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Security report for infrastruktur-akademie.de

Infrastruktur Akademie · Energy · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Infrastruktur Akademie is a German-based educational and networking platform focused on sustainable infrastructure development, particularly in the energy and transportation sectors. The organization offers seminars, events, and lectures tailored to practitioners and professionals in the infrastructure field, fostering a regional community for knowledge exchange and professional growth. The website is well-structured, professionally designed, and targets infrastructure experts, beginners, and experienced professionals from various organizations and municipalities. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using modern themes and plugins such as Astra and Beaver Builder, with Borlabs Cookie managing GDPR-compliant cookie consent. The site employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration and integrates Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing purposes. Mobile optimization and SEO practices are well implemented, contributing to a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices including HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not clearly detected and could be improved. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. The domain registration data is consistent with the website content, indicating a legitimate and trustworthy entity. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile with strong compliance to privacy regulations and a professional online presence. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, adding explicit security policies, and providing clearer direct contact information to improve trust and incident response readiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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

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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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
69

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 Infrastruktur Akademie positions itself as a niche educational provider and networking hub within the German infrastructure sector, focusing on sustainable and future-proof infrastructure development. Its competitive advantage lies in practical, practitioner-oriented seminars and events that facilitate direct networking among professionals. The business model revolves around event-based revenue streams and community building. The target customers include infrastructure experts, municipal employees, and companies involved in infrastructure projects. The organization maintains an active social media presence and uses digital marketing tools to engage its audience. Growth indicators include a clear event calendar and active content updates. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries are explicitly mentioned, suggesting a focused and independent operation.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and GDPR-compliant cookie consent implemented via Borlabs Cookie. The absence of explicit security headers like CSP and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No signs of exposed credentials, malware, or phishing were detected. The site lacks a published security policy or incident response contact, which could be beneficial for transparency and readiness. Data protection practices align with GDPR requirements, and analytics usage is disclosed with user consent. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional HTTP security headers and publishing formal security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Enhance direct contact information availability on the website, including verified company emails and phone numbers, to facilitate user trust and support.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to minimize vulnerability exposure.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Infrastruktur Akademie
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Infrastruktur Akademie
Description
Ihr Netzwerk für zukunftsfähige Infrastruktur. Die Infrastruktur-Akademie bietet Seminare und Veranstaltungen, die auf den Bedarf von Praktikern ausgerichtet sind, um Wissen zu erweitern und Vernetzung zu fördern. Ziel ist der Aufbau einer regionalen Tiefbau-Community.
Key services
Seminare, Veranstaltungen, Vorträge, Netzwerkbildung
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, FontAwesome, Borlabs Cookie, Astra Theme, Beaver Builder
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with granular controls
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

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 in German and professionally presented.
  3. Clear navigation with main menu and footer links.
  4. Cookie consent implemented with Borlabs Cookie plugin.
  5. Social media presence on YouTube, Xing, Twitter, Facebook.
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page.
  7. Structured data (JSON-LD) used for SEO and organization info.
  8. No visible security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  10. Website uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using the Astra theme and Beaver Builder for page construction. It leverages jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements and icons. Borlabs Cookie plugin manages cookie consent with granular user controls, ensuring GDPR compliance. The site uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing tracking. Performance is moderate with preloading of fonts and images to optimize loading times. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO is supported by structured data (JSON-LD) and meta tags. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available from the content.
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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