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Security report for giz.de

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH · Government · Germany

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

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a leading German development agency specializing in international cooperation for sustainable development and education. The organization operates globally with a presence in approximately 120 countries, offering a broad range of services including project management, capacity building, and development partnerships. The website reflects a well-established, professional entity with comprehensive content and a clear focus on its mission and services. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript libraries and multimedia elements but suffers from a critical lack of a valid SSL/TLS certificate, which significantly impacts its security posture. Despite this, the organization maintains strong privacy and legal compliance, including GDPR adherence and detailed policies. The overall risk is moderate, primarily due to the missing HTTPS configuration, which should be addressed promptly to enhance trust and security.

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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
50
Security headers
65
Email security
50
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
59

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 giz.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
6,671
Employees
689
Customers
4,374
Third parties
1,608
Weak passwords
10%

Latest record dated 2026-06-18 · 67 subdomains affected

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  • –sts.giz.de2026-06-18
  • –sts.giz.de2026-06-18
  • –learning.giz.de2026-06-18
  • –sts.giz.de2026-06-17
  • –owa.giz.de2026-06-16

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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

GIZ holds a strong market position as a government-related non-profit entity focused on sustainable development and international cooperation. Its business model revolves around providing tailored services to governments, international institutions, and private sector partners. The organization benefits from a diverse partnership ecosystem, including subsidiaries like sequa gGmbH and the Centrum für internationale Migration und Entwicklung. The website's content and structure indicate a mature digital presence aimed at multiple stakeholder groups, including governments, companies, and civil society. Growth indicators include active content updates, multimedia engagement, and a broad geographic focus. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining security and compliance to support its global operations and reputation.

Security posture

The current security maturity level of the GIZ website is moderate to low due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and lack of enabled TLS protocols. While SPF and DMARC records are properly configured, enhancing email security, the missing HTTPS implementation exposes users to potential risks such as data interception. No critical vulnerabilities like malware or SQL injection were detected. Compliance gaps exist in transport layer security, and no incident response contact beyond abuse email is prominently available. The organization demonstrates a commitment to security best practices in policy but must improve technical implementations to align with modern standards and ensure data protection and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire website.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable outdated or insecure protocols.
  3. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload options.
  4. Enable OCSP stapling to improve certificate validation performance and security.
  5. Enhance visibility and accessibility of incident response contacts and security policies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website utilizes a modern JavaScript-based front-end with libraries such as jQuery, Slick Carousel for sliders, and Plyr for video playback. The CMS appears to be custom or proprietary, with no explicit common CMS detected. Hosting is managed via UU.NET name servers, indicating a professional hosting environment. Performance is moderate to slow, with a page load time of approximately 9.5 seconds and a large number of resources (183) and page size (~344 KB). The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices, including comprehensive meta tags and structured navigation. Technical risks include the lack of SSL/TLS, which impacts both security and SEO rankings. Modernization opportunities include improving load times and adopting HTTPS to meet current web standards.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 79/100 +8Low26 findingsView report
  2. 71/100Medium29 findingsView report
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