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Security report for kreis-re.de

Kreis Recklinghausen · Government · Germany

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in Security headers.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

Kreis Recklinghausen operates as a governmental authority providing a wide range of public services to residents and businesses within the Recklinghausen district in Germany. The website serves as an information portal and service gateway, offering access to citizen services, administrative information, economic development, education, and leisure activities. The site is well-positioned as a regional government entity with a clear focus on serving its local community. Technically, the website employs standard web technologies including jQuery and Cookiebot for cookie consent management. The site is hosted on INWX infrastructure and demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features. While the site lacks a detected CMS or advanced frameworks, it maintains a moderate performance level and basic SEO optimizations. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and integrates a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism with blocking capabilities. However, it lacks explicit security headers and publicly available security or incident response policies. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected, indicating a generally secure posture appropriate for a governmental website. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements, particularly in privacy and cookie management. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers is mitigated by the presence of a contact form. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and improving SEO and technical modernization to further strengthen the site's security and user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

1 finding 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 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
85
Security headers
65
Email security
73
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
79

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
3
Employees
0
Customers
3
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

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

Kreis Recklinghausen functions as a regional government authority, focusing on delivering public services and administrative support. Its market position is stable as a governmental entity with no direct commercial competition. The business model is service-oriented, funded by public resources, targeting residents, businesses, and visitors in the district. Key services include citizen services, economic development support, education, and leisure information. The partnership ecosystem includes local organizations such as Vestische Pioniere and media outlets like presse-service.de. Growth indicators are not explicitly available but the site reflects ongoing community engagement and digital service provision.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and a robust cookie consent mechanism via Cookiebot. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. There is no publicly disclosed incident response or security policy, which could impact readiness and transparency. GDPR compliance is well addressed through privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a governmental informational site but could benefit from enhanced security controls and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and stakeholders.
  3. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance SEO and technical modernization by adopting a CMS or framework that supports better performance and maintainability.
  5. Increase transparency by providing direct contact information for security and data protection inquiries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kreis Recklinghausen
Description
Kreis Recklinghausen is a governmental entity providing public services, information, and administration for the Recklinghausen district in Germany.
Key services
Bürgerservice (Citizen services), Kreishaus (District administration), Wirtschaft (Economy and business support), Bildung (Education), Freizeit (Leisure and culture)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Cookiebot, YAML CSS framework, HTML5, CSS3
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by domain and scripts loaded via HTTPS)
  • Cookie consent with blocking mode enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Cookiebot
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
YouTube
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot session tracker
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a public sector governmental site for Kreis Recklinghausen, Germany.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent mechanism implemented via Cookiebot.
  3. No explicit email or phone contact found in the main HTML; contact form is provided.
  4. No terms of service page detected.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  6. Site uses standard web technologies and jQuery.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  9. Good accessibility and mobile optimization observed.
  10. External links mostly to trusted governmental or partner domains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional HTML structure enhanced with jQuery and Cookiebot for cookie management. The CSS is custom with some YAML framework elements. Hosting is managed via INWX, a reputable German hosting provider. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in loading speed and SEO metadata completeness. Mobile optimization and accessibility are good, with skip links and ARIA roles implemented. No modern JavaScript frameworks or CMS platforms were detected, indicating potential technical debt. The site uses asynchronous loading for consent scripts, improving user experience. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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