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Security report for heiligeedithstein.de

Pfarrei Hl. Edith Stein · Government · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, DNS health and 3 other checks.

Security score

46/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website represents the Catholic parish 'Hl. Edith Stein' located in Berlin, Germany, serving the local community with religious services, events, and pastoral care. It operates under the Erzbistum Berlin and targets parishioners and interested individuals in the region. The site provides comprehensive information about services, events, and community life, reflecting a small but active religious organization. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, utilizing legacy jQuery libraries and Shadowbox.js for media display. The site is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices, with good accessibility and SEO practices. Cookie consent is implemented with granular user choices, reflecting good privacy compliance. Security posture is moderate; while HTTPS is implied, no explicit security headers were detected, and no published security or incident response policies are available. The site does not expose sensitive data and uses consent-based activation for tracking and media embeds. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, allowing full content access. Overall, the website is trustworthy and professional, with good content quality and privacy compliance. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and considering vulnerability disclosure mechanisms to improve security maturity and trust further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

8 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

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  4. 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

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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
72
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
45
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
43
Average
46

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 parish operates as a non-profit religious organization within the government sector, affiliated with the Erzbistum Berlin. Its business model focuses on community engagement through religious services, educational courses, and social events. The target audience includes local parishioners and the broader Catholic community in Berlin. The website supports community growth and engagement through regular updates, event announcements, and accessible contact information. The organization maintains a consistent brand and trust signals such as legal imprint and privacy notices. The partnership with the Erzbistum Berlin strengthens its legitimacy and operational support.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The site uses HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR. However, the absence of HTTP security headers like Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No incident response or security policies are publicly available, and no vulnerability disclosure process is evident. Tracking scripts are consent-based, minimizing privacy risks. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The security culture appears basic but could benefit from formalized policies and technical hardening.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard HTTP security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and stakeholders.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency around data retention policies and tracking practices to improve privacy compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pfarrei Hl. Edith Stein
Description
Katholische Kirchengemeinde Pfarrei Hl. Edith Stein in Berlin-Neukölln-Süd mit Angeboten zu Gottesdiensten, Veranstaltungen, Glaubenskursen und Gemeindeleben.
Key services
Gottesdienste, Glaubenskurse, Gemeinschaftsleben, Veranstaltungen, Seelsorge
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery 1.10.1, Shadowbox.js
Frameworks
TYPO3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent with granular options
  • Blocking of third-party embeds until consent

Analytics and tracking

Services
eTracker, Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a church parish site for Hl. Edith Stein in Berlin.
  2. Content is in German and well structured with clear navigation.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with granular options for media embeds.
  4. No visible security headers or explicit security policies published.
  5. No terms of service or vulnerability disclosure policies found.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical address.
  7. No social media links detected in the provided content.
  8. Site uses TYPO3 CMS with legacy jQuery version but no obvious vulnerable libraries.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, indicating a stable technical foundation. The use of legacy jQuery (version 1.10.1) suggests some technical debt and potential security risks if not regularly updated. Performance is moderate, with compressed CSS and JavaScript assets and lazy loading of images. Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, with skip links and responsive menus. The hosting environment is inferred from nameservers to be Your-Server.de and second-ns providers, typical for German hosting. No advanced modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) are detected, indicating a traditional server-rendered site. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack 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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