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Security report for kues-akademie.de

KÜS Akademie GmbH · Transportation · Germany

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

KÜS Akademie GmbH operates as the educational and training arm of the KÜS group, a well-established German vehicle inspection organization with over 30 years of experience. The website offers comprehensive information on career opportunities, training programs, and dual study options in automotive and vehicle inspection fields. The company maintains a strong market position in the transportation and education sectors within Germany, supported by a network of subsidiaries and partner domains. Technically, the website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and Borlabs Cookie for privacy compliance, delivering a good user experience with mobile optimization and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though some security headers and explicit policies could be improved. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR requirements.

Scanned

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

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

  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 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
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
62

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

The business targets individuals interested in automotive technology careers and vehicle inspection certifications, leveraging a network of approximately 1,600 Prüfingenieure and 400 testing locations. The business model focuses on education and training services, supporting the broader KÜS ecosystem. The website reflects a medium-sized enterprise with consistent branding and clear trust signals such as official contact details and legal pages. The presence of multiple related domains indicates a structured corporate group. Growth indicators include active job postings and educational offerings. The partnership ecosystem is robust, linking to various KÜS subsidiaries and service portals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented via Borlabs Cookie. Use of reCAPTCHA on forms enhances bot protection, although it is gated behind cookie consent. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security were not observable in the provided data, representing an area for improvement. Incident response and security policy information are absent, which could be addressed to enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from additional hardening and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Ensure all third-party scripts and plugins are regularly updated and audited for vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing data retention policies and detailed privacy compliance documentation.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
KÜS Akademie GmbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
KÜS Akademie GmbH
Description
KÜS Akademie GmbH is part of the KÜS group, a large German vehicle inspection and certification organization with over 30 years of experience. The Akademie offers training, education, and career opportunities related to vehicle inspections and automotive technology.
Key services
Training and education for vehicle inspection engineers, Career opportunities and job listings, Dual study programs in engineering, Official vehicle inspection certifications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, Elementor 3.29.2, Ultimate Elementor plugin, Borlabs Cookie plugin, Contact Form 7, jQuery 3.7.1
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
PHP (implied by WordPress), Apache or similar (implied)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with Borlabs Cookie plugin
  • Use of reCAPTCHA in forms (blocked by cookie consent)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
Borlabs Cookie, Elementor
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 professional, focused on vehicle inspection training and careers.
  3. Clear contact information and legal pages present.
  4. Use of modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and Borlabs Cookie for compliance.
  5. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  7. WHOIS data is minimal but domain appears legitimate based on content and linked domains.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by WordPress 6.8.2 with Elementor 3.29.2 and several supporting plugins such as Borlabs Cookie and Contact Form 7. The tech stack is modern and widely supported, enabling good performance and mobile responsiveness. The site uses jQuery and various CSS/JS assets loaded from the same domain, indicating self-hosted resources. Performance is moderate with no obvious bottlenecks. Accessibility features such as skip links and focus outlines are present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Technical risks are minimal but include the need for improved security headers and ongoing plugin maintenance to avoid vulnerabilities.
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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