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Security report for gas-h2.de

Energy · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website gas-h2.de represents a professional industry association focused on the gas and hydrogen energy sector in Germany. It serves as a platform to promote the transformation towards climate neutrality by providing information, publications, and partnership opportunities, notably with the Hydrogen Germany alliance. The site is built on TYPO3 CMS and employs modern web technologies including Font Awesome and Bootstrap, with privacy-conscious analytics via Matomo. The technical infrastructure is solid, hosted behind Cloudflare, ensuring good performance and security. However, the site lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, contact information, and visible security headers, which are important for compliance and trust. A suspicious external script domain was detected, which should be reviewed for security implications. Overall, the site is credible and well-positioned in its market niche but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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
75
Security headers
25
Email security
50
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
57

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

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Leaked records that mention gas-h2.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

Gas-h2.de operates as an important industry association in the energy sector, specifically targeting companies and stakeholders involved in gas and hydrogen technologies. Its business model revolves around advocacy, information dissemination, and fostering collaboration within the energy transition ecosystem. The partnership with Hydrogen Germany strengthens its market position and influence. The website content is tailored to industry professionals, policymakers, and the broader energy community, emphasizing transformation, innovation, and sustainability. Revenue streams likely include membership fees, event sponsorships, and publication sales. The site’s structured navigation and comprehensive content indicate a mature digital presence supporting its strategic goals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of privacy-friendly analytics. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No contact channels for security incidents or vulnerability disclosures are provided, limiting incident response readiness. The presence of a deferred script from an obscure domain (svrdntfctn.com) raises a potential risk that should be investigated. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the site is secure for general use but requires improvements in security transparency and policy communication to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish and link a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with explicit GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to obtain user consent for tracking and cookies.
  3. Add standard security headers (CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  4. Provide clear contact information including a dedicated security or abuse email address for incident reporting.
  5. Review and validate all third-party scripts, especially those from less-known domains like svrdntfctn.com, to ensure no malicious content is loaded.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
DIE GAS- UND WASSERSTOFFWIRTSCHAFT treibt die Transformation der Branche voran und bietet als Verband Unternehmen eine starke Stimme. Sie setzen sich für ein resilientes Energiesystem mit grüner Stromerzeugung und neuen Gasen ein und stehen der Industrie als Dekarbonisierungspartner zur Seite. Die Wirtschaftsallianz Hydrogen Germany ist ein Partner, die die Stärke der Wasserstoffwirtschaft hervorhebt.
Key services
Information und Aufklärung zu Gasen und Wasserstoff, Förderung der Energietransformation, Bereitstellung von Publikationen und Positionen, Veranstaltungen und Newsletter
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Font Awesome 6, Bootstrap (implied by classes and navbar), Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-friendly analytics
  • No visible exposed sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in German with an English alternate site.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages found in the provided content.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the visible content.
  5. Uses TYPO3 CMS and modern frontend technologies.
  6. Uses Matomo analytics for privacy-friendly tracking.
  7. External links include partner Hydrogen Germany and analytics/tracking domains.
  8. Presence of a suspicious domain 'svrdntfctn.com' used in a deferred script with no-referrer policy; may warrant further investigation.
  9. No visible security headers detected in provided data.
  10. No visible forms with data collection fields found in the provided HTML snippet.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, indicating a stable and maintainable platform. The frontend uses Font Awesome for icons and Bootstrap for responsive design, ensuring good mobile optimization and user experience. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare, providing DNS management and security benefits. Matomo analytics is used, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. Performance is moderate with video content and multiple CSS files loaded. No broken elements or errors were detected in the provided content. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and SEO further by adding ARIA attributes and enhancing metadata. The suspicious external script should be audited to avoid potential security risks.
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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