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Security report for ksg-berlin.de

Katholische Studierendengemeinde Edith Stein · Non-profit · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 3 other checks.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

KSG Edith Stein Berlin is a Catholic student community organization based in Berlin, Germany, focused on providing spiritual guidance, social events, and advisory services to students. The website serves as a hub for community engagement, event announcements, and contact information, targeting students and university communities in Berlin. The organization operates as a non-profit entity with a clear mission to support student life through faith-based and social activities. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Enfold theme, incorporating modern web technologies such as jQuery and Google Fonts. It is hosted on NSHost2 name servers and employs HTTPS for secure communication. The site demonstrates good digital maturity with mobile optimization, clear navigation, and integration of social media channels. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and secure form handling, though it lacks advanced security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is evident with a privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism in place, aligning with GDPR requirements. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, serving its community effectively.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

9 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

  2. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
50
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
43
Average
42

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 · found on this site
  • 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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The organization positions itself as a local non-profit religious student community in Berlin, offering a variety of services including spiritual counseling, events, coaching, housing advice, and scholarship information. Its business model revolves around community engagement and support rather than commercial revenue. The website content and social media presence indicate active outreach and community building. The lack of detailed WHOIS registrant information slightly reduces transparency but does not detract from the organization's legitimacy. The presence of a Code of Conduct and team profiles enhances credibility. The organization appears to have a stable presence in its niche with no evident commercial partnerships or subsidiaries.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, ensuring encrypted communication. Forms on the site include validation scripts to prevent invalid input. However, the site does not explicitly implement or advertise a security policy or incident response plan, nor does it provide a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program. Security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, or HSTS are not detected, which could improve protection against common web attacks. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were identified in the HTML content. The overall security posture is good for a non-commercial site but could be enhanced with additional security best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and incident response.
  2. Implement and expose a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Add advanced security headers like CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to improve protection.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents or abuse reports to enhance trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Katholische Studierendengemeinde Edith Stein
Description
A Catholic student community in Berlin offering spiritual, social, and advisory services to students.
Key services
Spiritual guidance, Events and community gatherings, Counseling and coaching, Housing advice, Scholarship information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, Google Fonts, Enfold Theme
Frameworks
WordPress CMS
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with validation

Analytics and tracking

Services
Jetpack Stats
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Jetpack Stats (stats.wp.com)
Marketing tools
CleverReach (newsletter)
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 well structured and relevant to a Catholic student community in Berlin.
  3. Multiple social media channels are linked, enhancing trust and outreach.
  4. Use of WordPress and Enfold theme is standard and well implemented.
  5. Security posture is good with HTTPS and secure forms but lacks advanced headers and explicit security policies.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. WHOIS data is limited but not suspicious.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a stable and widely used CMS platform, WordPress, with the Enfold theme providing a responsive and visually appealing design. The use of jQuery and Google Fonts is standard and well integrated. Hosting appears to be managed by NSHost2, a known hosting provider. Performance is moderate with lazy loading of images and asynchronous script loading to optimize page load times. Accessibility is basic but present, with semantic HTML and ARIA roles used in navigation. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, canonical links, and structured data for events. The site uses external services like CleverReach for newsletter management and Jetpack for analytics, indicating a moderate level of digital marketing integration. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid with room for modernization in security headers and accessibility enhancements.
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.

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