Göttingen Tourismus operates an official city tourism website providing comprehensive information on sightseeing, events, accommodations, and cultural offerings in Göttingen, Germany. The site targets tourists, families, and business visitors, positioning itself as the authoritative source for local tourism and city marketing. The business model focuses on destination promotion and visitor engagement through digital content and services such as city tours and newsletters. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins and frameworks, optimized for SEO, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility. Privacy compliance is well addressed with GDPR-aligned policies and consent management. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and some best practices, though some security headers could be improved. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious elements were detected. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, serving its purpose effectively.
Scanned ·
NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
68/ 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
3 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 20 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.
Daily monitoring
Recommended
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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
95
Security headers
50
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
76
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
Add-on
Leaked records that mention goettingen-tourismus.de, 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 website serves as a key marketing and informational platform for Göttingen's tourism sector, leveraging partnerships with local tourist information centers and event organizers. Its competitive advantage lies in official city endorsement, comprehensive content, and integration of booking and event widgets. Revenue streams likely include tourism promotion funding and partnerships. The target audience includes domestic and international tourists, families, and business travelers. Growth indicators include active event promotion and digital engagement via newsletters and social media. The partnership ecosystem includes regional tourist info sites and service providers like Regiondo. Strategic observations suggest a focus on digital transformation and visitor experience enhancement.
Security posture
The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of consent management tools, and no exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security policies and incident response contacts, which are recommended for transparency and readiness. Security headers are partially implemented, and regular updates of WordPress and plugins are essential to mitigate vulnerabilities. No signs of malware or phishing were found. GDPR compliance is evident, but continuous monitoring and improvement of security controls are advised to maintain trust and compliance.
Recommendations
Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
Regularly audit and update all WordPress plugins and themes to the latest secure versions.
Enhance transparency by providing detailed data retention policies and cookie usage explanations.
Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Göttingen Tourismus
Description
Tourism and city marketing for Göttingen, offering information on sightseeing, city tours, events, accommodations, and regional attractions.
Key services
Tourist information, Event calendar, City tours booking, Accommodation listings, Newsletter subscription
PHP (implied by WordPress), Apache or similar (implied)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Consent management via Usercentrics
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of honeypot plugin for forms
Analytics and tracking
Services
Etracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Etracker
Marketing tools
Usercentrics CMP, Sendinblue newsletter forms
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professionally maintained official tourism portal for Göttingen city.
Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and localized in German.
Multiple navigation menus with detailed subpages for tourism, events, accommodations, and services.
Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent management.
No signs of malicious or suspicious content or domains.
No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
Contact information is available via contact page and newsletter form.
Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is linked.
No terms of service page detected.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with Oxygen Builder and Yoast SEO for content management and optimization. It integrates third-party widgets for booking and newsletter management, including Regiondo and Sendinblue. JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Splide.js enhance interactivity. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with structured data (JSON-LD) for SEO. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource loading. Hosting details are not explicit but appear stable. Technical risks include dependency on multiple third-party plugins which require vigilant maintenance to avoid vulnerabilities.
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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