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Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH · Transportation · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH operates the INSA platform, a regional public transportation service providing comprehensive timetable information and ticketing solutions for Sachsen-Anhalt and the Mitteldeutschen Verkehrsverbund (MDV). The website serves as a digital hub for users seeking mobility information, ticket purchases, and related services such as the INSA app and RufBus ordering. Positioned as a key regional mobility facilitator, INSA leverages modern web technologies and complies with GDPR regulations to ensure user privacy and data protection. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, integrating JavaScript libraries such as ReadSpeaker for accessibility and Cookiebot for consent management. The infrastructure is hosted with professional DNS providers and employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration, ensuring secure communications. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, providing a user-friendly experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses cookie consent mechanisms, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit published security policies or incident response contacts, which could be improved to enhance trust and readiness. Analytics usage is moderate with Piwik (Matomo), respecting privacy with clear retention policies. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and compliant with privacy laws. Strategic recommendations include publishing a security.txt file, incident response contacts, and expanding security policy disclosures to strengthen the security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  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 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
25
Email security
40
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
62

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

INSA is a medium-sized regional transportation service provider focused on public transit in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Its business model centers on providing digital timetable information, ticket sales, and mobility services to local commuters and travelers. The company benefits from partnerships with regional transport entities such as NASA and Mein-Takt, enhancing its service ecosystem. The platform targets general public transit users, offering mobile apps and online tools to improve accessibility and convenience. The business shows a stable market position with a focus on regional mobility solutions, leveraging digital transformation to meet customer needs. Growth potential lies in expanding digital services and integrating further mobility options.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement, cookie consent management, and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. The use of Cookiebot ensures GDPR-compliant cookie handling, and analytics are implemented with privacy considerations. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. No critical vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by formalizing security governance documentation and communication.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  2. Add a dedicated security policy page outlining security frameworks and practices.
  3. Include explicit incident response contact emails such as security@ or abuse@ domains.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance transparency by linking terms of service and expanding privacy-related disclosures.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH
Description
INSA ist die Fahrplanauskunft für Sachsen-Anhalt und den Mitteldeutschen Verkehrsverbund (MDV).
Key services
Fahrplanauskunft, Ticketkauf, RufBus-Bestellung, INSA-App
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, ReadSpeaker, Cookiebot
Frameworks
TYPO3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik Analytics (Matomo)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot pixel tracker
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional public transport service platform for Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
  2. Uses TYPO3 CMS with modern web technologies and accessibility features.
  3. Strong privacy compliance with Cookiebot consent management and detailed privacy policy.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response contacts published.
  5. No terms of service explicitly found.
  6. Clear contact phone number and contact form available.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. Good integration of analytics with privacy considerations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, indicating a stable and scalable infrastructure. It uses modern JavaScript libraries and integrates accessibility tools like ReadSpeaker, enhancing usability. Hosting is managed via professional DNS providers (DomainControl), and HTTPS is properly configured, ensuring secure data transmission. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. The site employs cookie consent management via Cookiebot, reflecting compliance with privacy regulations. Technical risks are minimal, but continuous monitoring of third-party dependencies is advised to maintain security and performance.
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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