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Security report for landkreis-cham.de

Landkreis Cham · Government · Germany

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

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Landkreis Cham operates as the official local government authority for the largest district in the Upper Palatinate region of Germany. The website serves as a comprehensive portal offering administrative services, social and health information, cultural and tourism resources, economic development support, and environmental data. It targets residents, businesses, tourists, and families within the district. The site is well-positioned as a trusted government resource with a clear focus on public service delivery. Technically, the website is built on the Umbraco CMS platform, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Bootstrap for responsive design and user interaction. It integrates Matomo analytics for privacy-conscious visitor tracking and employs HTTPS with secure cookie consent mechanisms. The site demonstrates good accessibility and SEO practices, ensuring usability across devices and audiences. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses anti-CSRF tokens in forms, with a robust cookie consent framework. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a published security or incident response policy, which are recommended for enhanced protection and transparency. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. Overall, Landkreis Cham's website is a professional, secure, and privacy-compliant government portal. It effectively balances user experience with regulatory compliance, though it could benefit from additional security policy disclosures and header implementations to further strengthen its security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 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

  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 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';…
  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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  • 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
72
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
Average
67

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 landkreis-cham.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain 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

Landkreis Cham holds a significant position as the primary administrative body for a large German district, providing a wide range of public services. Its business model is centered on government service provision rather than commercial revenue. The website supports multiple stakeholder groups including citizens, businesses, and tourists, indicating a broad target audience. The presence of social media channels and online services suggests an emphasis on digital engagement and modernization. The site’s content and structure reflect a mature digital presence with consistent branding and trust signals such as official contact details and privacy policies. There is no indication of commercial partnerships or subsidiaries, consistent with its government entity status.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent management aligned with GDPR requirements. The use of anti-CSRF tokens in forms indicates attention to common web security threats. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which could limit transparency and responsiveness in case of security events. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and dependencies to minimize risk from known vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging capabilities to detect and respond to potential security incidents promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Landkreis Cham
Description
Der Landkreis Cham – östlichster und größter Landkreis der Oberpfalz mit 39 Gemeinden. Erfahren Sie mehr zu unserem Angebot.
Key services
Landratsamt administration, BürgerService, Online services and eGovernment, Health and social services, Tourism and culture information, Economic development and education, Environmental and nature protection, Broadband and utilities services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.0, Bootstrap 4.3.1, Modernizr, Slick Carousel, Piwik/Matomo analytics, Umbraco CMS, Various custom JavaScript modules
Frameworks
Umbraco CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with granular options
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of anti-CSRF token (__RequestVerificationToken) in forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo/Piwik
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo/Piwik
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-structured official government portal for Landkreis Cham in Germany
  2. Comprehensive navigation covering administrative, social, cultural, environmental, and economic topics
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms in place
  4. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (Umbraco)
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  6. Clear contact information and social media presence
  7. No visible security policy or incident response contact information
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack centered around the Umbraco CMS, utilizing popular JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Bootstrap for responsive and interactive design. The integration of Matomo analytics reflects a privacy-conscious approach to user data collection. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with semantic HTML and ARIA landmarks. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization in loading times and resource management. The technical infrastructure appears stable and well-maintained, though opportunities exist to improve security headers and implement advanced performance enhancements.
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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