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Security report for internet-abc.de

Internet-ABC · Education · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Internet-ABC is a well-established German non-profit educational platform focused on promoting safe and responsible internet use among children, parents, and educators. The website offers a variety of learning modules, quizzes, news updates, and interactive features to engage its target audience effectively. It holds recognized trust certifications such as the Seitenstark Gütesiegel, reinforcing its credibility in the digital education sector. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging modern web standards including responsive design, SVG graphics, and asynchronous JavaScript loading. The platform demonstrates good performance and accessibility, ensuring a positive user experience across devices. SEO practices are well implemented, supporting discoverability. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs secure form handling with anti-CSRF tokens. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and enhanced security headers, which could be areas for improvement. Privacy compliance is strong with comprehensive privacy and cookie policies, though a cookie consent mechanism is not evident. Overall, Internet-ABC presents a low-risk profile with a strong focus on educational content and user trust. Strategic enhancements in security transparency and cookie consent would further solidify its position as a trusted resource for digital literacy.

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

8 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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  • Security score drift

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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
40
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
47

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

Internet-ABC occupies a niche in the digital education market, targeting children and their support networks with free, high-quality resources. Its non-profit model likely relies on public funding, partnerships, and donations, as indicated by the presence of donation links. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its specialized focus on internet safety education, recognized certifications, and active user engagement through ratings and comments. The partnership ecosystem includes recognized German digital education networks such as Seitenstark. Growth indicators include regular content updates, interactive features, and a broad content catalog. The platform's operations appear stable and professionally managed, with a clear mission and audience alignment.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, secure form tokens, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The absence of advanced security headers like Content Security Policy (CSP) and HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) suggests room for enhancement. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response mechanisms are published, which could limit rapid response to security events. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR-compliant, supporting data protection best practices. The minimal use of tracking and advertising reduces privacy risks. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but could benefit from formalized policies and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a formal security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR cookie requirements.
  3. Add security headers such as CSP, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  4. Provide contact details for a data protection officer or privacy contact.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Internet-ABC
Description
Die unabhängige Plattform "Internet-ABC" bietet Informationen über den sicheren Umgang mit dem Internet für Kinder, Lehrkräfte und Eltern.
Key services
Educational learning modules, Surfschein (Internet driving license) quiz, Computer-ABC tutorials, News and updates about internet topics, Interactive content like digital pinboard and surveys
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, CSS, SVG graphics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with hidden tokens

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
excellent

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 well-structured and targeted at children, parents, and educators.
  3. Strong focus on internet safety education and digital literacy.
  4. Use of TYPO3 CMS and modern web technologies.
  5. No signs of aggressive advertising or tracking.
  6. Clear privacy and cookie policies present but no explicit cookie consent mechanism.
  7. Contact available via a user-friendly form; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts published.
  9. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  10. High user engagement with ratings and comments on content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system, indicating a solid technical foundation. The use of SVG icons and asynchronous JavaScript loading contributes to good performance and modern user experience. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessible navigation. SEO meta tags and Open Graph tags are well implemented, supporting social sharing and search engine indexing. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Hosting details are not explicit, but domain name servers suggest a stable infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in asset delivery and caching.
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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