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Security report for gruendungswoche.de

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.gruendungswoche.de is a German government-backed platform managed by the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, focused on promoting entrepreneurship and self-employment through nationwide events and workshops. It serves a broad audience including prospective founders, students, craftsmen, and social entrepreneurs. The platform operates as a non-profit initiative with a strong partner network including government bodies and competence centers. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks, offering good mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage and secure login forms, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no visible cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-positioned in its niche, though improvements in security and privacy transparency are recommended.

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

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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
77
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
72

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
4
Employees
0
Customers
4
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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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

The Gründungswoche Deutschland initiative is positioned as a key national event promoting entrepreneurship, supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Its business model revolves around event coordination, partner engagement, and providing educational resources to stimulate startup culture. The platform leverages partnerships with chambers of commerce, educational institutions, and innovation centers to deliver free workshops and seminars. The target market includes diverse founder profiles such as young entrepreneurs, craftsmen, and social startups. The initiative has a stable presence since 2008 and maintains a consistent brand image with government trust signals. Revenue streams are likely public funding and partner contributions. The partnership ecosystem is robust, enhancing reach and credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and login forms use secure POST methods with autocomplete attributes. The site respects Do Not Track signals in analytics. However, no explicit security headers like Content Security Policy, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information published, nor a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the content. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism despite tracking scripts may pose GDPR compliance risks. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be significantly improved with standard best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Deploy a clear cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact details to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy and security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are used.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz
Description
Deutschlandweite Veranstaltungen zum Thema Selbstständigkeit vom 14. bis 20. November 2022. Werden Sie mit ihrer Veranstaltung Partner der Gründungswoche 2022.
Key services
Event coordination, Workshops and seminars, Partner registration, Information and consulting services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Bootstrap, SmartMenus, Slick Carousel, MediaElement.js, Leaflet (OpenStreetMap), TinyMCE
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by base href https://)
  • Login form with POST method and autocomplete attributes
  • Respect for Do Not Track in etracker analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
etracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
etracker
Marketing tools
etracker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government-backed platform promoting entrepreneurship events in Germany.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with multilingual support (German and English).
  3. No direct email addresses or phone numbers found in the HTML content; contact is via contact page and forms.
  4. Social media presence includes Facebook and new LinkedIn and Instagram channels.
  5. Uses TYPO3 CMS with modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks.
  6. No explicit cookie consent banner detected despite use of tracking scripts.
  7. Login form present for partners with secure POST method and autocomplete attributes.
  8. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  9. No explicit security headers detected in provided data.
  10. WHOIS data shows domain status 'connect' with managed IP name servers.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, combined with modern frontend libraries such as jQuery, Bootstrap, SmartMenus, and Slick Carousel for UI components. It integrates Leaflet for map functionalities and TinyMCE as a rich text editor. Hosting is managed via a professional managed IP provider with multiple authoritative name servers. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple CSS and JS assets but no major issues detected. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to modernize analytics and improve security configurations.
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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