site focused on energy efficiency and district heating.
  2. Content is in German and well structured with clear navigation and relevant information.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed cookie categories.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the analyzed page.
  5. Social media presence includes LinkedIn, YouTube, Xing, and Facebook.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  8. Uses TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap and jQuery, Google Tag Manager for analytics.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and secure content management system, combined with Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing, with cookie consent mechanisms controlling tracking scripts. The site loads compressed CSS and JS assets, indicating optimization efforts. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. However, the lack of advanced SEO meta tags and accessibility features suggests room for technical improvement. Hosting details are not explicit, but the use of giordano-online.net name servers indicates a professional hosting environment.
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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