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Security report for hotzenwald-schwarzwald.de

Hotzenwald Tourismus GmbH · Hospitality · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hotzenwald Tourismus GmbH operates a regional tourism website promoting the Hotzenwald area in the Black Forest, Germany. The site provides comprehensive information on accommodations, activities, local culture, and environmental initiatives such as Fairtrade certification and the KONUS guest card for public transport. The business targets tourists seeking nature, family vacations, and cultural experiences in a quiet, scenic environment. The business model centers on tourism promotion and accommodation booking facilitation, positioning itself as a trusted regional authority. Technically, the website uses standard web technologies including JavaScript and CSS with a custom or unknown CMS. The site is mobile-optimized with clear navigation and good SEO practices but lacks modern frameworks or advanced accessibility features. Performance is moderate with no major errors detected. Security posture is basic; HTTPS is used but no explicit security headers or vulnerability disclosures are present. Privacy compliance is partial with a privacy policy available but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small tourism site but could be improved by implementing security headers, cookie consent, and publishing a security policy. The domain registration uses privacy-protected nameservers, which is common and justified for this business type. No suspicious patterns or vulnerabilities were detected. The website content is safe, family-friendly, and professionally presented, supporting a high trustworthiness rating. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, adding cookie consent for GDPR compliance, publishing incident response information, and considering vulnerability disclosure policies to improve trust and security maturity.

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

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

    • 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. 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

  3. 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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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
60
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
56

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 company is a small regional tourism entity focused on the Hotzenwald region in Germany's Black Forest. It leverages partnerships with regional tourism networks such as Ferienwelt Südschwarzwald and promotes local culture, accommodations, and environmental responsibility. The business model is service-oriented, facilitating bookings and providing visitor information. The target market includes families, nature lovers, and cultural tourists. The presence of Fairtrade certification and environmental initiatives indicates a commitment to sustainable tourism. The company maintains a professional web presence with clear contact information and partner affiliations, supporting credibility and market positioning within regional tourism.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks important HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanism is present. Forms use POST methods but no advanced input validation or security scripts are evident. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms may pose GDPR compliance risks. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, suitable for a small tourism site but with room for improvement to reduce risk and enhance user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email).
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and consider modernizing the tech stack for improved performance and maintainability.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Hotzenwald Tourismus GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hotzenwald Tourismus GmbH
Description
Tourism promotion for the Hotzenwald region in the Black Forest, offering information on accommodations, activities, local culture, and environmental responsibility.
Key services
Tourism information, Accommodation booking (hotels, pensions, holiday apartments, farms), Event and activity promotion, Guest card services (KONUS-Gästekarte)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS implied by URL (https://)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Forms use POST method

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

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 with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in German and focused on tourism in the Hotzenwald region of the Black Forest.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner found, though privacy policy is linked in the imprint.
  4. Contact information is clearly provided including phone numbers, email, physical address, and contact form.
  5. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. Website uses multiple JavaScript files for UI functionality but no modern frameworks detected.
  9. No Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found in the HTML head.
  10. Site navigation is clear and well-structured with multiple categories and subpages.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom or unknown CMS with standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files for UI functionality. No modern JavaScript frameworks or libraries (e.g., React, Angular) are detected. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design elements and clear navigation. Performance is moderate with no broken elements or errors visible in the HTML content. SEO is supported by meta description, keywords, and viewport tags. No analytics or tracking scripts are present, indicating minimal user tracking. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations to improve resilience and user experience.
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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