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Security report for leichtathletik.de

Deutscher Leichtathletik Verband · Other · Germany

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

Security score

50/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website leichtathletik.de is the official portal of the Deutscher Leichtathletik Verband, serving as the leading athletics information platform in the German-speaking region. It offers comprehensive news, videos, event schedules, results, and services related to athletics. The site targets athletics enthusiasts, athletes, and stakeholders within Germany and surrounding areas. The business model focuses on providing authoritative content and services related to athletics, supported by partnerships and advertising. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used content management system, with integrations of modern marketing and analytics tools such as Branch.io and eTracker. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, although performance is moderate. Hosting is managed via DomainControl nameservers, indicating professional domain management. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and implements a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism with autoblocking capabilities. However, it lacks visible security headers, explicit privacy policy, terms of service, and incident response information, which are areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected, and the domain registration data aligns with the site's legitimacy. Overall, leichtathletik.de is a professional, trustworthy, and content-rich portal with a solid technical foundation. Strategic enhancements in privacy disclosures and security policies would further strengthen its compliance and user trust.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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
82
Security headers
20
Email security
85
DNS health
45
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
28
Average
50

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 leichtathletik.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

leichtathletik.de holds a strong market position as the premier athletics portal in the German-speaking region, leveraging its affiliation with the Deutscher Leichtathletik Verband. Its competitive advantage lies in authoritative content, comprehensive event coverage, and community engagement. Revenue streams likely include advertising, partnerships, and ticket sales through linked partners. The target customer segments include athletes, coaches, sports fans, and athletics organizations. The partnership ecosystem includes ticketing platforms and sports-related sponsors. Growth indicators include active content updates and event promotions. The organization operates with a medium-sized digital presence and a consistent brand identity.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. The absence of explicit security headers and published security policies indicates room for maturity improvement. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The lack of incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure policies suggests limited readiness for security incidents. Compliance gaps exist in privacy policy transparency and terms of service availability. Overall, the security posture is adequate for the site's informational nature but should be enhanced to meet best practices and regulatory expectations.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and expose standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Provide explicit terms of service and security incident response contact information.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.
  5. Enhance transparency around data collection, retention, and user rights to improve GDPR compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deutscher Leichtathletik Verband
Description
leichtathletik.de ist das führende Leichtathletik-Portal im deutschsprachigen Raum mit News, Videos, Terminen, Ergebnissen und mehr rund um die deutsche Leichtathletik.
Key services
News, Videos, Termine, Ergebnisse, Wettkämpfe, Nationalmannschaften, Training, Serviceangebote
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, CSS, Branch.io, Consentmanager.net, eTracker
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL https://www.leichtathletik.de/)
  • Cookie consent mechanism with autoblocking scripts
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
eTracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
eTracker
Marketing tools
Branch.io, Consentmanager.net
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a comprehensive portal for German athletics with extensive navigation and content.
  2. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with autoblocking scripts.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content provided.
  5. Use of modern CMS TYPO3 and integration of marketing and analytics tools.
  6. No security policy or incident response information visible.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. No adult or questionable content detected.
  9. Website is fully accessible without WAF blocking.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a robust and scalable content management system, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. Integration of marketing and analytics tools like Branch.io and eTracker shows digital maturity in user engagement and data analysis. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata and structured navigation. Hosting via DomainControl nameservers suggests professional domain management. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich media content and multiple external scripts. Opportunities exist to optimize loading times and implement advanced security headers to reduce technical 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 50/100Medium34 findingsView report
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