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Landesverband der Kita- und Schulfördervereine Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. · Education · Germany

High risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Network security and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Landesverband der Kita- und Schulfördervereine Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. operates as a regional non-profit association supporting daycare and school support organizations in the Berlin-Brandenburg area. The website serves as an informational and advocacy platform targeting parents, educators, and affiliated support groups. The organization positions itself as a key regional player in educational support, focusing on community engagement and resource provision. Technically, the website is built on WordPress CMS with modern frameworks such as Bootstrap and Elementor, hosted by Alfahosting. It employs HTTPS for secure communication and integrates Google Analytics for visitor tracking. Accessibility is enhanced by a dedicated accessibility tool, and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, reflecting a moderate level of digital maturity. From a security perspective, the site benefits from HTTPS and updated software components but lacks explicit privacy policies, terms of service, and incident response contacts. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, indicating room for improvement in transparency and compliance. Security headers are partially implemented, and no WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with accessibility. Overall, the website is professionally designed and functional with good content relevance and user experience. However, to enhance trust and compliance, the organization should publish comprehensive privacy and security policies and provide clear contact channels for security incidents.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

6 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. 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

  3. 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';…

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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
62
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
43
Average
48

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 association operates within the education and non-profit sectors, focusing on supporting school and daycare organizations. Its business model revolves around advocacy, resource sharing, and community support rather than commercial revenue generation. The target audience includes parents, educators, and support associations in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. The website reflects a small-sized organization with a regional focus. The use of modern web technologies and analytics indicates an intent to maintain a professional online presence. However, the lack of detailed business information such as founding year or registration numbers limits deeper business intelligence insights. No partnerships or subsidiaries are evident from the website content.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and updated WordPress core and plugins. The presence of cookie consent aligns with GDPR requirements, but the absence of a privacy policy and incident response contacts represents compliance gaps. No explicit security headers beyond HTTPS are detected, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are in place. The integration of third-party scripts like Google Analytics introduces moderate tracking but no apparent vulnerabilities. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, with recommendations to enhance policy transparency, incident response readiness, and security header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy detailing data processing and user rights to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add a clearly accessible terms of service page to define user agreements and liabilities.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents and data protection officer if applicable.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Landesverband der Kita- und Schulfördervereine Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
Description
The Landesverband der Kita- und Schulfördervereine Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. is an association representing daycare and school support organizations in the Berlin-Brandenburg region, focusing on educational support and community engagement.
Key services
Support for daycare and school support associations, Advocacy and representation, Information dissemination, Event organization
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, PHP, jQuery 3.7.1, Bootstrap 4.1.3, Elementor 3.32.5, Smart Slider 3, Google Fonts, Font Awesome, Google Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of updated WordPress version

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional non-profit association for educational support groups.
  2. Uses WordPress CMS with Elementor and Bootstrap frameworks.
  3. Implements HTTPS and Google Analytics tracking.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is present.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found on the homepage.
  6. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage content.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. Good accessibility features including a dedicated accessibility tool.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a stable and widely used CMS platform (WordPress) with modern front-end frameworks like Bootstrap and Elementor, ensuring responsive design and good user experience. Hosting is provided by Alfahosting, a reputable German hosting provider. The site uses Google Fonts and Font Awesome for typography and icons, and integrates Google Analytics for traffic analysis. Performance is moderate, with some heavy slider scripts that could be optimized. Accessibility is supported by a dedicated accessibility tool embedded in the site. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured data, though no JSON-LD schema was detected in the provided content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from performance optimizations and enhanced 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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