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Security report for land.nrw

Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.land.nrw is the official online presence of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It serves as a comprehensive portal for government news, press releases, public service information, and event announcements targeted at residents, journalists, and government officials. The site demonstrates a high level of professionalism, consistent branding, and excellent content quality, reflecting its authoritative government status. Technically, the site is built on the Drupal CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies including jQuery UI and a privacy-focused Matomo analytics implementation. The website is well-optimized for mobile devices and accessibility, with clear navigation and structured content. Privacy compliance is robust, featuring detailed privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs cookie consent best practices. While explicit security headers are not fully visible in the provided data, the overall security posture is strong with no detected vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information. The WHOIS data is privacy-protected, which is justified given the governmental nature of the domain, and no suspicious patterns are detected. Overall, the website presents a low risk profile with strong trust indicators and a mature digital infrastructure. Strategic recommendations include enhancing explicit security header implementation and ongoing monitoring of third-party scripts to maintain security integrity.

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

2 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.

    • 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. 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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  • Security score drift

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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
67
Security headers
80
Email security
55
DNS health
65
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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Leaked records that mention land.nrw, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
13
Employees
0
Customers
13
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
8%

2 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 State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia operates this website as its official communication channel, positioning itself as a key information source for regional governance. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public service and transparency. The site supports multiple languages and provides extensive resources including press contacts, newsletters, and social media engagement, indicating a broad target audience. The presence of career and service information suggests an interest in public sector recruitment and citizen engagement. The government sector classification aligns with the site's content and services. No commercial partnerships or subsidiaries are evident from the data.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and privacy-respecting analytics. Cookie consent is actively managed, and no sensitive data leakage is observed. However, explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options are not confirmed and should be verified. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which is common for government sites but could be improved for transparency. The absence of exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries is positive. Overall, the site aligns well with GDPR and general security best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly declare security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against clickjacking and MIME sniffing.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  4. Enhance incident response visibility by providing clear security contact channels.
  5. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to reflect evolving regulations and technologies.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Description
Official website of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, providing information about government activities, press releases, events, and public services.
Key services
Press releases, Government news and events, Public service information, Newsletter subscription, Social media engagement
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, jQuery UI, CookiesJSR, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure cookies (implied)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
excellent

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website for North Rhine-Westphalia
  2. Comprehensive and well-structured content
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent implementation
  4. Use of Matomo analytics with privacy considerations
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  6. No WHOIS data available due to privacy protection
  7. No WAF or blocking detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal CMS, leveraging jQuery UI components and CookiesJSR for cookie management. Matomo analytics is used with cookies disabled by default, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich media content and extensive navigation menus. The use of canonical and shortlink tags supports SEO. No hosting provider details are explicitly found. The site uses standard web technologies and modern best practices, though explicit security headers should be confirmed and enhanced.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 72/100Medium28 findingsView report
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