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Security report for hackathon-fulda.de

Hackathon Fulda · Technology · Germany

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hackathon Fulda is a regional technology event organizer focused on hosting annual hackathons in Fulda, Germany. The website promotes the upcoming 7th edition of the hackathon, emphasizing innovative challenges, prize money, and community engagement. The target audience includes coders, students, and technology enthusiasts interested in developing solutions for crisis and disaster scenarios. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and Yoast SEO, indicating a modern and maintainable infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized and uses HTTPS, but lacks some security headers and formal privacy and cookie policies. Social media presence is established via Instagram, and sponsorships from reputable local companies enhance credibility. Overall, the website is professional and functional but could improve privacy compliance and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

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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
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
68

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 hackathon-fulda.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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 business operates as an event organizer in the technology sector, leveraging sponsorships and community participation to drive its hackathon events. It targets a niche market of innovators and coders focused on social impact themes like disaster technology. The business model relies on event sponsorship and participant engagement rather than direct sales. The presence of multiple local sponsors indicates a strong partnership ecosystem. Growth potential exists through expanding participant numbers and regional influence. The website content and structure support clear communication of event details and calls to action, such as registration and sponsorship.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policy information is provided, which limits transparency and preparedness. The use of third-party scripts like Plausible Analytics and Tally.so is noted but appears minimal in tracking scope. No known vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the content. Enhancing security headers and publishing security policies would improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security incident reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress plugins and themes to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards and improve user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hackathon Fulda
Description
Hackathon Fulda is an event organizing innovative hackathons in Fulda, Germany, focusing on challenges such as Disaster Tech. It offers prize money and opportunities for participants to develop ideas for the region.
Key services
Hackathon event organization, Community building, Sponsorship facilitation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, Yoast SEO, jQuery, FontAwesome, Swiper.js
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
plausible.kaleidoscode.de
Marketing tools
Tally.so (form embedding)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a WordPress-based event site for Hackathon Fulda.
  2. Content is in German with English language alternate available.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Social media presence includes Instagram link.
  6. Uses modern web technologies and SEO plugins.
  7. No security headers detected in the provided data.
  8. No forms with identifiable fields for contact or registration found in the truncated content, but embedded Tally.so form script is present.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and Yoast SEO plugin, indicating a modern and widely supported technology stack. It employs jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements and Swiper.js for interactive components. The site is served over HTTPS with valid SSL configuration. Performance is moderate with caching and minified CSS/JS assets observed. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO metadata is well implemented including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. No hosting provider details were identified from the content. The site could benefit from improved security headers and enhanced accessibility compliance.
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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