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Security report for help-ev.de

Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e. V. · Non-profit · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. is a well-established German non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1981, dedicated to providing emergency aid and sustainable development support worldwide. The organization focuses on empowering people through self-help initiatives and immediate relief in crisis regions such as Ukraine, Gaza, Afghanistan, and others. It maintains a strong market position supported by recognized certifications and memberships in reputable aid coalitions. The website reflects a professional and trustworthy image with comprehensive content and clear calls to action for donations and support. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries like Swiper.js and Usercentrics for consent management. It is hosted on servers indicated by the domain's nameservers, with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. The site uses HTTPS and Google Tag Manager for analytics, with a privacy-first approach evident in cookie consent mechanisms. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses consent management but lacks explicit security policy pages or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data aligns well with the organization's identity, showing a consistent and legitimate domain registration. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong business credibility and privacy compliance. Strategic improvements could include publishing a dedicated security policy, incident response contacts, and a vulnerability disclosure framework to enhance transparency and trust further.

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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

  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 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';…

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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
95
Security headers
25
Email security
70
DNS health
65
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
54
Employees
0
Customers
17
Third parties
37
Weak passwords
6%

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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

Help operates as a medium-sized international NGO focused on humanitarian aid and sustainable development. Its business model relies on donations, partnerships with governmental bodies like the German Foreign Office and BMZ, and memberships in aid coalitions. The organization targets donors, volunteers, and partners interested in crisis relief and development aid. Its competitive advantage lies in its long history, transparent operations, and recognized certifications. The website supports multiple languages, indicating a global outreach. Revenue streams are primarily from individual and corporate donations, testamentary gifts, and institutional funding. The partnership ecosystem includes government agencies and umbrella organizations, enhancing credibility and operational reach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent management implemented via Usercentrics. No security headers were explicitly detected in the HTML content, suggesting room for improvement in HTTP header security. There is no public security policy or incident response contact, which are important for transparency and trust. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, limiting external security reporting. Forms appear to be standard with validation, and no sensitive data exposure was observed. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional security best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e. V.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e. V.
Description
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. ist eine international tätige Hilfsorganisation. Ziel ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen selbstbestimmt in Würde und Sicherheit leben können. Die Organisation leistet Soforthilfe bei Katastrophen und bekämpft Armut und Hunger nachhaltig.
Key services
Nothilfe (emergency aid), Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe (help for self-help), Winterhilfe, Spendenaktionen, Psychosoziale Unterstützung, Wasser- und Gesundheitsprojekte
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Usercentrics Consent Management, Google Tag Manager, autoComplete.js, Swiper.js
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for cookies and tracking
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with validation

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Usercentrics Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional, well-established non-profit humanitarian aid organization.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and multilingual (German and English).
  3. Strong trust signals through certifications and memberships.
  4. Good privacy and cookie compliance with consent management.
  5. No security policy or incident response contact publicly found.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt present.
  7. Modern CMS and technology stack with good mobile optimization.
  8. No signs of malicious or suspicious content or domains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system suitable for complex and multilingual sites. It uses modern JavaScript libraries such as Swiper.js for sliders and autoComplete.js for search enhancements. Consent management is handled by Usercentrics, ensuring GDPR compliance. The site loads asynchronously and defers non-critical scripts, indicating attention to performance. Hosting appears to be managed by your-server.de, a known German hosting provider. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessible navigation. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Technical risks are minimal, but the absence of explicit security headers and incident response information could be addressed to reduce potential attack surface and improve trust.
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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