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Security report for kurier.de

Verlagsgruppe Hof, Coburg, Suhl, Bayreuth · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Nordbayerischer Kurier is a regional news media company serving the Oberfranken region in Germany, operated by Verlagsgruppe Hof, Coburg, Suhl, Bayreuth. The website provides local news coverage with a digital presence that includes social media integration and modern advertising and analytics technologies. The company has a solid market position as a regional news provider with a history dating back to 1946. Technically, the website uses a custom CMS with integrations for consent management, paywall, and multiple advertising networks, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement, consent mechanisms, and no visible vulnerabilities, although explicit security and incident response policies are not publicly found. Overall, the site is trustworthy, compliant with GDPR, and professionally maintained.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

5 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. 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
  3. 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
82
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
71

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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Leaked records that mention kurier.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
32
Employees
0
Customers
31
Third parties
1
Weak passwords
9%

4 subdomains 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

The business operates in the media sector focusing on regional news publishing. Its business model relies on digital advertising and subscription paywalls. The company targets regional readers in Oberfranken and maintains partnerships with authentication and advertising service providers. The presence of multiple tracking and advertising technologies indicates a diversified revenue stream. The company benefits from a consistent brand and a medium-sized operational scale. The lack of explicit incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies suggests room for improvement in security transparency.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security posture with HTTPS, consent management, and secure authentication via SSO. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of a dedicated security policy or incident response page limits transparency. The use of multiple third-party scripts requires ongoing vigilance to mitigate supply chain risks. GDPR compliance is evident through consent banners and privacy policies. Overall, the security maturity is solid but could be enhanced by publishing explicit security and incident response documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and standards.
  2. Implement and publicize an incident response plan with clear contact channels.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file for responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising technologies for security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Verlagsgruppe Hof, Coburg, Suhl, Bayreuth
Description
Das Regionalportal der Tageszeitung Nordbayerischer Kurier mit den wichtigsten Nachrichten und Bildern aus Bayreuth, Pegnitz, Kulmbach und dem Fichtelgebirge.
Key services
News publishing, Regional news coverage, Digital news portal
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Piano Analytics, Swiper.js, CleverPush, Nativendo, Traffective, IOMm (IVW tracking), LazySizes (lazy loading images)
Frameworks
Custom CMS (cmsCore), Regwall (paywall), Sourcepoint (consent management)
Platforms
Web desktop, Mobile responsive
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure login and authentication via SSO

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, IVW, Piano Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Traffective, RPD
Tracking pixels
IVW, Piano Analytics
Marketing tools
CleverPush, Welect
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional news portal for Oberfranken, Germany
  2. Uses multiple modern tracking and advertising technologies
  3. Implements GDPR-compliant consent management
  4. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  5. No explicit security or incident response pages found
  6. WHOIS data consistent with business identity
  7. No WAF or blocking detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom CMS platform with modern JavaScript libraries including Swiper.js for UI components, LazySizes for image lazy loading, and multiple analytics and advertising integrations such as Google Tag Manager, Piano Analytics, IVW, Traffective, and CleverPush. The site is mobile responsive and optimized for performance with asynchronous script loading and consent-based tracking. Hosting is managed via INWX DNS services. While performance is moderate, the technical stack is modern and well-integrated. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and SEO further, and to streamline third-party dependencies to reduce potential security risks.
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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