German Web Awards is a reputable annual award event recognizing the best web agencies in Germany, focusing on design, know-how, service, and customer satisfaction. The awards have been running for six years and are organized by Herzog & Adelmann Gruppe, a known entity in the German digital agency space. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear information about the awards, participation, winners, and evaluation criteria. It targets German web agencies and digital service providers aiming to gain recognition and market differentiation. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Webflow CMS, GSAP animations, and hosts multimedia content on Amazon S3. The domain is registered with GoDaddy and shows no privacy protection, aligning with the business's transparency. Security posture is good with HTTPS and domain status protections, though DNSSEC is not enabled and security headers are not explicitly detected. Privacy compliance is strong with a comprehensive privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, and GDPR adherence. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site presents a trustworthy, professional, and well-maintained digital presence.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
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
6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.
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 X-Frame-Options header
Prevents clickjacking attacks
What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"
This scan found 23 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
57
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
65
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 germanwebawards.com, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The German Web Awards occupy a niche in the German digital market as a prestigious award platform for web agencies, helping them stand out through objective evaluation based on extensive criteria. Their business model revolves around organizing, evaluating, and promoting digital excellence, likely funded through participation fees and sponsorships. The awards have a growing participant base and media presence, supported by a parent company with a portfolio of digital services. The partnership ecosystem includes multiple recognized agencies and brands, enhancing credibility. The company targets medium to large digital agencies and brands seeking validation and marketing leverage. Growth indicators include the increasing number of participants and the 6th edition milestone. The company maintains a professional and consistent brand image, leveraging social media and digital marketing tools effectively.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and domain status flags preventing unauthorized domain transfers or deletions. The absence of DNSSEC is a minor gap that could be addressed to improve DNS security. No explicit security policy or incident response information is published, which is common for award platforms but could be improved. Cookie consent and privacy policies indicate GDPR compliance, reducing regulatory risk. Tracking pixels from Facebook and LinkedIn are present, but no excessive or suspicious tracking is detected. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analysis. The site lacks security headers such as CSP or HSTS, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced with additional headers and published security policies.
Recommendations
Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
Implement and verify security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options.
Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security communication.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to ensure minimal privacy impact and compliance.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Herzog & Adelmann Gruppe
Description
German Web Awards is an annual award event recognizing Germany's best web agencies in categories such as design, know-how, service, and customer satisfaction.
Key services
Award organization, Agency ranking and evaluation, Promotion of digital projects and agencies
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
Webflow, GSAP, Lenis, jQuery, Google Fonts
Frameworks
Webflow CMS
Platforms
Amazon S3 (video hosting)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enabled
ClientDeleteProhibited domain status
Cookie consent banner implemented
Analytics and tracking
Services
LinkedIn Insight, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Transparency
good
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
Clear and comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanism.
Contact information is prominently displayed with verified email and phone.
No security.txt or explicit security policy found.
No DNSSEC enabled, which is a minor security gap.
Use of modern web technologies and hosting on reliable platforms.
Active social media presence linked.
No suspicious or malicious content detected.
No forms detected on the main page; no personal data collection visible.
Good compliance with GDPR indicated by cookie consent and privacy policy.
Technical notes
Notes
The website is built on Webflow CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as GSAP for animations and Lenis for smooth scrolling. Hosting is likely on Webflow's infrastructure with multimedia content served from Amazon S3 in the EU region, ensuring good performance and compliance with data locality requirements. The site uses Google Fonts and integrates social media and marketing pixels from Facebook and LinkedIn. The HTML is valid and well-structured, with responsive design and accessibility considerations. Performance is optimized with asynchronous script loading and preconnect hints. No broken links or errors were detected. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, supporting a fast and engaging user experience. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and DNS configuration to further reduce technical 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.
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