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Security report for galerie-pwc-stiftung.de

PwC-Stiftung · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The PwC-Stiftung website galerie-pwc-stiftung.de serves as a digital gallery and archive showcasing 20 years of cultural and educational projects and programs supported by the PwC-Stiftung foundation in Germany. The foundation focuses on promoting cultural education and youth engagement through funding and running various initiatives. The website is professionally designed with good content relevance and navigation, targeting educational institutions, cultural organizations, and youth audiences. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies with deferred JavaScript and CSS, hosted on a provider identified as netzhaut. Security posture is moderate with valid TLS protocols but lacks advanced security features such as HSTS, DNSSEC, and DMARC, which are recommended for improvement. Privacy policy is present and GDPR compliant, but no cookie consent mechanism or terms of service are found. Overall, the site is trustworthy and well-positioned as a non-profit educational foundation's digital presence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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

4 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';…

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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
92
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
68

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

PwC-Stiftung operates as a non-profit foundation dedicated to cultural education and youth development in Germany. Its market position is established with 20 years of history and a portfolio of funded projects and own programs like Kultur.Forscher! and Wirtschafts.Forscher!. The foundation targets children, youth, schools, and cultural institutions, emphasizing creative and interdisciplinary learning. Revenue streams likely include donations, sponsorships, and partnerships, though not explicitly stated. The foundation maintains a partnership ecosystem including the main PwC-Stiftung website. Growth indicators include ongoing projects up to 2022 and active program development. Strategic observations highlight a focus on educational impact and cultural engagement rather than commercial activities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. It employs valid SPF records for email protection and supports modern TLS protocols (1.2 and 1.3) without known SSL vulnerabilities. However, it lacks several important security controls such as HSTS, DNSSEC, CAA records, DMARC, OCSP stapling, and certificate transparency compliance. These gaps expose the site to potential risks like man-in-the-middle attacks, DNS spoofing, and email spoofing. No explicit security or incident response policies are published on the site, and no dedicated security contact channels are found. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms may also pose compliance risks under GDPR. Overall, the security culture appears basic with room for significant improvements to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent downgrade attacks.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent DNS spoofing or cache poisoning.
  3. Add a DMARC record to improve email authentication and reduce phishing risks.
  4. Enable OCSP stapling on the web server to improve TLS certificate revocation checking performance and security.
  5. Obtain certificate transparency compliance to enhance trust and detect fraudulent certificates.
  6. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements.
  7. Publish clear security and incident response policies including dedicated security contact emails (e.g., security@ or abuse@).
  8. Consider adding structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph metadata to improve SEO and social sharing.
  9. Add visible contact information and contact forms to improve user engagement and support.
  10. Regularly review and update security headers and configurations to maintain a strong security posture.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript with deferred loading for performance optimization. It uses SVG icons and responsive design elements for good mobile optimization. Hosting is provided by netzhaut, as indicated by DNS nameservers. Performance metrics show moderate load time (~3.3 seconds) and a moderate number of resources (198). No CMS or major frameworks are explicitly detected. The absence of advanced analytics or tracking scripts suggests minimal user tracking. Technical debt appears low but the lack of modern security features and structured data indicates opportunities for modernization. The site is stable but could benefit from enhanced SEO and accessibility improvements.
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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