Hessischer Rundfunk operates hr-fernsehen.de as a regional public broadcasting platform providing TV programming, video on demand, livestreams, recipes, and weather information primarily for the Hessen region in Germany. The website is professionally designed with excellent content quality and user experience, targeting a broad general audience. The technical infrastructure leverages modern JavaScript frameworks, analytics tools, and a custom CMS, hosted on secure servers with appropriate HTTPS and security headers. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, reflecting a mature approach to data protection. Security posture is strong with no critical vulnerabilities detected, though some enhancements to security headers and explicit incident response policies could improve resilience. Overall, the website is trustworthy, well-maintained, and aligned with the organization's public service mission.
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NIS2 and GDPR posture
GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7
NIS2 Art. 21(2)
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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
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"
This scan found 24 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.
Daily monitoring
Recommended
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
Exposed services
Third-party trackers
Security score drift
Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.
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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
100
Security headers
30
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
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
Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.
Dark web exposure
Add-on
Leaked records that mention hr-fernsehen.de, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
Breach holds no records for hr-fernsehen.de right now. New leaks arrive continuously, so monitoring on Breach alerts you if that changes.
Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The website positions Hessischer Rundfunk as a key regional media provider with a strong presence in public broadcasting. Its business model focuses on content delivery and audience engagement through multiple digital channels, including partnerships with ARD Mediathek. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a controlled communication channel via web forms, typical for public broadcasters. The use of Piano Analytics indicates investment in audience measurement and marketing insights. The site’s comprehensive content and consistent branding reinforce its market position as a reliable media source in Germany.
Security posture
The site demonstrates a solid security posture with enforced HTTPS, Content Security Policy, and secure form handling. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the CSP could be tightened to restrict scripts and styles further, and additional headers like X-Frame-Options and Referrer-Policy are recommended. The lack of a published security policy or vulnerability disclosure page limits transparency in incident response readiness. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could benefit from enhanced security communication and policies.
Recommendations
Enhance Content-Security-Policy to include script-src and style-src restrictions to reduce XSS risks.
Implement additional security headers such as X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Strict-Transport-Security.
Publish a clear security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to improve transparency and trust.
Provide explicit incident response contact information for security issues.
Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools for security and privacy compliance.
Site observations
Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.
Business
Company
Hessischer Rundfunk
Description
Auf hr-fernsehen.de finden Sie Videos und Informationen zu hr-Sendungen sowie Rezepte und Links zur ARD Mediathek.
Key services
TV programming, Video on demand, Livestream, Recipes, Weather information
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent
Technology
Stack
JavaScript, Alpine.js, Modernizr, Piano Analytics, CSS3, HTML5
Frameworks
Alpine.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good
Security
Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
HTTPS enforced
Content Security Policy present
No exposed sensitive data in HTML
Use of ARIA attributes and accessibility features
Secure forms with autocomplete off
Analytics and tracking
Services
Piano Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good
Advertising
Tracking pixels
Piano Analytics
Marketing tools
Piano Analytics
Transparency
basic
Site quality
Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high
Key observations
Website is a professional public broadcaster portal for Hessischer Rundfunk.
Content is rich, well-structured, and includes multimedia and program information.
Strong focus on accessibility and user experience.
Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant.
No signs of phishing, malware, or suspicious activity.
Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via web forms.
No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes
Notes
The website uses a modern tech stack including Alpine.js, Modernizr, and Piano Analytics integrated into a custom CMS (hrcms-delivery 4.26.0). It is hosted on secure infrastructure with dedicated nameservers. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as ARIA attributes and keyboard navigation support. Performance is moderate, with preloading of critical assets and deferred script loading. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. There is room for improvement in tightening security headers and optimizing performance further.
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.
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