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Security report for internet-sicherheit.de

Institut für Internet-Sicherheit - if(is) · Technology · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Institut für Internet-Sicherheit (if(is)) is a German research institute specializing in internet security. The website serves as an informational and educational platform targeting researchers, professionals, and students interested in internet security topics. The site is built on WordPress using Elementor and WP Rocket, with Matomo analytics integrated for user tracking. While the technical infrastructure is modern and the site is mobile optimized, there is a lack of visible privacy, cookie, and security policies, which impacts compliance and trust. No contact information or incident response details are provided, limiting user engagement and transparency. Security headers and explicit security best practices are not evident, suggesting room for improvement in security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 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

6 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
73
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
65

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
6
Employees
0
Customers
6
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
17%

1 subdomain affected

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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 institute operates in the technology sector with a focus on internet security research and education. Its market position is niche, serving a specialized audience in Germany. The business model is research and educational, with no commercial or e-commerce elements detected. The website links to related partner domains such as it-sicherheit.de, indicating collaboration within the internet security community. The absence of certifications or formal trust indicators suggests the institute relies on its academic reputation. Growth and partnership opportunities could be enhanced by improving transparency and adding contact and compliance information.

Security posture

The current security posture is basic with HTTPS presumably enabled but no detected security headers or explicit security policies. The use of Matomo analytics indicates some privacy-conscious tracking, but lack of cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies is a compliance gap. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is available, which is a risk for timely handling of security incidents. The site should implement security headers, publish privacy and cookie policies, and provide clear incident response contacts to improve security maturity and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear contact information including emails and phone numbers for general and security-related inquiries.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact channels.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Institut für Internet-Sicherheit - if(is)
Description
The Institut für Internet-Sicherheit (Institute for Internet Security) appears to be an organization focused on internet security research and education. The website content is in German and targets users interested in internet security topics.
Key services
Internet security research, Educational resources, Security awareness
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Matomo Analytics, FontAwesome, Elementor, WP Rocket
Frameworks
WordPress, Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is in German and focused on internet security research.
  2. No visible privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the content.
  4. Uses Matomo analytics for tracking.
  5. No visible security headers or explicit security policies.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information found.
  7. No business certifications or DPO contact information found.
  8. Website uses WordPress with Elementor and WP Rocket plugins.
  9. No advertising or affiliate programs detected.
  10. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and WP Rocket for performance optimization. Matomo analytics is used for tracking, indicating a preference for privacy-friendly analytics. The site is mobile optimized and uses standard web fonts and icon libraries like FontAwesome. However, no hosting provider information is detected, and performance is moderate. Accessibility features are basic, and SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin. Technical debt appears low but could be improved by adding security headers and compliance features.
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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