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Security report for hr2.de

Hessischer Rundfunk · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website hr2.de is the official online presence of Hessischer Rundfunk's hr2-kultur radio channel, a public cultural radio broadcaster in Hessen, Germany. It offers a rich variety of cultural programming including classical music, podcasts, audio on demand, and event information. The site is professionally designed with consistent branding and targets a general audience interested in cultural content. The business model is that of a public broadcaster, supported by the parent organization Hessischer Rundfunk.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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. 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  3. 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';…

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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
0
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
53

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

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Leaked records that mention hr2.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

Hessischer Rundfunk is a well-established public media entity in Germany, operating multiple radio and TV channels. Hr2-kultur serves as a cultural radio station with a strong regional focus on Hessen. The website integrates with other HR brands and external cultural partners, indicating a broad partnership ecosystem. The content is curated for cultural enrichment and public service, with no commercial advertising detected. The site supports growth through digital audio streaming and podcasting, aligning with modern media consumption trends.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and includes a Content-Security-Policy header, enhancing security. It uses modern JavaScript libraries with polyfills for legacy browser support. However, some recommended security headers like X-Frame-Options and Strict-Transport-Security are not explicitly observed in the provided data. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The site lacks publicly accessible security or incident response policies, which could improve transparency and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement and expose security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide explicit contact information including emails and phone numbers for user support and incident reporting.
  4. Enhance the Content-Security-Policy to restrict script and style sources more tightly.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve security posture and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hessischer Rundfunk
Description
Entspanntes und werbefreies Kulturradio aus Hessen: tagsüber klassische Musik, abends vielfältige Musikfarben und Hörspiele sowie Kultur-Tipps.
Key services
Radio broadcasting, Cultural programming, Podcasts, Event coverage
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Alpine.js, Modernizr, Piano Analytics, ARD Player, Clappr Player
Frameworks
Alpine.js, Material Design Lite (noscript CSS)
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL https://www.hr2.de/index.html)
  • Content-Security-Policy header present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern JavaScript libraries with polyfills for legacy browsers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piano Analytics, Xiti
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piano Analytics, Xiti (logs.xiti.com)
Marketing tools
Piano Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional public radio station site for Hessischer Rundfunk's hr2-kultur channel.
  2. Content is rich, including audio on demand, podcasts, event information, and cultural programming.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages detected in the analyzed content.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools with moderate user tracking.
  6. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
  7. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; content fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack including Alpine.js, Modernizr, and ARD Player for media playback. It uses a custom CMS (hrcms-delivery 4.26.0) and is hosted on servers indicated by sec-provider.de nameservers. The site is optimized for mobile devices with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is fast with preloading of critical assets and lazy loading of images. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Analytics are implemented via Piano Analytics and Xiti, with moderate user tracking.
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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