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Security report for gew-shop.de

Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The GEW Shop is an e-commerce platform operated by the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, a German educational union. The website offers a variety of union-related merchandise including promotional items, printed materials, office supplies, and campaign materials targeted primarily at union members and educational professionals. The platform positions itself as a niche provider within the education sector, supporting union activities and member engagement through its product offerings. The site is well-branded, consistent, and provides clear contact information and policies, enhancing user trust. Technically, the website is built on Magento 2 using the Smartwave Porto theme, incorporating modern web technologies such as jQuery, RequireJS, and Bootstrap. It is hosted on infrastructure associated with DomainControl (likely GoDaddy). The site is mobile-optimized and includes standard e-commerce functionalities such as shopping cart, user accounts, and search. Performance is moderate with good SEO and accessibility basics. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses secure cookies, and includes CAPTCHA on login forms to mitigate automated abuse. However, it lacks explicit HTTP security headers and a public security policy or vulnerability disclosure mechanism. Matomo analytics is used for user tracking with moderate tracking levels and GDPR-compliant cookie management. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with good business credibility and privacy compliance. Strategic improvements could include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and adding a vulnerability disclosure channel to strengthen security posture and trust further.

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

    • 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. 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

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  • Security score drift

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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
72
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
51

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

The GEW Shop operates as a specialized e-commerce channel for the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, focusing on union-related merchandise and educational materials. Its market positioning is niche, serving union members and educational professionals in Germany. The business model revolves around direct sales of branded and campaign-related products, supporting union activities and member engagement. Revenue streams are primarily product sales. The company maintains a clear partnership with the parent union organization, leveraging its brand and audience. Growth indicators include a well-maintained website with active product listings and newsletter subscriptions. The partnership ecosystem includes social media channels and external analytics services. Operationally, the site uses a robust Magento platform, indicating investment in scalable e-commerce infrastructure.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and secure cookie settings. The use of CAPTCHA on login forms and form key tokens indicates awareness of common web security practices. However, the absence of key HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options represents a gap that could expose the site to certain web-based attacks. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found in the provided content. The lack of a public security policy or incident response contact limits transparency and preparedness for security incidents. GDPR compliance is supported by privacy and cookie policies, but no dedicated data protection officer contact was identified. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved with additional hardening and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance browser security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response procedures to improve transparency.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program, ideally via a security.txt file, to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and dependencies to mitigate risks from known vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and conduct periodic security training to foster a stronger security culture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft
Description
Der GEW Shop bietet GEW-Mitgliedern und Beschäftigten Materialien zur Mitgliederwerbung, Streik- und Aktionsbedarf sowie Broschüren, Plakate und Büroartikel.
Key services
Verkauf von Werbeartikeln, Verkauf von Druckerzeugnissen, Verkauf von Büroartikeln, Verkauf von Organisationsartikeln, Kampagnenmaterialien
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Magento 2, jQuery, RequireJS, Bootstrap, Owl Carousel, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Magento, Smartwave Porto theme
Platforms
Magento E-commerce platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure cookies with secure flag
  • CAPTCHA integration on login
  • Form key tokens for CSRF protection

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Newsletter subscription
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Content is in German and targeted at union members and educational professionals.
  3. Uses Magento 2 with a commercial theme and standard e-commerce features.
  4. Includes privacy and cookie policies consistent with GDPR requirements.
  5. Contact information is clearly presented including email, phone, and physical address.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  8. Social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
  9. Matomo analytics used for tracking with moderate user tracking level.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature and widely used e-commerce platform, Magento 2, customized with the Smartwave Porto theme. It leverages modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and RequireJS for modular loading and UI enhancements. The site integrates Bootstrap for responsive design and Owl Carousel for interactive sliders. Hosting is managed via DomainControl nameservers, suggesting use of a commercial hosting provider. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and lazy loading of images. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Accessibility is basic but present, with skip links and ARIA roles. Technical risks include missing security headers and potential dependency vulnerabilities, which should be addressed to maintain operational integrity.
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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