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Innovation City Management GmbH · Energy · Germany

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

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Innovation City Management GmbH is a medium-sized German company specializing in sustainable urban development, energy management, and climate adaptation solutions. Their website presents a professional and well-structured digital presence focused on consulting and supporting municipalities, ministries, real estate, and energy providers in integrated city and district development. The company emphasizes practical and implementable solutions with references to successful projects and active social media engagement. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins including Yoast SEO Premium and Matomo analytics, ensuring good SEO and privacy compliance. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. Overall, the site is trustworthy, well-optimized, and compliant with GDPR requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
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. 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  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
62
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
Average
55

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 operates in the energy, transportation, and government sectors, providing consulting and project management services for sustainable city planning and energy solutions. Their business model is service-oriented, targeting public sector entities and private stakeholders involved in urban development. The website highlights key services such as municipal heat planning, sustainable urban construction, public participation, alternative mobility, and energy management systems. The presence of references and social media channels indicates a mature market position with a focus on transparency and stakeholder engagement. No parent or subsidiary companies are identified. The company leverages digital marketing tools like CleverReach for newsletters and maintains a privacy-conscious analytics setup.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses a GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner powered by Complianz. Analytics are handled via Matomo, a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. Contact forms are implemented securely using Contact Form 7. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response plan, or vulnerability disclosure reduces transparency. No advanced security headers were detected in the provided data. The domain WHOIS data is minimal and partially consistent, with one unusual name server that warrants monitoring but does not currently indicate malicious intent. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by publishing formal security documentation and enhancing HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information on the website to improve transparency and trust.
  2. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Provide explicit company contact emails and phone numbers for customer and security-related inquiries to enhance credibility.
  5. Regularly review and audit third-party DNS and hosting configurations to ensure no suspicious or unauthorized services are used.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Innovation City Management GmbH
Description
Beratung und Unterstützung von Kommunen, Ministerien, Immobilienwirtschaft und Energieversorgern bei nachhaltiger und klimagerechter Stadt- und Quartiersentwicklung.
Key services
Kommunale Wärmeplanung, Nachhaltiger Städtebau, Öffentliche Beteiligung, Alternative Mobilität, Urbane Energielösungen, Klimaanpassungsprojekte, Energiemanagementsysteme und -audit
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Yoast SEO Premium, jQuery 3.7.1, Matomo Analytics, Contact Form 7, Complianz GDPR Cookie Consent, Personio Integration
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management implemented
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-friendly analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
CleverReach (newsletter)
Transparency
good

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 professionally presented and focused on sustainable urban development and energy solutions.
  3. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy mechanisms are implemented.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via form only.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Use of modern WordPress plugins and privacy-friendly analytics (Matomo).
  7. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn.
  8. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  9. No terms of service page detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress 6.8.1 with a modern tech stack including Yoast SEO Premium for search optimization, Matomo for analytics, and Complianz for GDPR cookie compliance. The site uses jQuery 3.7.1 and integrates Personio for HR-related forms. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. The site structure is clear with semantic HTML and well-implemented navigation menus. The use of JSON-LD structured data enhances SEO and content discoverability. No critical technical debt or vulnerabilities were identified in the provided data. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available, but the domain uses multiple name servers including one unusual third-party server which should be monitored.
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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