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Security report for haendlerbund.de

Händlerbund · E-commerce · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Händlerbund is a leading German e-commerce legal and compliance service provider, offering a comprehensive 360° network for online retailers. Their services include legal texts, legal advice, help with warnings, shop audits, cookie consent tools, and customer trust solutions. With over 92,000 online presences served, Händlerbund holds a strong market position in Germany's e-commerce sector. The website is built on HubSpot CMS, leveraging modern web technologies and accessibility features, providing a professional and user-friendly experience. Security posture is strong with HTTPS, HSTS, SPF, DMARC, and OCSP stapling implemented, though DNSSEC is not enabled and some minor improvements are recommended. Privacy compliance is robust with clear cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR-aligned policies. Overall, Händlerbund demonstrates a mature digital presence with good security and privacy practices, supporting its credibility and trustworthiness in the e-commerce legal services market.

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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

5 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  3. 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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
69
Security headers
45
Email security
95
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
Average
70

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 haendlerbund.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
873
Employees
0
Customers
871
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
9%

14 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

Händlerbund operates a membership and service model targeting online retailers, startups, SMEs, large enterprises, and specialized segments like influencers and marketplaces. Their competitive advantage lies in comprehensive legal and compliance solutions tailored for e-commerce, supported by a strong partner ecosystem including marketplaces, legal networks, and review portals. Revenue streams include membership packages, legal services, and specialized checks. The company shows growth indicators through extensive client base and media presence. Strategic partnerships and a broad service portfolio position Händlerbund as a key player in the German e-commerce compliance landscape.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS, modern TLS protocols, and security headers like HSTS, SPF, and DMARC. OCSP stapling is active, enhancing certificate validation speed and reliability. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and CAA records appear misconfigured with undefined entries. Certificate transparency compliance is lacking, which could be improved. Incident response and security policy documentation are not publicly found, indicating potential gaps in transparency. Overall, the security posture is solid but could benefit from DNSSEC activation and enhanced security header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to protect DNS integrity and prevent spoofing.
  2. Correct or remove undefined CAA DNS records to ensure proper certificate issuance policies.
  3. Improve certificate transparency compliance by logging certificates in public CT logs.
  4. Add additional security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Publish a public security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on servers managed by kasserver.com and built on the HubSpot CMS platform, utilizing technologies such as jQuery, FancyApps UI, Slick Carousel, FilePond, and various HubSpot marketing and analytics tools. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 5.5 seconds and a page size of about 1.35 MB. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features including an accessibility plugin and a cookie consent tool. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The technical stack is modern and well-integrated, supporting a professional and scalable online presence.
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. 80/100 −1Low24 findingsView report
  2. 81/100Low24 findingsView report
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