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Security report for hof.de

Stadt Hof · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stadt Hof is the official municipal government website for the city of Hof in Bavaria, Germany. It serves residents and visitors by providing city information, public services, and tourism-related content. The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a widely used open-source content management system favored by government entities. The site demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with a professional design, good mobile optimization, and clear navigation. It employs privacy-conscious analytics through a self-hosted Matomo instance and integrates Usercentrics for consent management, reflecting compliance with privacy regulations. However, explicit privacy policies and terms of service were not found in the provided content, indicating room for improvement in transparency and compliance documentation. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced, but lacks visible security headers and published security policies or incident response information.

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

4 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. 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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  • Security score drift

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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
85
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
71

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
4
Employees
0
Customers
4
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
50%

1 subdomain 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 website positions Stadt Hof as a trusted government entity providing essential public services and information to its community. Its business model is that of a public sector organization focused on governance and citizen engagement rather than commercial activities. The site targets local residents, tourists, and stakeholders interested in city affairs. The use of open-source technologies and self-hosted analytics suggests a cost-effective and privacy-aware approach. The absence of commercial advertising or affiliate programs aligns with its government nature. The website's consistent branding and trust signals such as official domain and structured metadata reinforce its credibility. There is no indication of parent or subsidiary companies, consistent with a municipal government structure.

Security posture

The security posture of the website is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, ensuring encrypted communications. The use of Usercentrics for consent management and self-hosted Matomo analytics indicates attention to privacy and data protection. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, or HSTS reduces the overall security robustness. No explicit security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms were found, which are best practices for transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The site would benefit from publishing security documentation and implementing additional HTTP security headers to enhance protection against common web threats.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, such as a dedicated security or abuse email address.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and update CMS and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Hof
Description
Herzlich willkommen bei der Stadt Hof. Wir sind für Sie da.
Key services
City information and services, Public announcements, Tourism information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, jQuery, Swiper, Usercentrics Consent Management
Frameworks
TYPO3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by URL)
  • Consent management via Usercentrics
  • Self-hosted Matomo for analytics (privacy friendly)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Usercentrics Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official city government site for Stadt Hof, Bavaria, Germany
  2. Uses TYPO3 CMS, a common open-source CMS for government and public sector
  3. Includes comprehensive metadata and social media Open Graph tags
  4. Consent management implemented via Usercentrics
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in provided content
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided HTML snippet
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  8. No visible security headers in provided data; SSL assumed but not verified
  9. Matomo analytics used, self-hosted, indicating privacy-conscious analytics
  10. No advertising or affiliate programs detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages TYPO3 CMS, a mature and extensible platform suitable for government websites. It integrates Matomo analytics for privacy-friendly user tracking and Usercentrics for consent management, indicating compliance with GDPR. The site loads multiple compressed CSS and JS assets, suggesting optimization efforts. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO metadata is well implemented with Open Graph and Twitter Card tags. However, no explicit hosting provider information was found. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement by further optimizing assets and caching. Accessibility features appear basic; enhancements could improve usability for all users. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modern security and accessibility best practices.
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. 70/100Medium32 findingsView report
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