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Hamburger Handball-Verband e. V. · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Hamburger Handball-Verband e. V. is a regional sports association dedicated to organizing and promoting handball activities in Hamburg, Germany. The website serves as an information hub for players, clubs, referees, and fans, providing news, schedules, regulations, and contact details. It holds a solid position as the official governing body for handball in the Hamburg region, offering key services such as game operations, referee management, youth development, and training programs. The target audience primarily includes local handball stakeholders and enthusiasts.

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

7 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 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 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
85
Security headers
40
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
51

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 organization operates as a non-profit entity focused on sports governance and community engagement within the handball sector. Its business model revolves around supporting clubs and players through structured competitions, educational initiatives, and communication channels. The website reflects a consistent brand identity and integrates with trusted partners like handball.net and the German Handball Federation. While it lacks explicit commercial revenue streams, it benefits from sponsorships and partnerships evident from linked domains and sponsor logos. The association maintains a moderate size and regional influence with a clear focus on handball development in Hamburg.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a reasonable security posture with HTTPS enabled, cookie consent mechanisms, and anti-bot protections on login forms. However, it uses an outdated jQuery version (1.10), which may expose it to known vulnerabilities. The absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces its defense-in-depth. No visible sensitive data exposure or malicious content was detected. The site lacks dedicated security or incident response policies and does not provide a vulnerability disclosure channel, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade jQuery and other JavaScript libraries to current supported versions to mitigate security risks.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to strengthen browser security.
  3. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to improve transparency and preparedness.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update Drupal core and modules to maintain security and performance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hamburger Handball-Verband e. V.
Description
Der Hamburger Handball-Verband e. V. ist der regionale Handballverband für Hamburg, der Spielbetrieb, Ausbildung, Schiedsrichterwesen und Jugendförderung im Handball organisiert und unterstützt.
Key services
Spielbetrieb (game operations), Schiedsrichterwesen (referee management), Jugendausschuss (youth committee), Lehrwesen (training and education), Turniere (tournaments), Newsletter and communication
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 7, jQuery 1.10, Google Analytics, Facebook SDK, Colorbox, Handball.net widget, EU Cookie Compliance module
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled with anonymized IP in Google Analytics
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • Anti-bot measures on login form
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of updated libraries and modules

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK
Marketing tools
Facebook SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Drupal 7 based regional sports association site for handball in Hamburg.
  2. Content is rich with news, events, and organizational information.
  3. Cookie consent and privacy policies are implemented in compliance with GDPR.
  4. No terms of service or explicit security policy pages found.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, physical address, and contact form.
  6. Use of external trusted services like Google Analytics and Facebook SDK for analytics and social media integration.
  7. No signs of malicious content or adult material.
  8. Some outdated technologies (e.g., jQuery 1.10) could pose security risks.
  9. No advanced security headers detected in the HTML content.
  10. No visible vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 7, a mature but aging CMS platform, using a variety of contributed modules for functionality such as cookie compliance, colorbox modals, and integration with handball.net widgets. It employs jQuery 1.10, which is outdated and should be upgraded. Hosting appears to be managed via domaincontrol.com nameservers, likely GoDaddy. Performance is moderate with responsive design and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The site uses Google Analytics with IP anonymization and Facebook SDK for social media integration. There is room for modernization and improved security hardening.
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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