Games Jobs Germany was a voluntary job board platform dedicated to the German games industry, hosting over a thousand job listings over eight years. The platform served as a community resource connecting employers and job seekers within the gaming sector and supported charitable causes such as Gaming Aid e.V. Due to declining job postings and challenging market conditions, the site has been taken offline.
Technically, the website was built on WordPress using Bootstrap and Font Awesome, hosted on German servers (rzone.de). The site shows basic mobile optimization and SEO practices but lacks advanced technical features or performance optimizations. No analytics or advertising tools were detected, indicating a minimal digital footprint.
From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers, privacy policies, cookie consent mechanisms, and incident response information. The absence of HTTPS status data limits full SSL evaluation, but the presence of a favicon and external font loading suggests standard web practices. No forms or data collection points were found, reducing attack surface but also limiting user engagement.
Overall, the site presents a low-risk profile but also lacks modern compliance and security best practices. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security headers, and contact transparency would enhance trust and regulatory adherence.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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
9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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 Privacy Policy found
GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy
What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently
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"
This scan found 26 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
25
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
Breach exposure
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention gamesjobsgermany.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for gamesjobsgermany.de right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The platform occupied a niche position as a voluntary job board for the German games industry, targeting both employers and job seekers within this sector. Its business model was non-commercial and community-driven, relying on voluntary support and donations. The site’s closure reflects market challenges faced by the gaming industry in recent years. No parent company or subsidiaries are indicated, and the platform operated independently. The partnership with Gaming Aid e.V. highlights a socially responsible aspect. The lack of monetization or advertising suggests limited revenue streams, focusing instead on service to the community.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a basic security posture with no visible security headers or incident response contacts. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. No forms or user input fields reduce exposure to common web vulnerabilities. The use of WordPress and plugins requires regular updates to mitigate risks, but no vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided data. Overall, the security maturity is low, with significant room for improvement in compliance and protective measures.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance.
Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
Enforce HTTPS with strong SSL/TLS configuration and verify certificate validity.
Provide clear contact information including incident response and abuse contacts.
Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Description
Games Jobs Germany was a job board platform hosting over a thousand job offers in the German games industry for eight years. The platform was run voluntarily and served the games industry community by providing job listings and supporting charitable causes like Gaming Aid e.V. The site is now offline due to declining job postings and challenging market conditions.
Key services
Job listings for the German games industry
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
WordPress, Bootstrap, Font Awesome, Nunito font
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic
Security
Observed score
30/100
Analytics and tracking
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor
Advertising
Transparency
poor
Site quality
Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate
Key observations
Website is currently offline and displays a thank you message indicating closure.
No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links present.
Site uses WordPress with an under-construction plugin theme.
No forms or data collection mechanisms detected.
No security headers or incident response information found.
Content is in German language with some English meta tags.
External links limited to fonts and a charity partner site.
No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses WordPress CMS with Bootstrap framework and Font Awesome icons, hosted on rzone.de servers in Germany. The site loads external fonts from fonts.bunny.net and uses an under-construction plugin theme. Performance is moderate with basic mobile responsiveness and SEO meta tags present. No advanced analytics or marketing tools are integrated. The site lacks accessibility features beyond basic responsiveness. Technical debt appears low but modernization opportunities exist, especially in security and compliance implementations.
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.
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