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Security report for launchtomars.de

MARS – Center for Entrepreneurship · Education · Germany

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

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

MARS – Center for Entrepreneurship is a university-affiliated startup support center based at Technische Hochschule Mannheim, Germany. Founded in 2020, it provides free entrepreneurial support, coaching, courses, workspace, and networking opportunities primarily to university members, alumni, and select external participants. The website is well-structured, professionally designed, and optimized for SEO and mobile devices, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, it is built on WordPress with modern plugins and follows good security practices including HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks explicit security policies and incident response contacts, which could be improved. Overall, the site is trustworthy, compliant with GDPR, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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. 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';…

  2. 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

  3. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
85
Average
59

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 launchtomars.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

MARS occupies a niche in the education and startup ecosystem sector, leveraging its university affiliation to provide essential services to early-stage entrepreneurs. Its business model is non-profit and service-oriented, focusing on enabling innovation and startup success through coaching, funding support, and access to prototyping labs and coworking spaces. The presence of events, success stories, and partnerships with programs like EXIST Women indicate active engagement and growth potential. The site’s content and structure support its role as a regional hub for entrepreneurship education and startup facilitation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented according to GDPR standards. Security headers are minimal but present, and no vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a published security policy or vulnerability disclosure program suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident readiness. No incident response contacts or security-specific emails were found, which could hinder rapid response to security issues. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance its security maturity by publishing formal policies and contact points.

Recommendations

  1. Add comprehensive security and incident response policies accessible from the website.
  2. Implement additional HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents or abuse reports.
  5. Continue monitoring and updating plugins and libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
MARS – Center for Entrepreneurship
Description
MARS is the Center for Entrepreneurship and the startup center of the Technische Hochschule Mannheim. It offers free services to university members, alumni, and external interested parties such as EXIST scholarship holders or guest auditors. It supports startups from the university with consulting, qualification, financial aid, and networking within the regional startup ecosystem.
Key services
Startup coaching and support, Courses and workshops, Workspace and prototyping lab (Raum108), Networking and events, Funding and EXIST Women program
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Yoast SEO plugin, Fusion Builder plugin, jQuery 3.7.1, Lazy loading images, SVG images
Frameworks
WordPress, Fusion Builder
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with granular categories
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern JS libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenge.
  2. Strong compliance with GDPR and cookie consent requirements.
  3. Clear focus on entrepreneurship education and startup support.
  4. Good use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected beyond cookie consent.
  8. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS with the Fusion Builder and Yoast SEO plugins, indicating a well-supported and extensible platform. It uses jQuery and lazy loading for performance optimization. Hosting appears to be with a reputable German provider (rzone.de). The site is mobile optimized and uses SVG logos and images for scalability. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement in accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and JSON-LD structured data. Technical risks are low but could be further mitigated by enhancing security headers and formalizing security policies.
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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