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Security report for ladv.de

LADV · Other · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

LADV is a specialized German athletics portal providing event announcements, results, athlete profiles, and online registration services. It serves the athletics community across various German regional associations, offering a centralized platform for sports event management and information dissemination. The website is well-positioned as a niche national platform with a focused target audience of athletes, clubs, and event organizers in Germany. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap 4, jQuery, and Google services for analytics and advertising, ensuring a responsive and user-friendly experience. The infrastructure is professionally managed with domain control via GoDaddy DNS and secure HTTPS connections. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though there is room for improvement in implementing comprehensive security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is addressed with a clear privacy policy and cookie banner, aligned with GDPR requirements. Overall, the site demonstrates good business credibility and technical maturity with no critical vulnerabilities or blocking mechanisms detected.

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

8 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
52
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
55
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
43
Average
45

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

LADV operates as an important entity within the German athletics sector, focusing on providing digital services for event announcements, results tracking, and athlete data management. Its business model revolves around serving sports organizations and athletes with timely and accurate information, likely generating revenue through advertising (Google Adsense) and possibly premium services or partnerships. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive coverage of regional athletics associations and integration of online registration and performance tools. The presence of a regularly updated blog indicates active engagement with its user base. The company appears to be small-sized with a long-standing presence since 2007, maintaining consistent branding and content quality. The ecosystem includes partnerships with Google services for analytics and advertising but no direct business partner domains were identified.

Security posture

The website maintains a good security baseline with enforced HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms supporting GDPR compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options suggests potential areas for enhancement to mitigate common web threats. There is no publicly available security policy or incident response contact information, which could be improved to strengthen trust and readiness. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file limits transparency for security researchers. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the site's purpose but could benefit from adopting additional best practices and formal policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page and provide clear incident response contact channels.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program and consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and dependencies to minimize vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
LADV
Description
LADV - das Leichtathletik Portal in Deutschland: Leichtathletik Ergebnisse und Ausschreibungen mit Online Meldungen
Key services
Event Ausschreibungen (announcements), Ergebnisse (results), Online Meldungen (online registrations), Athletenprofile (athlete profiles), Mehrkampfrechner (multi-event calculator)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 4, jQuery 3.3.1, jQuery UI 1.12.1, Font Awesome, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, Google Adsense
Frameworks
Bootstrap 4
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a specialized portal for athletics events and results in Germany.
  2. Content is in German language and well structured.
  3. Includes cookie consent and privacy policy compliant with GDPR.
  4. Uses modern web technologies and frameworks.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact likely via help/contact page.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt detected.
  8. Advertising is primarily via Google Adsense.
  9. Analytics usage includes Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager with IP anonymization.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a solid technical foundation using Bootstrap 4 for responsive design and jQuery for interactive elements. It leverages Google Fonts and Font Awesome for visual styling and iconography. Analytics and advertising are integrated via Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google Adsense, with IP anonymization enabled for privacy. The site is hosted with professional DNS management through domaincontrol.com (GoDaddy). Performance is moderate with room for optimization, especially in loading external scripts and ads. The site is mobile-optimized and provides clear navigation structures. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or lightweight backend. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced further by adopting modern security headers and improving accessibility compliance.
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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