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Security report for holzwickede-kultur.de

Gemeinde Holzwickede · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.holzwickede-kultur.de serves as the official cultural and volunteerism portal for the municipality of Holzwickede, Germany. It provides comprehensive information about local cultural events, volunteer opportunities, and community engagement initiatives. The site targets local residents and community members interested in cultural activities and civic participation. The business model is that of a government entity promoting local culture and volunteerism, with no commercial intent. The site is well-positioned as a trusted local resource with clear contact information and official branding. Technically, the website employs a municipal CMS platform with common web technologies such as jQuery, slick carousel, and Material Design Lite. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and includes SEO best practices. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed user controls, reflecting good privacy compliance. However, no advanced analytics or tracking services are detected, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms but lacks visible security headers and explicit security or incident response policies. No vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns are detected. The WHOIS data aligns with a legitimate municipal domain, though detailed registrant info is limited. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could be improved with additional headers and documented policies. The overall risk is low given the nature of the site and its public sector context. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, and maintaining privacy compliance. The site demonstrates good professionalism, trustworthiness, and community focus.

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

5 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 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';…

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

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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
85
Security headers
30
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
66

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 website represents a small government entity focused on cultural promotion and volunteer engagement within Holzwickede. Its competitive advantage lies in official municipal backing and localized content. The business model is non-commercial, relying on public funding and community participation. Revenue streams are not applicable. The target customer segment is local residents and cultural participants. Growth indicators include active event promotion and volunteer recruitment. Partnerships include regional initiatives like 'Nordrhein-Westfalen vernetzt'. The site operates within a niche municipal ecosystem, emphasizing community service and cultural enrichment.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The site uses HTTPS and cookie consent with opt-in/out categories, supporting GDPR compliance. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. No third-party analytics or tracking scripts reduce exposure to privacy risks. The absence of visible vulnerabilities and the official nature of the site reduce risk, but improvements in documented security policies and headers would enhance posture. Incident response readiness is unclear due to missing contact channels for security issues.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing terms of service and vulnerability disclosure policies.
  5. Maintain and update cookie consent mechanisms to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gemeinde Holzwickede
Description
Die Webseite präsentiert das kulturelle Leben und Ehrenamtsangebote in der Gemeinde Holzwickede. Es werden Veranstaltungen, Vereine, Ehrenamtskarten und kulturelle Aktivitäten beworben. Die Seite richtet sich an Bürger und Interessierte der Gemeinde.
Key services
Information zu kulturellen Veranstaltungen, Ehrenamtsangebote und Vereine, Kontakt- und Serviceinformationen, Veranstaltungsmeldungen
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, slick carousel, nivoSlider, Material Icons, CSS media queries, cookie consent plugin
Frameworks
Material Design Lite (MDL)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by URL https://)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
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 fully accessible and not blocked by WAF.
  2. Content is in German and focused on local culture and volunteerism.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented with detailed categories and user control.
  4. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond standard privacy and cookie pages.
  5. No terms of service page found.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided with official email and phone.
  7. Social media presence includes Instagram and Facebook official pages.
  8. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie consent.
  9. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  10. Technical implementation uses common libraries and CMS for municipal sites.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a specialized municipal CMS platform with integration of common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and slick carousel for UI components. The use of Material Design Lite indicates a focus on modern UI/UX standards. Performance is moderate with some external dependencies on Verwaltungsportal domains. Mobile optimization and accessibility features are well implemented, including contrast modes and font size adjustments. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. Technical risks include lack of visible security headers and potential dependency on external hosted resources which should be monitored for availability and security.
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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