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Security report for kna-news.de

Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur (KNA) · Media · Germany

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

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website kna-news.de serves as a professional news portal operated by the Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur (KNA), targeting media professionals, press offices, and decision makers in church, politics, and economy sectors. It offers multimedia news content, specialized media services, and newsletters, positioning itself as an established media provider in Germany. The business model appears subscription-based, focusing on delivering curated news and media insights to a specialized audience. The site branding and content quality are consistent and professional, supporting a medium-sized media entity.

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

6 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

    • 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

  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 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
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
58

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
33%

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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

KNA leverages its strong market position in the German media landscape by providing specialized news services and multimedia content. The presence of related domains such as kna.de and kna-bild.de indicates a broader ecosystem of media offerings. The company targets a niche audience of professionals and decision makers, which supports a focused subscription revenue model. The website's technical infrastructure, based on JavaServer Faces and RichFaces, suggests a mature but somewhat legacy technology stack. The lack of visible modern marketing or analytics tools indicates a conservative digital strategy emphasizing content delivery over aggressive user tracking or advertising.

Security posture

The security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage assumed but lacking explicit security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options. Forms use hidden inputs and view state tokens, indicating some protection against common web attacks. However, absence of cookie consent mechanisms and security policy disclosures highlight compliance gaps. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. Overall, the site demonstrates basic security hygiene but would benefit from enhanced header policies, transparency, and compliance improvements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and improve privacy compliance.
  3. Publish clear terms of service, security policy, and incident response contact information.
  4. Upgrade JavaScript libraries and frameworks to latest secure versions to reduce vulnerability risks.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility to improve user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur (KNA)
Description
Das Nachrichtenportal der KNA bietet Medien und Pressestellen, aber auch Entscheidern aus Kirche, Verbänden, Politik und Wirtschaft einen Zugang zum multimedialen Informationsangebot der KNA.
Key services
Multimedia news content, KNA-Mediendienst, KNA-Bild newsletter
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaServer Faces (JSF), RichFaces 3.3.3, jQuery 2.1.4, jQuery UI 1.12.1, Scriptaculous
Frameworks
RichFaces, Ajax4jsf
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS assumed (URL is https)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure form submission with hidden inputs and view state tokens

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional media news portal targeting media professionals and decision makers.
  2. No privacy or cookie consent banner detected despite GDPR relevant content.
  3. Uses legacy JSF and RichFaces frameworks indicating a mature but possibly aging tech stack.
  4. No explicit security headers found; security posture can be improved.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided with official email and phone number.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
  7. No terms of service or security policy pages found.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a legacy JavaServer Faces framework with RichFaces 3.3.3 and older versions of jQuery and Scriptaculous, indicating a mature but aging technology stack. The site lacks modern CMS indicators and appears custom-built. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified, but WHOIS data shows stable authoritative nameservers. Technical debt is evident in the use of older frameworks and lack of modern security headers, suggesting opportunities for modernization and improved security posture.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 58/100Medium37 findingsView report
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