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Security report for indiebookday.de

mairisch Verlag · Other · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Indiebookday.de is a German initiative by the mairisch Verlag aimed at promoting independent book publishing through an annual event encouraging readers to purchase books from indie publishers and share their support on social media. The website serves as an informational platform providing event details, downloadable promotional logos, and multilingual access. The business operates as a small cultural initiative with a niche market position and a focus on community engagement rather than commercial sales. Technically, the website is built on the Jimdo Creator CMS platform, hosted via domaincontrol.com nameservers, and uses standard web technologies including jQuery and Jimdo's proprietary scripts. The site is mobile-optimized with moderate performance and basic SEO and accessibility features. Privacy and cookie policies are implemented with a consent mechanism, reflecting compliance with GDPR requirements. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes cookie consent but lacks explicit security headers and documented incident response policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The domain registration data is consistent and legitimate, supporting the trustworthiness of the site. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for its cultural mission, with room for improvement in security hardening and enhanced business contact transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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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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
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
58

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 indiebookday.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

The Indiebookday initiative leverages a community-driven business model focused on cultural promotion rather than direct commercial transactions. Its market positioning is niche, targeting readers and supporters of independent publishing primarily in German-speaking countries but with international reach. The initiative benefits from partnerships with the mairisch Verlag and illustrator Karenina, enhancing its credibility and outreach. Revenue streams are likely indirect, through publisher promotion and event visibility. Growth indicators include multilingual site versions and expanding international participation. The partnership ecosystem is limited but focused on aligned cultural entities. Strategic observations suggest potential for expanding digital engagement and formalizing business contact channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and cookie consent mechanisms are in place, indicating awareness of privacy and security best practices. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of documented security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were identified, and no forms collect user data, reducing attack surface. Compliance with GDPR is supported by privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are minimal, suggesting opportunities for improvement in formal security governance and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance business contact information availability to improve trust and user confidence.
  5. Consider expanding analytics and marketing tools with privacy-respecting configurations to better understand user engagement while maintaining compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
mairisch Verlag
Description
Indiebookday.de is an initiative by the mairisch Verlag promoting independent publishing. It encourages readers to buy books from independent/small/indie publishers and share on social media using #indiebookday. The site provides information about the event, its history, and downloadable logos for promotion.
Key services
Promotion of Indiebookday event, Providing downloadable promotional materials, Multilingual site access
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Jimdo Creator CMS, jQuery, jQuery UI, Jimdo CookieControl, Jimdo Web.js
Platforms
Jimdo
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a cultural initiative promoting independent book publishing.
  2. Content is in German with multilingual support links.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on main page.
  4. No forms detected for data collection.
  5. Uses Jimdo CMS and hosting with domaincontrol.com nameservers.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and linked.
  7. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts found.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond Jimdo standard scripts.
  9. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  10. No security headers detected in provided data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Jimdo Creator CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and Jimdo's proprietary JavaScript libraries for functionality and cookie control. Hosting is managed via domaincontrol.com nameservers, indicating use of GoDaddy infrastructure. The site employs responsive design techniques for mobile optimization and includes basic SEO meta tags and Open Graph properties for social media sharing. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous script loading and CSS preloading. Accessibility features are basic, with some focus-visible outlines and semantic HTML usage. Technical debt appears low, but modernization opportunities include adopting security headers and enhancing accessibility compliance.
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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