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Security report for materialkompass.de

Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv) · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband operates the Materialkompass portal, providing independently reviewed and quality-assured teaching materials focused on consumer education topics such as media, nutrition, finance, and sustainability. The platform targets educators and schools in Germany, offering a trusted resource to avoid commercial influence in educational content. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with modern libraries like Font Awesome and uses Matomo Tag Manager for privacy-conscious analytics. The website is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and accessible, reflecting a mature digital presence. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage and no exposed sensitive data, but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. Privacy compliance is limited due to missing visible privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional, serving a non-profit educational mission.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

    • 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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
33
Average
53

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 business is positioned as a reputable non-profit in the education sector, focusing on consumer protection and education. It leverages expert evaluations to maintain high-quality content and prevent commercial bias. The business model is service-oriented, providing free access to vetted educational resources. The target audience includes teachers and educational institutions. The site demonstrates consistent branding and trust signals through expert involvement and association with the Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband. No direct revenue streams or commercial partnerships are evident from the content. The organization benefits from a strong reputation in Germany's consumer advocacy landscape.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and uses Matomo Tag Manager with Do Not Track enabled, indicating privacy awareness. However, the absence of security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security or incident response policies reduce the security maturity level. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected in the HTML content. The site does not provide a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a non-commercial educational site but could be improved with standard security best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Provide a security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to enhance transparency and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv)
Description
Der Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband bietet mit dem Materialkompass ein Portal zur unabhängigen Qualitätsprüfung und Bereitstellung von Unterrichtsmaterialien in den Bereichen Medien, Ernährung, Finanzen und Nachhaltigkeit. Ziel ist es, Lehrenden geprüfte Materialien anzubieten und ungewollte Werbung in Schulen zu verhindern.
Key services
Qualitätsprüfung von Unterrichtsmaterialien, Bereitstellung eines Such- und Bewertungsportals, Expertenbewertungen durch interdisziplinäres Team
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Font Awesome 6, Matomo Tag Manager
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by canonical URL)
  • No exposed sensitive data detected in HTML
  • Use of Matomo Tag Manager for analytics with Do Not Track enabled

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo Tag Manager
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo Tag Manager
Marketing tools
Matomo Tag Manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on educational materials for consumer education.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the analyzed page.
  4. Use of Matomo Tag Manager indicates privacy-conscious analytics.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided content.
  6. Drupal 10 CMS used, indicating modern platform usage.
  7. Good mobile optimization and accessibility features detected.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS, ensuring a solid technical foundation. It uses Font Awesome 6 for icons and Matomo Tag Manager for analytics, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. The use of external name servers (ns.udag.de, ns.udag.net, ns.udag.org) is standard and does not raise concerns. There is room for improvement in security configurations and privacy compliance to align with best practices.
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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