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Security report for machdeinhandwerk.de

Handwerkskammer Rheinhessen · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website machdeinhandwerk.de is operated by the Handwerkskammer Rheinhessen and serves as a vocational guidance and apprenticeship facilitation platform focused on handcraft professions in the Rheinhessen region of Germany. It targets young people, students, parents, and educators, providing resources such as career orientation tools, internship and apprenticeship placement, workshops, and maker space activities. The site is well-branded, consistent, and professionally presented with a clear mission to support youth entering the workforce in skilled trades. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern plugins like Yoast SEO and Borlabs Cookie for GDPR compliance. It uses jQuery and custom scripts for interactive features. Hosting appears to be professional and stable, with good mobile optimization and moderate performance. SEO practices are well implemented with meta tags, Open Graph, and structured data. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the HTML content, and there is no visible security or incident response policy published. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were found. Privacy policies are comprehensive and clearly linked. Overall, the website presents a low risk profile with strong business credibility and privacy compliance. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies, and improving accessibility features to further strengthen the security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
  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
72
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
83
Average
54

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

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Dark web exposure

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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

Handwerkskammer Rheinhessen operates as a regional non-profit organization focused on vocational education and training in the handcraft sector. The business model centers on providing educational resources, career guidance, and apprenticeship placement services to youth in Rheinhessen. The organization leverages partnerships with schools and local businesses to facilitate practical training opportunities. The website acts as a digital front for these services, enhancing outreach and engagement. The target market includes students, parents, and educators seeking handcraft career pathways. The presence of maker spaces and workshops indicates a hands-on approach to vocational training. The organization maintains a strong regional presence with a trusted brand and official backing, positioning it as a key player in local workforce development.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism implemented via Borlabs Cookie. No sensitive data is exposed in the HTML content, and no vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection represents an area for improvement. There is no public incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which could limit transparency and responsiveness to security incidents. The site does not appear to use advanced security frameworks or certifications. Overall, the security posture is good for a non-commercial educational site but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan on the website to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance website accessibility features to comply with standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Maintain regular updates of WordPress core and plugins to reduce risk of vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Handwerkskammer Rheinhessen
Description
Finde in 4 einfachen Schritten einen Handwerksberuf in Rheinhessen, der zu dir passt. Und damit vielleicht deine Traumausbildung! Die Website unterstützt junge Menschen bei der Berufsorientierung und Ausbildung im Handwerk in der Region Rheinhessen.
Key services
Berufsorientierung im Handwerk, Vermittlung von Praktika und Ausbildung, Workshops und Ferienprogramme, MAKERSPACE Angebote, Beratung zur Ausbildung
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1, jQuery 3.7.1, Borlabs Cookie plugin, Custom JavaScript and CSS, HTML5, CSS3
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with granular control
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Borlabs Cookie for GDPR compliance

Analytics and tracking

Services
WP Statistics (self-hosted analytics plugin)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
CleverReach (newsletter service)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and multimedia.
  2. Strong focus on vocational training and apprenticeship in the handcraft sector.
  3. Good GDPR compliance with cookie consent and privacy policy.
  4. No visible security headers detected in HTML content; recommend adding.
  5. No terms of service page found.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided with phone and email.
  7. Use of WordPress CMS with common plugins for SEO and cookie management.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. No advertising or tracking beyond newsletter and basic analytics.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform with version 6.8.3 and uses popular plugins such as Yoast SEO for search engine optimization and Borlabs Cookie for cookie management and GDPR compliance. The front-end uses jQuery 3.7.1 and custom JavaScript for interactive elements. The site loads CSS and fonts efficiently and includes structured data in JSON-LD format for enhanced SEO. Hosting is provided by a professional DNS and hosting provider (UI-DNS/1&1 IONOS). Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. The site could benefit from additional security headers and performance tuning but overall demonstrates a solid technical foundation suitable for its educational and informational purpose.
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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