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Security report for mintup.de

gpdm – Gesellschaft für Projektierungs- und Dienstleistungsmanagement mbH · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

MINT.UP is a German educational initiative managed by GPDM, focused on promoting STEM careers among students in grades 7 and 8 within the Werra-Meißner-Kreis region. The project offers a one-year after-school program featuring hands-on experiments, company visits, and career guidance, supported by government and EU funding. The website is professionally designed using WordPress, with good content quality and clear navigation tailored to its young audience. Technical infrastructure includes modern plugins and GDPR compliance tools, with a moderate performance profile and good mobile optimization. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and privacy mechanisms, though additional security headers and incident response policies could enhance protection. Overall, the site is trustworthy, safe, and well-aligned with its educational mission.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 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

3 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 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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  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
95
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
80
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 project occupies a niche regional educational market, leveraging government and EU funds to deliver STEM career orientation to school students. Its competitive advantage lies in practical engagement and certification for participants, fostering early career interest. The business model is non-profit and grant-funded, targeting schools and students in a specific German region. Partnerships with local schools are evident, enhancing outreach and credibility. The website supports this ecosystem with clear information and digital presence, though lacks commercial revenue streams or extensive business scaling indicators.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture for an educational project, employing HTTPS and GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the absence of advanced security headers and a published incident response plan indicates room for improvement. The lack of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy limits transparency for security researchers. Overall, the site balances usability and security adequately for its scope but should consider formalizing security policies and enhancing header protections.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Publish a security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and researchers.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit and update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance contact information with dedicated security or abuse email addresses.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
gpdm – Gesellschaft für Projektierungs- und Dienstleistungsmanagement mbH
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
gpdm – Gesellschaft für Projektierungs- und Dienstleistungsmanagement mbH
Description
MINT.UP is a project conducted by GPDM within the Hessian MINT-Aktionslinie, targeting students in grades 7 to 9 to promote careers in STEM (MINT) fields through hands-on activities, company visits, and career orientation modules. The project is funded by the Hessian Ministry for Economy, Energy, Transport, Housing and Rural Areas, the European Social Fund, and the Regional Directorate Hessen of the Federal Employment Agency.
Key services
One-year after-school STEM working groups, Hands-on experiments in robotics, IT, biology, chemistry, physics, Company visits and career orientation, Certification for internships and application documents
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.2, PHP (implied), jQuery 3.7.1, Smart Slider 3 plugin, Blog Designer Pack plugin, Complianz GDPR plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of GDPR cookie consent plugin

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
plausible.io
Marketing tools
plausible.io
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a German educational project promoting STEM careers for school students.
  2. Content is well-structured with clear navigation and multimedia elements.
  3. Uses WordPress CMS with common plugins for sliders and GDPR compliance.
  4. No signs of malicious content or security blocking.
  5. Contact information is limited to email and physical addresses; no phone numbers found.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. Privacy and cookie policies are present and comprehensive.
  8. Social media presence on Instagram.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website runs on WordPress 6.8.2 with common plugins like Smart Slider 3 and Complianz GDPR for enhanced user experience and compliance. It uses jQuery 3.7.1 and loads external resources from plausible.io for privacy-friendly analytics. The site is hosted on German DNS servers (gdns.de), indicating regional hosting. Performance is moderate with some large images and video backgrounds, but mobile optimization and accessibility are good. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and structured navigation. Technical debt appears low, but security header implementation is lacking. Overall, the technical stack is modern and appropriate for the site's educational 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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