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Security report for hna.de

Verlag Dierichs GmbH & Co KG · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

HNA.de is a regional news website serving Kassel and the Hessen region in Germany, operated by Verlag Dierichs GmbH & Co KG. The site offers a broad range of news content including local, national, and international news, consumer tips, and sports coverage. It targets a general audience interested in regional news and consumer information. The business model is primarily advertising-supported with subscription services such as ePaper. The website holds a strong market position as a leading regional news provider with consistent branding and professional content quality. Technically, the website employs a custom CMS platform with modern JavaScript frameworks including RequireJS and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. It uses a consent management platform to comply with GDPR requirements and is hosted likely on infrastructure related to Deutsche Telekom. The site is mobile optimized with good SEO and accessibility basics, though some improvements could be made in accessibility and explicit security headers. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS and uses tracking and advertising technologies responsibly with user consent. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or WAF blocking were detected, indicating a stable security posture but with room for improvement in transparency and policy publication. Overall, HNA.de presents a trustworthy and professional regional news platform with moderate technical maturity and compliance. Strategic recommendations include publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies, enhancing security headers, and improving accessibility features to strengthen user trust and regulatory compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 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

6 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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
Average
62

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
303
Employees
0
Customers
259
Third parties
44
Weak passwords
18%

21 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

HNA.de operates as a regional news media outlet with a focus on Kassel and Hessen. Its competitive advantage lies in localized content and consumer advice, supported by a strong digital presence and subscription offerings. Revenue streams include advertising and paid subscriptions (ePaper). The target customer segment is the general population in the Hessen region seeking news and consumer information. The company shows growth indicators through digital tools and partnerships with e-commerce and subscription platforms. The partnership ecosystem includes related domains such as shop.hna.de and meinehna.de, supporting commerce and subscription services. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining strong regional relevance and expanding digital subscription models.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement and use of consent management platforms. Key strengths include the absence of WAF blocking, no visible vulnerabilities, and responsible use of tracking technologies with user consent. Compliance gaps include the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Data protection practices are partially implemented with GDPR consent tools but lack full transparency. Incident response readiness is unclear due to missing contact channels. Security culture indicators suggest awareness but could be improved by formalizing policies and disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly linked from the homepage.
  2. Implement and expose explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Create and publish a security policy and incident response contact information, including abuse@ or security@ email addresses.
  4. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Verlag Dierichs GmbH & Co KG
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Verlag Dierichs GmbH & Co KG
Description
Aktuelle Nachrichten aus Kassel und Nordhessen – von Verbraucher-Tipps über Wirtschaft zu Politik und Sport.
Key services
News publishing, Consumer tips, Regional and world news, Subscription services (ePaper)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
RequireJS, Google Tag Manager, Braze, Datawrapper, OpenCMP, Traffective Ads, JavaScript ES6 modules
Frameworks
Custom CMS (ippen-digital.cms), Google Tag Manager
Platforms
Web desktop, Mobile responsive design
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with consent
  • Consent management platform (OpenCMP) present
  • Error handling JavaScript implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, Braze
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Traffective, Google AdSense/DFP
Tracking pixels
Braze
Marketing tools
Braze
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional news portal for Kassel and Hessen, Germany.
  2. Content is rich with news articles, consumer tips, and regional information.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy pages explicitly found in provided HTML snippet.
  4. Consent management platform is implemented indicating GDPR awareness.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  6. Contact information is present in structured data but not prominently in HTML snippet.
  7. Use of modern JavaScript frameworks and tracking tools.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  9. Website uses HTTPS and has consistent branding and structured data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom CMS platform with RequireJS for module loading and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. It integrates Braze for user engagement and OpenCMP for consent management, indicating a modern approach to privacy compliance. Hosting appears to be with Deutsche Telekom-related infrastructure based on nameservers. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and responsive design for mobile devices. Technical debt is low but could be improved by consolidating scripts and enhancing accessibility. SEO is well addressed with canonical links, Open Graph tags, and structured JSON-LD data. Technical risks include missing explicit security headers and incomplete policy disclosures.
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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