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Security report for gluecksspielsucht-selbsthilfe.de

Fachverband Glücksspielsucht e.V. · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'Glücksspielsucht Selbsthilfe' is a German non-profit platform operated by Fachverband Glücksspielsucht e.V., dedicated to supporting individuals affected by gambling addiction and their families. It offers information, organizes events, workshops, and provides resources for self-help groups. The site is funded by the AOK Bundesverband and maintains a professional presence with regularly updated content and event announcements. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with a modern but moderate tech stack including Bootstrap and jQuery, delivering a good user experience with mobile optimization and clear navigation. Security posture is moderate; HTTPS is used, but no explicit security headers or cookie consent mechanisms were detected, which may impact GDPR compliance. The site uses plausible.io for privacy-friendly analytics, indicating some privacy awareness. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with a small non-profit organization. Overall, the site is trustworthy and serves its niche well but could improve in privacy compliance and security best practices.

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

6 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
90
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
61

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 Fachverband Glücksspielsucht e.V. operates in the non-profit sector focused on gambling addiction self-help in Germany. Its business model relies on funding from health insurance associations and possibly donations. The organization targets affected individuals, families, and self-help groups, providing educational content, events, and support services. The website acts as a communication and resource hub, enhancing community engagement and awareness. The partnership with AOK Bundesverband adds credibility and funding stability. The site’s content and event-driven approach indicate active community involvement and ongoing outreach efforts.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS reduces its defense-in-depth posture. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies are published, which limits transparency in security management. The use of up-to-date WordPress and plugins is implied but should be regularly verified. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities were found in the HTML content. Privacy compliance is partial due to missing cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be enhanced by implementing standard security headers, privacy notices, and formal incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Add and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish explicit privacy and security policies detailing data handling and protection measures.
  4. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact channels.
  5. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fachverband Glücksspielsucht e.V.
Description
A non-profit organization focused on self-help for gambling addiction, providing information, events, workshops, and support for affected individuals and their families in Germany.
Key services
Online self-help groups, Workshops and seminars, Information dissemination, Material ordering, Event organization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.5.5, jQuery 3.7.1, Bootstrap 3.3.7, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Owl Carousel, Magnific Popup
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by URLs
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
plausible.io
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based non-profit site focused on gambling addiction self-help in Germany.
  2. Content is in German and well-structured with multiple blog posts and event announcements.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms detected, which may affect GDPR compliance.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. Site uses plausible.io for privacy-friendly analytics.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  7. No visible security headers detected in the HTML content.
  8. WHOIS data is minimal but domain is active and uses standard nameservers.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; site content is fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.5.5 with a Bootstrap 3.3.7 theme, leveraging jQuery and Font Awesome for UI components. It uses plausible.io for analytics, favoring privacy. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets from its own domain and Google Fonts. The performance is moderate with responsive design for mobile devices. SEO is basic with meta tags and RSS feeds but lacks advanced structured data like JSON-LD. Accessibility features are minimal but present. Hosting appears to be managed via domaincontrol.com nameservers, typical for small organizations. There is room for modernization, especially upgrading Bootstrap and improving accessibility and SEO practices.
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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