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Security report for haufe-akademie.de

Haufe Akademie GmbH & Co. KG · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Haufe Akademie GmbH & Co. KG is a well-established German company specializing in professional education and training services. The website offers a broad portfolio of over 2,500 topics including seminars, online trainings, inhouse trainings, and qualification programs targeting a wide audience. The company positions itself as a leading provider in the education sector with a strong digital presence and comprehensive course offerings. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and clear navigation, supporting a positive user experience.

Scanned

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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

3 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 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

  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 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
75
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
68
Average
67

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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Leaked records that mention haufe-akademie.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
185
Employees
0
Customers
181
Third parties
4
Weak passwords
13%

7 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 business operates primarily in the education sector, focusing on corporate and individual professional development. Its market position is strong within Germany, supported by a large catalog of training topics and specialized IT training under the 'skill it' brand. The business model revolves around delivering educational content through multiple formats including live, online, and blended learning. The company leverages partnerships within the Haufe Group ecosystem, enhancing its market reach and credibility. The presence of advanced analytics and A/B testing tools indicates a mature digital marketing and optimization strategy.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and a Content Security Policy restricting frame ancestors to self. It employs modern security best practices such as asynchronous script loading and cookie consent management via Usercentrics. However, there is room for improvement by adding additional security headers like X-Frame-Options and Strict-Transport-Security. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The absence of explicit security policies or incident response contacts suggests an opportunity to enhance transparency and preparedness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement additional HTTP security headers including X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security to strengthen defense-in-depth.
  2. Publish a clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service pages to improve compliance and user trust.
  3. Introduce a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate risks from external libraries.
  5. Enhance form security by adding anti-CSRF tokens and robust input validation to prevent injection attacks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Haufe Akademie GmbH & Co. KG
Description
Haufe Akademie - Das Unternehmen für berufliche Weiterbildung - Über 2.500 Themen vor Ort, Live-Online oder Inhouse
Key services
Seminars, Live-Online Trainings, Inhouse Trainings, Qualification Programs, E-Learning, Future Jobs Classes, IT Trainings via skill it
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Bootstrap, Semantic UI, Weglot (translation), Google Tag Manager, Kameleoon (A/B testing), Usercentrics (cookie consent), Pega Cloud (decisionhub integration)
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Semantic UI
Platforms
Pega Cloud
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content Security Policy present
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async/defer for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via GTM), Kameleoon
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Kameleoon, Usercentrics
Marketing tools
Kameleoon, Usercentrics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Strong focus on professional education and training services.
  3. Comprehensive navigation with multi-level menus and detailed course categories.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and third-party services for analytics, A/B testing, and cookie consent.
  5. Good security posture with HTTPS and CSP header, but could improve with additional headers.
  6. Privacy compliance is supported by Usercentrics cookie consent mechanism.
  7. Contact information is present but no explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in provided content.
  8. No evidence of adult or questionable content; safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including Bootstrap and Semantic UI frameworks, with integrations for translation (Weglot), analytics (Google Tag Manager), A/B testing (Kameleoon), and cookie consent (Usercentrics). The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with deferred and asynchronous loading of scripts to improve load times. The use of Pega Cloud indicates integration with enterprise decision management platforms. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a scalable and user-friendly digital 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. 67/100Medium26 findingsView report
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