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Security report for keb-hof.de

KEB - Katholische Erwachsenenbildung in Stadt und Landkreis Hof e.V. · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

KEB Hof is a regional non-profit organization focused on adult education and community programs in the city and district of Hof, Germany. The website provides comprehensive information about educational offerings, family education, events, and service resources, targeting local adult learners and community members. The organization holds a recognized quality certification (QESplus), enhancing its credibility and trustworthiness. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and various UI plugins, hosted on kirche-bamberg.de infrastructure. It features responsive design and basic accessibility features, with moderate performance. Privacy compliance is well addressed through a visible cookie consent mechanism and a comprehensive privacy policy in German. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced, use of Google reCAPTCHA, and Matomo analytics configured for anonymous tracking by default. However, security headers are not explicitly detected, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements, with room for improvement in security best practices and accessibility. The risk level is low, with no critical vulnerabilities or suspicious indicators found. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response contacts, and improving accessibility compliance to further strengthen the security and trust profile.

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

7 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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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
30
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
57

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

KEB Hof operates as a small-sized non-profit educational entity serving the adult population in the Hof region. Its market position is that of a trusted regional provider with quality certification, offering a variety of educational programs, family support, and community events. The business model relies on community engagement and educational services rather than commercial revenue streams. The website links to multiple regional partners and religious organizations, indicating a strong partnership ecosystem. Growth indicators include active event listings and downloadable resources. The organization maintains a professional online presence with consistent branding and trust signals such as certifications and detailed contact information.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and privacy-respecting analytics. The cookie consent mechanism is robust, allowing users to opt-in or out of external content and statistics cookies. Use of Google reCAPTCHA adds bot protection. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of published incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure policies represent compliance gaps. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The security culture appears cautious but could benefit from formalizing incident response and vulnerability management processes.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish explicit incident response contact information and consider a security.txt file for vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Enhance website accessibility to meet higher compliance standards.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain transparency in privacy and security practices to reinforce user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
KEB - Katholische Erwachsenenbildung in Stadt und Landkreis Hof e.V.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
KEB - Katholische Erwachsenenbildung in Stadt und Landkreis Hof e.V.
Description
The website represents the Catholic Adult Education Center in the city and district of Hof, Germany. It offers educational programs, events, family education, and service information primarily for the local community.
Key services
Educational programs, Family education, Event organization, Downloadable resources, Community service information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap CSS, Font Awesome, FancyBox, FlexSlider, Revolution Slider, JWPlayer, Google reCAPTCHA, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Matomo analytics with anonymous tracking fallback

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

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. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with clear user options.
  3. Contact information is prominently displayed and includes email, phone, and physical address.
  4. The site uses multiple third-party libraries and analytics but respects privacy with opt-in tracking.
  5. Quality certification (QESplus) is prominently displayed, enhancing trust.
  6. No security.txt or explicit incident response contacts found.
  7. No social media links detected in the provided content.
  8. The site is primarily in German and targets a regional audience in Germany.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a CMS platform likely FlexiWeb, using Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery-based plugins for UI components. It integrates multimedia via JWPlayer and uses Matomo for analytics with privacy-conscious configurations. Hosting appears to be managed by kirche-bamberg.de, a church-related infrastructure provider. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The site is mobile-friendly and has basic SEO and accessibility features. Technical risks are minimal but include the need for updated security headers and formalized security policies. The infrastructure supports the business needs effectively but could be modernized further for enhanced performance and security.
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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