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Security report for ibbenbueren.de

Stadt Ibbenbüren · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.ibbenbueren.de serves as the official municipal portal for the city of Ibbenbüren, Germany. It provides a broad range of online services and information tailored to citizens, local businesses, and visitors, including administrative services, social benefits, cultural events, and urban planning. The site is well-positioned as a trusted government resource with a clear focus on accessibility and user engagement through social media channels and visual assistance tools. Technically, the site employs a mature technology stack centered around jQuery and proprietary CMS components, delivering a responsive and accessible user experience. While performance is moderate, the site benefits from good SEO practices and a clear navigation structure. The cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy demonstrate compliance with GDPR requirements. From a security perspective, the site shows good practices such as no exposed sensitive data and consent-based cookie usage. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are recommended for enhanced trust and compliance. No WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with content accessibility. Overall, the website is a reliable and professional municipal platform with strong content quality and privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security transparency and technical hardening would further strengthen its posture and user trust.

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

7 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
    • 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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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
42
Security headers
50
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
57

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
1
Employees
0
Customers
0
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
0%

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Brand lookalikes

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Tracked
2
Registered
2
Resolving
2
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-06-20

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  • ib••••.ueren.deLowsubdomain
  • ib••••••••.deNot ratedomission

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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

Ibbenbüren's municipal website targets local residents, businesses, and tourists, offering comprehensive public services online. The business model is government service provision, focusing on transparency, citizen engagement, and administrative efficiency. The site leverages partnerships with Advantic GmbH for design and hosting, and integrates social media for outreach. Growth indicators include active content updates and digital service expansion. The platform supports community needs through diverse sectors such as social welfare, education, culture, and urban development, positioning it as an essential local government resource.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with foundational protections like HTTPS (assumed), cookie consent, and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, it lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure channels, which are critical for comprehensive security governance. The absence of HTTP security headers and security.txt files suggests room for improvement. The current posture is adequate for a government informational site but should evolve to meet increasing compliance and threat landscape demands.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and user guidance.
  2. Establish and publicize incident response contact channels such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  3. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Create a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Ibbenbüren
Description
Official website of the city of Ibbenbüren providing information and online services for citizens, businesses, and visitors.
Key services
Online citizen services, Social services, Cultural and tourism information, Urban planning and building permits, Mobility and transport information, Political information and public administration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, jQuery UI, Mustache.js, Highslide JS, Flexslider, Slicknav, Shariff social sharing
Frameworks
ikiss CMS (custom or proprietary)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in scripts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Shariff social sharing
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal government portal for Ibbenbüren, Germany.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured for citizens and businesses.
  3. Good accessibility features including visual assistance (Eye-Able).
  4. Cookie consent and privacy policy are clearly presented and GDPR compliant.
  5. No signs of security blocking or WAF interference.
  6. Social media presence is official and consistent.
  7. No evident security policy or incident response information published.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a custom CMS platform (ikiss) with a technology stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, Mustache.js, and various UI enhancement libraries like Highslide and Flexslider. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, featuring visual assistance tools. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in script loading and caching. SEO is well addressed through meta tags and structured navigation. Technical debt appears manageable, but modernization opportunities exist in adopting newer JavaScript frameworks and improving security headers. Hosting details are not explicit but likely managed by Advantic GmbH, a known service provider for German municipal sites.
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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