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Security report for meinschoenergarten-abo.de

BurdaVerlag Publishing GmbH · Media · Germany

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mein schöner Garten Abo-Shop is a professional e-commerce platform operated by BurdaVerlag Publishing GmbH, specializing in subscription sales for gardening and lifestyle magazines. The website offers a variety of subscription types including print and digital formats, targeting German-speaking gardening enthusiasts. The business model is direct-to-consumer subscription sales, leveraging the strong brand presence of established magazines. The platform is well-branded, with consistent design and clear navigation, providing a good user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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
50
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
45
Average
63

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

The company holds a strong market position in the German media sector, focusing on gardening and lifestyle content. It benefits from a broad portfolio of magazines and partnerships with related subscription sites. The business model is subscription-based e-commerce, generating revenue from print and digital magazine sales. The target audience is primarily garden lovers and nature enthusiasts in Germany. The company leverages partnerships and cross-promotions with sister sites to expand reach. The presence of multiple subscription options and premiums indicates a mature and customer-focused approach.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with excellent SSL configuration and implements GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. However, no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data, and there is no visible security policy or incident response contact information. The use of reputable analytics and marketing tools is balanced with privacy compliance. The domain is professionally managed with MarkMonitor nameservers, indicating legitimacy. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved by adding security headers and a formal security policy.

Recommendations

  1. Add and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page including incident response contact details to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Implement a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve security communication.
  4. Expand visible contact information to include email and physical address to enhance business credibility.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are used.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BurdaVerlag Publishing GmbH
Description
Subscription shop for various gardening and lifestyle magazines including Mein schöner Garten, Mein schönes Land, Gartenspaß, Lisa Blumen & Pflanzen, and others. Offers print and digital subscriptions with various subscription types and attractive premiums.
Key services
Magazine subscriptions, Digital e-paper subscriptions, Subscription gift options, Customer service for subscriptions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Webtrekk, Kameleoon, OXID eShop Enterprise Edition
Frameworks
OXID eShop
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • Privacy policy and GDPR compliance
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Webtrekk
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Webtrekk, Kameleoon
Marketing tools
Kameleoon
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional subscription e-commerce platform for gardening and lifestyle magazines.
  2. Content is in German and targets German-speaking gardening enthusiasts.
  3. Strong branding and consistent design with clear navigation.
  4. Uses multiple analytics and marketing tools with GDPR-compliant consent management.
  5. No signs of security blocking or WAF challenges.
  6. Contact information limited to phone number; no email or physical address explicitly found in HTML.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found.
  8. No visible security headers detected in provided data; SSL is properly configured.
  9. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and professional domain management.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on OXID eShop Enterprise Edition, a mature e-commerce CMS platform. It uses modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Webtrekk, and Kameleoon. Hosting is managed professionally with MarkMonitor nameservers. The site shows moderate performance with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and structured data. There is some technical debt in the form of missing security headers and limited accessibility enhancements, but overall the technical infrastructure is solid and supports the business needs effectively.
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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