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Security report for krzn.de

KRZN – Kommunales Rechenzentrum Niederrhein · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

KRZN – Kommunales Rechenzentrum Niederrhein is a large, well-established municipal IT service provider in Germany, founded in 1971. It serves 46 municipal administrations across several cities and districts, supporting over 18,000 office workplaces with IT solutions and services. The organization employs over 500 staff members and is positioned among the top ten municipal IT providers in Germany. The website reflects a professional government entity with clear business focus and target audience in the public sector. Technically, the website is built on Drupal CMS, hosted likely on Deutsche Telekom infrastructure, and uses modern web technologies including SVG icons and JavaScript. It is mobile-optimized, accessible, and includes SEO best practices. Analytics are implemented via eTracker with cookie blocking enabled, though no explicit cookie consent mechanism is present. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, security headers are not explicitly detected, and no published security or incident response policies are found. Privacy compliance is good with a comprehensive privacy policy, but cookie consent and vulnerability disclosure policies are missing. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and secure with minor areas for improvement in privacy compliance and security transparency. No WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with content access, enabling full analysis.

Scanned

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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

4 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. 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
72
Security headers
70
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
66

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
608
Employees
0
Customers
608
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
16%

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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

KRZN operates as a municipal IT service provider under a public sector Zweckverband structure, serving multiple cities and districts in Germany. Its competitive advantage lies in its scale, long history, and specialization in public sector IT solutions. The business model focuses on providing IT infrastructure, application development, and support services to local governments. Revenue streams are likely derived from member contributions and service contracts with municipalities. The target customers are municipal administrations and public sector employees. The organization shows growth and stability indicators through its large employee base and extensive client coverage. No explicit partnerships or subsidiaries are identified from the website content.

Security posture

The security posture of KRZN's website is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible security vulnerabilities. The absence of explicit security headers and published security policies suggests room for maturity improvement. No incident response or abuse contact information is provided, which could hinder rapid response to security events. The use of eTracker analytics with cookie blocking indicates some privacy awareness, but lack of cookie consent mechanisms is a compliance gap. Overall, the site demonstrates a moderate to high security maturity level appropriate for a public sector IT provider but should enhance transparency and policy publication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR cookie requirements.
  3. Deploy standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve security posture.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly review and update privacy and security documentation to maintain compliance and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
KRZN – Kommunales Rechenzentrum Niederrhein
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
KRZN – Kommunales Rechenzentrum Niederrhein
Description
Das Kommunale Rechenzentrum Niederrhein (KRZN) ist ein kommunaler Zweckverband, gegründet 1971, der IT-Dienstleistungen für 46 Kommunalverwaltungen in den Städten Bottrop, Krefeld und den Kreisen Kleve, Mettmann, Viersen und Wesel anbietet. Mit über 500 Mitarbeitern versorgt es mehr als 18.000 Büroarbeitsplätze in Rathäusern und Kreisverwaltungen.
Key services
IT-Lösungen für kommunale Aufgaben, Entwicklung und Betrieb von IT-Anwendungen, Datenschutz- und Datensicherungsmaßnahmen, IT-Qualifizierung und Fortbildung
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, JavaScript, CSS, SVG icons, eTracker analytics
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected
  • Secure forms with proper labels and ARIA attributes

Analytics and tracking

Services
eTracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
eTracker
Marketing tools
eTracker
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. Content is in German and targeted at municipal IT services and public sector employees.
  3. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found despite GDPR-relevant content.
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  5. Use of eTracker analytics with cookie blocking enabled.
  6. Clear contact information with phone, email, and physical address provided.
  7. No social media links detected.
  8. Website uses Drupal CMS and is hosted likely via Deutsche Telekom infrastructure.
  9. Good mobile optimization and accessibility features present.
  10. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS with a modern front-end using SVG icons and JavaScript. Hosting appears to be via Deutsche Telekom, inferred from authoritative name servers. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices including meta viewport tags and canonical links. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics scripts. No deprecated or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided HTML. The site uses eTracker for analytics with cookie blocking enabled, indicating some privacy-conscious design. Overall, the technical infrastructure is stable and modern with opportunities to enhance security headers and privacy mechanisms.
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. 66/100Medium34 findingsView report
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