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Security report for kulturforum-hanau.de

Stadt Hanau · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kulturforum Hanau is a public cultural institution operated by the city of Hanau, Germany, providing a range of cultural, educational, and library services to the local community. The website serves as an information portal for various departments including the city library, archives, media center, and educational counseling. It also promotes events and community engagement activities. The institution holds a solid position as a government cultural service provider with a medium-sized operational scale. Technically, the website is built on the Imperia CMS platform with Bootstrap for responsive design, enhanced by jQuery and other JavaScript libraries. It integrates Matomo analytics for privacy-conscious user tracking and includes accessibility and SEO optimizations at a basic to good level. The site is mobile-friendly and well-structured, supporting a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (implied by external Google Maps API usage and standard practice), but lacks visible security headers in the HTML source. Cookie consent is implemented effectively, and no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of explicit security policies and incident response information suggests room for improvement in transparency and security maturity. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and compliant with GDPR requirements. It effectively serves its target audience without any adult or questionable content. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and continuous monitoring of third-party scripts to maintain a strong security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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';…
  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  4. 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
65
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
73

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

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

Kulturforum Hanau operates as a government cultural institution under Stadt Hanau, targeting residents and visitors interested in cultural and educational services. Its business model is publicly funded, focusing on community enrichment through library services, archival access, educational programs, and event hosting. The institution leverages partnerships with city departments and maintains an active social media presence to engage its audience. The website reflects a stable and consistent brand aligned with municipal objectives, supporting a medium-sized operation with a focus on cultural heritage and education. Competitive advantages include official city backing, comprehensive cultural offerings, and integration of digital services like MakerSpace and eLibrary. Revenue streams are likely public funding and grants rather than commercial sales. Growth indicators include digital transformation efforts and active event promotion. The partnership ecosystem is primarily local government and cultural organizations, with no commercial subsidiaries or related domains identified.

Security posture

The security posture of the Kulturforum Hanau website is moderate. HTTPS usage is assumed but not explicitly confirmed in the HTML content. The site lacks visible security headers such as Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, or HSTS, which are recommended to mitigate common web threats. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, reflecting GDPR compliance. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a privacy-respecting approach to user tracking. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which limits transparency and preparedness communication. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the source. The site would benefit from enhanced security headers, explicit security policies, and regular security audits to improve its maturity and resilience against attacks.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen web security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher compliance standards and improve user experience.
  5. Maintain and update cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies to ensure ongoing GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stadt Hanau
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Hanau
Description
Kulturforum Hanau is a cultural institution in the city of Hanau, Germany, hosting various departments and services including Stadtbibliothek (city library), Stadtarchiv, Medienzentrum, Bildungsberatung, and others. It serves as a cultural hub offering events, educational resources, and community services.
Key services
City library services, Archival and historical resources, Media center and image archive, Educational counseling, Event hosting, MakerSpace and digital offerings
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Matomo Analytics, Font Awesome, ReadSpeaker, Google Maps API
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a cultural institution site for Stadt Hanau.
  2. Content is in German and well structured.
  3. Multiple social media channels linked.
  4. Cookie consent implemented with clear banner.
  5. No visible security headers in HTML source.
  6. No explicit privacy or security policy pages beyond GDPR privacy policy.
  7. No terms of service page found.
  8. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  10. No signs of adult or questionable content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Imperia CMS platform version 10.5.1_1, utilizing Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. Additional libraries include Font Awesome for icons, PrettyPhoto for image galleries, Flexslider and Parallax slider for UI effects, and ReadSpeaker for accessibility enhancements. Matomo analytics is used for privacy-focused user tracking. Google Maps API integration provides location services. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and use of CDN-hosted resources. The site is mobile optimized and SEO-friendly with appropriate meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the absence of security headers and limited accessibility features indicate areas for technical improvement. The infrastructure appears stable and suitable for a government cultural institution, with opportunities for modernization and enhanced security controls.
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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