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Security report for malsburg-marzell.de

Gemeinde Malsburg-Marzell · Government · Germany

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Gemeinde Malsburg-Marzell operates as a small municipal government entity in the southern Black Forest region of Germany, providing comprehensive local administration and public services to its approximately 1,580 residents across seven districts. The website serves as an information hub and digital service portal, offering access to administrative forms, local news, event calendars, and tourism information. The platform is built on the Verwaltungsportal.de CMS, leveraging standard web technologies such as jQuery and Nivo Slider for interactive content presentation. The site demonstrates good content quality, clear navigation, and basic mobile optimization, catering primarily to local citizens and visitors seeking municipal services or tourism information. Security measures include cookie consent management and captcha protections, though explicit security policies and headers are not evident. Overall, the website maintains a trustworthy and professional presence consistent with a government entity.

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

5 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 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';…

  3. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • High

      No DMARC record found

      DMARC provides email authentication and reporting

      What to do: Add DMARC record: "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@yourdomain.com"

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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
85
Security headers
30
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
66

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 website positions Gemeinde Malsburg-Marzell as a regional government authority focused on delivering essential public services and community engagement. Its business model centers on providing transparent access to administrative resources and facilitating citizen interaction through online forms and appointment bookings. The absence of commercial advertising or third-party tracking underscores a public service orientation. Partnerships with regional tourism and government initiatives enhance its service offerings. The site’s content and structure reflect a stable, small-sized municipal operation with a focus on local residents and tourists. Growth indicators include ongoing digital service expansion and integration with regional platforms.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate security posture with implementation of cookie consent and captcha mechanisms to mitigate automated abuse. However, the absence of visible security headers and explicit incident response or security policy documentation suggests room for improvement. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site uses HTTPS (implied by domain and modern standards) but SSL configuration details are not available. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file limits transparency in security management. Overall, the site is secure enough for its public informational role but would benefit from enhanced security best practices and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to improve protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and preparedness.
  3. Regularly audit and update all JavaScript libraries and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  4. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience across devices.
  5. Consider adding analytics with privacy-respecting configurations to better understand user engagement while maintaining GDPR compliance.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gemeinde Malsburg-Marzell
Description
Die Gemeinde Malsburg-Marzell ist eine selbständige Gemeinde im Naturpark Südschwarzwald mit ca. 1.580 Einwohnern, bestehend aus 7 Ortsteilen. Sie bietet umfangreiche Informationen und Dienstleistungen für Bürger und Besucher, darunter Verwaltung, Bürgerservice, Tourismus, und Freizeitangebote.
Key services
Bürgerservice Meldeamt, Formulare und digitale Serviceleistungen, Tourismusinformationen und Unterkunftsvermittlung, Verwaltung und Gemeinderat Informationen, Online Terminbuchung
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Nivo Slider, Material Icons, CSS Framework (likely custom or Verwaltungportal), JavaScript for menu and cookie management
Frameworks
Verwaltungsportal.de platform
Platforms
Verwaltungsportal.de CMS/platform
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • Captcha for unusual user behavior (IpCaptcha cookie)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal government portal for Gemeinde Malsburg-Marzell.
  2. Content is in German and well-structured with comprehensive local information.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented with detailed cookie categories.
  4. No signs of WAF or content blocking; full content accessible.
  5. No social media links detected in the HTML content.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  8. No terms of service page found.
  9. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  10. Website uses Verwaltungsportal.de platform and related resources.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Verwaltungsportal.de platform, utilizing jQuery, Nivo Slider, and Material Design Lite components for UI and interactivity. The technical implementation is solid with valid HTML and CSS, though performance is moderate likely due to multiple external CSS and JS dependencies. The site includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles, contributing to good usability. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph metadata. Hosting details are not explicit, but DNS servers indicate German hosting providers. The site lacks advanced modern frameworks like React or Angular but is fit for purpose as a government information portal. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack and improve loading speed and mobile responsiveness.
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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