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Security report for loerrach.de

Stadt Lörrach · Government · Germany

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

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.loerrach.de is the official online presence of the city of Lörrach, Germany, serving as a comprehensive portal for municipal services, cultural events, tourism, and community information. It targets residents, visitors, and local businesses, providing structured navigation to various city departments and services. The site is built on the cEasy CMS platform and incorporates modern web technologies including Matomo analytics with privacy-conscious settings and accessibility tools like Eye-Able, reflecting a moderate to good level of digital maturity. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and disables cookies in analytics to enhance user privacy. However, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, security headers, and incident response contact details, which are areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or suspicious elements were detected, and the domain registration aligns reasonably with the website's governmental nature, supporting its legitimacy. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid foundation in content quality, technical implementation, and business credibility, but privacy compliance and security posture could be enhanced to meet higher standards. Strategic recommendations include publishing clear privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, and providing vulnerability disclosure information to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Security headers
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
Average
56

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

The city of Lörrach operates this website as a government entity providing essential municipal services and information. Its market position is that of a local government authority serving a medium-sized city in Germany. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public service delivery. Key services include citizen administration, urban planning, cultural programming, tourism promotion, and public safety information. The website supports community engagement and transparency through detailed navigation and service offerings. The partnership ecosystem includes technology providers like cEasy CMS and accessibility tool vendors. Growth indicators are not directly visible but the site reflects ongoing digital engagement efforts.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and privacy-conscious analytics configuration. The use of accessibility tools indicates attention to inclusive design. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published incident response or vulnerability disclosure information represent compliance gaps. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. The site would benefit from enhanced security best practices and formalized policies to improve its security culture and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy accessible from all pages.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact information and consider publishing a security.txt file.
  4. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and improve user transparency.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and update CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Lörrach
Description
Official website of the city of Lörrach providing information about city services, local government, culture, tourism, and community life.
Key services
City administration and citizen services, Tourism information, Cultural events and facilities, Urban planning and development, Public safety and emergency information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Matomo Analytics, cEasy CMS, Eye-Able accessibility tools, EmbedSocial
Frameworks
cEasy CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Disabling cookies in Matomo analytics for privacy
  • Use of accessibility tools (Eye-Able)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
EmbedSocial
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official municipal website for the city of Lörrach, Germany.
  2. Comprehensive navigation structure covering city services, culture, tourism, and administration.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main page.
  4. Uses Matomo analytics with cookies disabled for privacy.
  5. Accessibility features implemented via Eye-Able.
  6. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the main page; contact form available via dedicated contact page.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  8. No advertising networks detected; minimal tracking.
  9. Good technical implementation with modern CMS and accessibility support.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the cEasy CMS platform version 5.3.5 and uses JavaScript libraries including Matomo for analytics and Eye-Able for accessibility. The site loads multiple asynchronously loaded scripts and stylesheets, indicating a modern approach to performance optimization. Hosting appears to be with German providers as indicated by nameservers. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices such as canonical links and hreflang tags. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in loading speed and security header implementation. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization in security configurations.
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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