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Security report for kirche-bad-steben.de

Katholisches Pfarramt Naila · Non-profit · 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

The website kirche-bad-steben.de serves as the official online presence for the Catholic parish office in Naila, Germany. It provides parishioners and visitors with comprehensive information about church services, community groups, pastoral care, church history, and contact details. The site targets local community members and those interested in religious activities and events. As a non-profit religious organization, the website focuses on community engagement and information dissemination rather than commercial activities. Technically, the website employs a modern tech stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for interactivity, Font Awesome for icons, and integrates multimedia components like JWPlayer and Revolution Slider. It uses Matomo analytics with privacy-conscious configurations and Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection. Hosting is managed via internet1.de, with stable DNS configurations. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a clear navigation structure, contributing to a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, explicit security headers are not detected, representing an area for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Privacy policies and cookie management are comprehensive and transparent, enhancing user trust. No incident response or security policy pages are present, which could be considered for future enhancement. Overall, kirche-bad-steben.de is a well-maintained, trustworthy website for a small non-profit religious entity. It balances user privacy with functional analytics and provides clear contact information. Strategic recommendations include adding security headers, publishing incident response contacts, and maintaining up-to-date third-party libraries to further strengthen security posture.

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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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 website positions itself as a local parish community hub, serving a small but dedicated audience in the Bad Steben and Naila region of Germany. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on religious and community services. The site leverages partnerships with local religious and community organizations, as evidenced by linked partner domains. Revenue streams are likely limited to donations and community funding, typical for such entities. The content and navigation are tailored to parishioners seeking information on services, groups, and pastoral care. The partnership ecosystem includes regional religious communities and local tourism or cultural sites, supporting community engagement and outreach.

Security posture

The security maturity of the website is moderate to good. HTTPS is enforced, and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism is implemented, including options for anonymous and full tracking. The use of Google reCAPTCHA adds protection against automated abuse. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options is a gap. No incident response or security policy information is published, limiting transparency in case of security events. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. Overall, the site demonstrates awareness of privacy and security best practices but could enhance its posture by adopting additional security headers and publishing incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security policy or incident response contact page to improve transparency and readiness for security incidents.
  3. Regularly update all third-party libraries and plugins to their latest secure versions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for users with disabilities.
  5. Consider adding structured data (JSON-LD) for organization and contact information to improve SEO and search engine trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Katholisches Pfarramt Naila
Description
Website for the Catholic parish office in Naila, Germany, providing information about church services, community life, groups, pastoral care, church history, and contact details.
Key services
Information on church services and events, Community group information, Pastoral care and counseling, Contact and location details
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

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

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • 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
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. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented with clear user options.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented and consistent with the business entity.
  4. No terms of service page found.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics with anonymous tracking fallback shows privacy awareness.
  6. No explicit security headers detected; opportunity for improvement.
  7. Website uses a modern responsive design with Bootstrap and jQuery.
  8. External links point to relevant partner and community sites.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern and widely supported technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Font Awesome for icons. Multimedia content is managed via JWPlayer and Revolution Slider, enhancing user engagement. The CMS appears to be FlexiWeb or a similar platform, inferred from AJAX glossary and clause tooltips. Hosting is stable with internet1.de nameservers. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. The site is mobile-friendly and SEO-optimized with proper meta tags and viewport settings. However, the absence of some security headers and limited accessibility features indicate technical debt. The integration of Matomo analytics with privacy options and Google reCAPTCHA shows a balanced approach to user tracking 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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