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Security report for industriemuseum-chemnitz.de

Industriemuseum Chemnitz · Other · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Industriemuseum Chemnitz is a regional museum dedicated to the industrial, economic, and social history of Saxony from the beginning of the industrial age to the present. The museum offers permanent and special exhibitions, educational programs, events, and visitor services including a museum shop and gastronomy. It targets a broad audience including families, education institutions, and culture enthusiasts. The website is built on TYPO3 CMS and uses Matomo for analytics, reflecting a moderate level of digital maturity. The site is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation and rich content. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data, but lacks some advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is partial due to absence of a cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the website and domain registration are trustworthy and professionally managed.

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

9 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 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';…

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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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
28
Average
43

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 · found on this site
  • 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 museum operates as a non-profit cultural institution with a strong regional focus on Saxon industrial heritage. It maintains partnerships with other museums under the Zweckverband Sächsisches Industriemuseum umbrella, indicating a collaborative ecosystem. The business model centers on cultural education and public engagement through exhibitions and events. The website supports this with detailed program information and outreach via social media and newsletters. The museum's market position is stable within the regional cultural sector, with a medium organizational size. Growth potential lies in expanding digital engagement and enhancing compliance and security measures.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data leaks. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking compared to commercial alternatives. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. The site does not implement a cookie consent mechanism, which is a GDPR compliance risk. Overall, security maturity is moderate but could be improved with additional controls and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner to ensure legal compliance and user transparency.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and preparedness.
  4. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Industriemuseum Chemnitz
Description
Industriemuseum Chemnitz - das Museum für sächsische Technik-, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte vom Beginn des Industriezeitalters bis in die Gegenwart
Key services
Permanent exhibitions, Special exhibitions, Educational programs, Events and guided tours, Museum shop, Gastronomy
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, Bootstrap (implied by navbar classes), Slick Slider
Frameworks
TYPO3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL https://)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for analytics scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong focus on cultural and educational content related to industrial history.
  4. Use of open source CMS TYPO3 and Matomo analytics indicates moderate digital maturity.
  5. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found, which may be a GDPR compliance gap.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided with phone, email, and physical address.
  7. Social media presence is active on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and newsletter.
  8. No visible security policy or incident response information on the site.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  10. No advertising networks detected beyond Matomo tracking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a mature open-source content management system, combined with Bootstrap and Slick Slider for responsive design and interactive elements. Matomo analytics is used for privacy-friendly visitor tracking. Hosting is likely provided by kasserver.com based on nameservers. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with clear navigation and SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. There is no evidence of outdated or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. Opportunities exist to modernize security headers and implement cookie consent mechanisms to improve compliance and security posture.
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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