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Security report for lwt-brandenburg.de

Landeswasserverbandstag Brandenburg e.V. · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 7 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 Landeswasserverbandstag Brandenburg e.V. (LWT) is a regional non-profit organization serving as the umbrella association for public water management entities in Brandenburg, Germany. The website provides information about the organization's mission, events, and member services, targeting stakeholders in water supply, wastewater management, and water body maintenance. The site is built on Joomla CMS with Yootheme and UIkit frameworks, offering a responsive and well-structured user experience. Technical infrastructure is modern and adequate for the organization's needs, hosted on a regional provider with secure HTTPS connections. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and CSRF protections, but lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are recommended for compliance and enhanced protection. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and safe, with no signs of malicious content or blocking mechanisms.

Scanned

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

7 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

    • 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

  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 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
77
Security headers
40
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
20
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

LWT operates as an important entity within the government and non-profit sectors, representing water management interests in Brandenburg. Its business model focuses on advocacy, member representation, and organizing sector-specific events. The organization maintains a clear market position as a regional umbrella body with a stable member base. The website content and structure reflect a focus on transparency and stakeholder engagement, although direct contact details are not prominently provided. The absence of marketing or advertising tools aligns with the non-commercial nature of the entity. Growth indicators include regular events and active member communication. The partnership ecosystem is limited to member associations and regional stakeholders.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and CSRF tokens implemented. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. No analytics or tracking scripts reduce privacy risks but also limit user behavior insights. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial informational site but could be improved to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to enhance GDPR compliance.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Include clear contact information such as official emails and phone numbers on the website.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Landeswasserverbandstag Brandenburg e.V.
Description
Der Landeswasserverbandstag Brandenburg e. V. (LWT) ist die Dachorganisation der öffentlich-rechtlichen Wasserwirtschaft und ihrer Unternehmen im Bundesland Brandenburg. Die Geschäftsstelle in Potsdam vertritt die Interessen der Mitglieder im Bereich der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft (Trink- und Abwasser) sowie des Gewässermanagements (Gewässerunterhaltung).
Key services
Interessenvertretung gegenüber Politik und Verwaltung, Vertretung der Mitglieder im Bereich Siedlungswasserwirtschaft und Gewässermanagement, Organisation von Veranstaltungen und Tagungen
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP
Frameworks
Joomla!, UIkit, Yootheme
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token present in scripts
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in German with English alternate language available.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on main pages.
  4. Privacy policy page exists but cookie policy and consent mechanism missing.
  5. No terms of service or security policy pages detected.
  6. Website uses Joomla CMS with Yootheme and UIkit frameworks.
  7. No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  8. No social media links or external marketing tools found.
  9. Events and organizational information are current and relevant.
  10. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with Yootheme and UIkit frameworks, indicating a modern and maintainable technology stack. The site is mobile responsive and includes accessibility features such as skip links. Performance is moderate with no heavy external scripts or trackers detected. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting is provided by rzone.de, a regional hosting provider, with secure HTTPS configuration. There is no evidence of technical debt or outdated libraries in the provided HTML. Opportunities for modernization include adding advanced security headers and improving privacy compliance mechanisms.
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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